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Bacteria: Ya Can't Live Without Um! part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observations of bacteria. It discusses the importance of bacteria to the biosphere and examines their role in decomposition, ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Evolution, Diversity, Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Results from the Winogradsky Column Study part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This web page features research results from a student project involving Winogradsky Columns constructed using sandy sediment and water collected from an estuary in Massachusetts. The page includes ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biofilms
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Lights Alive! part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This San Diego Natural History Museum interactive website, designed specifically for kids, explores living lights and the chemistry of bioluminescence. It includes links to informational pages and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Marine, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Diversity, Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Assessments:On line, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Deep Waters, Surface Waters
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Assessments:On line, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Deep Waters, Surface Waters
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Plankton*Net part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Plankton*net is a communal source of information about marine phytoplankton. Users can browse through an extensive collection of descriptions and images organized alphabetically or by taxon. The ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Benthic, Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Diversity, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Microscopy, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Research Results, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Research Results, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Black Smokers: Life Forms part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This educational web site features life forms of deep sea hydrothermal systems. Hosted by the American Museum of Natural History, this site offers a brief introduction of the community and then ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Benthic, Biology:Diversity, Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Principles
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Informal, Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Informal, Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Hysteria Over Pfiesteria part of SERC Web Resource Collection
In this EPA online activity, students are guided through an investigation of the Pfiesteria outbreaks through a variety of approaches employing writing, math, drawing, summarizing and deductive ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Diversity, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
We're in Hot Water Now: Hydrothermal Vents part of SERC Web Resource Collection
In this National Geographic lesson, students will use National Geographic's Yellowstone internet module to learn about the processes that drive geysers. The activity involves learning about ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine, Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Habitats:Benthic, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Extremely Hot
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Extremely Hot
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Extreme 2002: Mission to the Abyss part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is the expedition page of the 2002 Mission to the Abyss. Developed by the University of Delaware Graduate College of Marine Studies, the site highlights the mission and crew, seafloor geology, ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Habitats:Benthic, Marine, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Astrobiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Maps, Activities:Lab Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure, Extremely Cold
Ocean Environments: Deep Waters, Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems, Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Maps, Activities:Lab Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure, Extremely Cold
Ocean Environments: Deep Waters, Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems, Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Aboard Alvin part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Gulf of Maine educational website takes students aboard the submersible Alvin. It includes informational pages such as a project overview, as well as pages about Alvin, hydrothermal vents, and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Benthic, Marine, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Diversity, Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Metabolism
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: Informal, High School (9-12), General Public, Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: Informal, High School (9-12), General Public, Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Squid Lab part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online handbook features a downloadable PDF of pre-and post-visit activities for the Squid Lab, a traveling outreach program hosted by the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The hands-on activities ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Diversity
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Deep Waters, Coastal and Estuarine, Shallow Sea Floor/Continental Shelf
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Deep Waters, Coastal and Estuarine, Shallow Sea Floor/Continental Shelf
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)