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Reef Builders through Time part of Teaching Activities
Peg Yacobucci, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Students will use the Paleobiology Database (PBDB) to explore the history of reef-building animals through time. They will document diversity and extinction patterns through time for seven reef-building marine ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Iceberg of Antarctica part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Turtle Haste, Desert Ridge Middle School; Diane Nihart, Albuquerque Public Schools
After exploring the various hands-on, art, kinesthetic activities, and electronic resources after reading the book: Iceberg of Antarctica by Marlo Garnsworthy, students will develop, create, and produce their own ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Marine Resources, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Paleontology:Biostratigraphy/Biogeography , Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Paleoclimate records, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Grocery Store Survey of Aquaculture Products part of Oceanography:Activities
Susan Richardson, Florida Atlantic University
Students work in pairs to survey seafood items sold in local grocery stores or fish markets, recording whether items are farm-raised or wild caught, fresh, frozen or preserved, as well as country of origin. ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Environmental Science, Sustainability, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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3D Printing Microfossils part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
This resource provides a number of stl files that are a result of IODP and Joides Resolution coring and recovery efforts. These files can be 3D printed to provide students with a tangible example of something that ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Biostratigraphy/Biogeography , Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Geoscience:Paleontology:Development/Growth and Form/Morphometrics , Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources

Deep Sea Microbes Playlist part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School; Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School
This activity is a Google Slide playlist that will introduce students to microbes that can be found in deep sea sediments, and what roles they play in their environment. This playlist is suitable for use in remote, ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Benthic, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
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

Sea Ice Extension for the Earth as a System Learning Activity part of Visualization:Examples
Gary Randolph, GLOBE
The purpose is to identify global patterns and connections in environmental data contained in the GLOBE Earth Systems Poster; to connect observations made within the Earth Systems Poster to data and information at ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Marine Resources, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Hydrology:Snowpack and Snow Melt, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Environmental Science, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Global energy balance, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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The Fishing Game part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
Bill Prothero, University of California-Santa Barbara
The Fishing Game pits students against two virtual fishing companies. The goal is to maximize the company's bank account at the end of 10 years' fishing. This almost always results in a crash of the ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries

Consequences of Modern Energy Use: A Remote Sensing analysis of the gulf oil spill using ArcGIS software. part of Energy:Energy Activities
Jared Beeton, Adams State University
Students download satellite imagery and conduct a remote sensing analysis of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using ArcGIS software.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Organic Chemicals, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review