Ocean Literacy Principle #4:"The ocean makes Earth
habitable."
These activities teach concepts related to this Ocean Literacy Principle
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Introduction to Ocean Zones
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Students will learn to identify and describe different zones of the ocean and the organisms
that live in each zone. |
Subject: Ocean Physics, Ocean Biology |
Grade: K - 12 |
Duration: 55 min |
Ocean Literacy Principle: #1, #2, #4, #5, #7 |
The Great Plankton Race
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Participants are challenged to design a planktonic organism that will neither float like a cork
nor sink like a stone. This exercise is designed to give students an opportunity to apply
observations and concepts in an engaging way. It is not a biomechanics exercise, and thus
Reynolds Number issues are ignored. |
Subject: Ocean Physics, Ocean Biology |
Grade: 1 - 12 |
Duration: 40 min |
Ocean Literacy Principle: #1, #4, #5, #6 |