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These activities are designed for grades 6 - 8 and can be easily modified for younger or older students. Use the brief description to help you decide on an activity or make your selection based on subjects or key concepts explored in each activity. Click the hyperlinks listed under the Lesson Title column to view and printout activities. |
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| SUBJECT | KEY CONCEPTS |
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| SCIENCE | Global warming, ocean currents, sea surface temperature, global information systems | Using GIS to Explore Coral Bleaching Worldwide | In this research investigation students use Geographic Information Systems to collect and analyze data on coral bleaching. |
| Oceanography, hydrostatic pressure, buoyancy | The Science of Deep Sea Exploration and Submersibles | This Web Quest allows students to explore the science and technology used in deep sea exploration, including a virtual dive on the Trieste and ALVIN. | |
| Time zones, global information systems, mapping, changing landforms | Exploring World Time Zones with Google Earth | This activity encourages mapping skills and time zone calculations as students take a virtual flight across the US to Palau using Google Earth software. The flight includes stops at the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Hawaii. (Google Earth software is required for this activity and can be downloaded from http://earth.google.com/.) | |
| Experimental design, mass, volume, density, buoyancy, mathematics application to design, measurement | Building a Submersible: Inquiry Lab modified from NOAA's Ocean Explorer Lesson Plan | This inquiry-based activity encourages science and math skills as students record the mass and volume of common household items that will be used to design and construct a neutrally buoyant submersible. This activity is published by NOAA's Ocean Explorer curriculum website where many other applicable activities can be accessed for use in the classroom. (http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/welcome.html) | |
| Changing landforms, coral reef ecosystem, tropical habitats, biotechnology, careers in science | Exploring the History and Culture of Palau | This web quest encourages reading comprehension skills while introducing the students to the unique history and culture of Palau. This activity also includes a virtual tour of the Palau Aquarium and Palau International Coral Reef Research Center where students can learn about many careers and fields of research being conducted globally on coral reef systems. | |
| Reading comprehension; changes in technology; physics of the deep sea; ecosystem observation; species identification; adaptations |
Reviewing the Technology of
Deep-Sea Exploration
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This activity provides a close-up look at the technology behind ocean and deep-sea research. Students navigate the research vessels, submersibles, and technology of NOAA's Ocean Explorer website to assist them in planning a submersible dive to the seafloor. Students complete a virtual dive using submersibles to make observations along hydrothermal vent systems at mid-ocean ridges. | |
| SOCIAL STUDIES | Diversity, geography, language | Exploring the History and Culture of Palau | This web quest encourages reading comprehension skills while introducing the students to the unique history and culture of Palau. This activity also includes a virtual tour of the Palau Aquarium and Palau International Coral Reef Research Center where students can learn about many careers and fields of research being conducted globally on coral reef systems. |
| Time zones, global information systems, mapping | Exploring World Time Zones with Google Earth | This activity encourages mapping skills and time zone calculations as students take a virtual flight across the US to Palau using Google Earth software. The flight includes stops at the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Hawaii. (Google Earth software is required for this activity and can be downloaded from http://earth.google.com/.) | |
| Reading comprehension; changes in technology; physics of the deep sea; ecosystem observation; species identification; adaptations | Reviewing the Technology of Deep-Sea Exploration | This activity provides a close-up look at the technology behind ocean and deep-sea research. Students navigate the research vessels, submersibles, and technology of NOAA's Ocean Explorer website to assist them in planning a submersible dive to the seafloor. Students complete a virtual dive using submersibles to make observations along hydrothermal vent systems at mid-ocean ridges. | |
| Reading comprehension; Pacific warfare and strategy during WWII; species identification | Maritime Heritage of Truk Lagoon: From Shipwrecks to Habitats | This activity is divided into two parts: Part I encourages reading comprehension as students explore the World War II history of Truk Lagoon. Part II takes the students on a virtual dive to the WWII shipwrecks that have become habitats for a variety of marine life species. | |
| MATH | Calculation, estimation, analysis | The Science of Deep Sea Exploration and Submersibles | This Web Quest allows students to explore the science and technology used in deep sea exploration, including a virtual dive on the Trieste and ALVIN. |
| Mathematics application to design, measurement, calculation | Building a Submersible: Inquiry Lab modified from NOAA's Ocean Explorer Lesson Plan | This inquiry-based activity encourages science and math skills as students record the mass and volume of common household items that will be used to design and construct a neutrally buoyant submersible. This activity is published by NOAA's Ocean Explorer curriculum website where many other applicable activities can be accessed for use in the classroom. (http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/welcome.html) | |
| ENGLISH/ LANG. ARTS | Diversity, language | Exploring the History and Culture of Palau | This web quest encourages reading comprehension skills while introducing the students to the unique history and culture of Palau. This activity also includes a virtual tour of the Palau Aquarium and Palau International Coral Reef Research Center where students can learn about many careers and fields of research being conducted globally on coral reef systems. |
| Reading comprehension; strategy during WWII; species identification | Maritime Heritage of Truk Lagoon: From Shipwrecks to Habitats | This activity is divided into two parts: Part I encourages reading comprehension as students explore the World War II history of Truk Lagoon. Part II takes the students on a virtual dive to the WWII shipwrecks that have become habitats for a variety of marine life species. | |
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