Filter Lessons

 
Fish * Invertebrates * Mammals * Plankton * Plants/Algae * Estuaries * Ocean Pollution * Invasive Species * OA & Hypoxia

 

Fish

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Invertebrates

  • Coral Bleaching - Do Aiptasia with symbiotic algae grow better than those without symbiotic algae?
  • Geometry of Marine Invertebrates - How does the surface area to volume ratio affect the ability of marine invertebrates to obtain oxygen?

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Mammals

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Plankton

  • Copepod Conundrum - How are trends in plankton diversity and biomass used to indicate ocean conditions?
  • Forams as Storytellers - What can tiny plankton tell us about past and present ocean climate?
  • Krill Prefer Chill - How are the inhabitants of a polar ecosystem affected by rising global temperatures due to climate change?
  • Patchy Plankton - What factors contribute to spatial variability in plankton abundance?

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PLANTS/Algae

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Estuaries

  • Marsh Magic - How has human agriculture had an effect on coastal wetlands? What are the differences between undisturbed, restored, and impacted wetlands?
  • Muddy Waters - What factors drive differences between an urban estuary and a protected estuary reserve?

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Ocean Pollution

  • Prodigious Plastic Pollution - By identifying plastics in our daily lives and tracing their pathways to beaches and coastal waters, can we minimize the volume of these harmful pollutants?

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INVASIVE SPECIES

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Ocean Acidification (OA) and Hypoxia

  • Coastal Hypoxia - How do environmental and ecological factors affect ocean deoxygenation off the Oregon Coast?
  • Coral Bleaching - Do Aiptasia with symbiotic algae grow better than those without symbiotic algae?
  • Oyster Larvae Catastrophe - What caused the oyster larvae die off, and what can we do?
  • Seafloor Graveyard - What is causing episodes of dead animals on the seafloor?

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    Middle School * High School

     

    Middle School

     

    High School

    2020 * 2021 * 2022

     

    Lessons Created in 2020

     

    Lessons Created in 2021

    Lessons Created in 2022

    Life Science LS1 * LS2 * LS3 * LS4
    Earth and Space Sciences ESS3
    Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science ETS1
    Physical Science PS3

    LS1 - From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

    LS2 - Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

    LS3 - Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

    LS4 - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

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    ESS3 - Earth and Human Activity

    ETS1 - Engineering Design

    PS3 - Energy

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