ACTIVITY - MUD IS MUD OR IS IT
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Mud Is Mud...Or Is It? - NOAA Ocean Explorer 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students compare various types of deep sea sediments and evaluate the variables in each sediment type which could affect its suitability as habitat for living organisms.
Concept: Sands
Sand is a mixture of land and ocean substances.
Sand is a mixture of land and ocean substances.
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Origin and evolution of the earth system
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth (concept d)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 14 Ocean Sediments
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Origin and evolution of the earth system
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth (concept d)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 14 Ocean Sediments
45 mins
