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A Bird's Eye View: Exploring Your Region part of EarthLabs for Educators:Earth System Science
The lab activity described here was adapted by Erin Bardar of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives In this Lab students focus their attention on an area significantly larger than their ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience, Biology:Ecology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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Lab 6: Using Data to Identify Hot Spots and Predict Bleaching Events part of EarthLabs for Educators:Corals
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Under certain environmental stresses, zooxanthellae algae will vacate ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biological
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Lab 3: Building a Reef part of EarthLabs for Educators:Corals
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives During this lab, students learn about the life cycle of corals, including how they grow ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biological, Biology:Cell Biology:Cell Processes:Metabolism:Photosynthesis, Biology:Zoology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical, Biology:Cell Biology:Cell Processes:Metabolism:Respiration
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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And On His Farm He Had Some Fish part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L. Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Aquaculture has been the fastest growing food-production industry in ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Oh What a Tangled Web: Ecosystem-Based Management part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students begin this investigation by reading about the basic premises ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Ecosystems, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Plenty of Fish in the Sea? part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students begin this investigation by watching several short videos and ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Ecosystems:Ecology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Gone Fishing part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives This investigation introduces students to overfishing, using Georges ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Environmental Science:Sustainability
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Nitrates and Phosphates and Algae, Oh My! part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L. Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Human-induced nutrient loading of the world's oceans has been ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 2: Anatomy of Coral part of EarthLabs for Educators:Corals
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and LuAnn Dahlman of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives In this activity, students examine hydra, a fresh-water relative of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Biology:Zoology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 4: Finding Coral's Ideal Environment part of EarthLabs for Educators:Corals
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Corals, like other living animals, require a particular range of ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Chemical, Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review