STANDARD - SYSTEMS ORDER AND ORGANIZATION
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Ocean Power - U.S. Department of Energy 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students investigate methods used to generate energy from physical ocean processes as well as design an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system.
The ocean affects human life in many ways. The ocean provides many resources for humans.
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90+ minsThe Drill on the Spill: Learning About the Gulf Oil Leak in the Lab - New York Times, The Learning Network
Lesson PlanSummary
Students explore the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill by accessing high quality data-based models and maps on the New York Times website. They also develop a research question about oil spills or clean-up technology and design a lab investigation to answer the question.
Humans affect the ocean and therefore must protect it.
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Dead Zone Model - COSEE Coastal Trends
Summary
Students add fertilizer to pond, river, or estuarine water and compare results to a control treatment with no added fertilizer to simulate how algal blooms and dead zones occur in coastal bodies of water due to nutrient pollution.
Coastal areas and humans are particularly interconnected.
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Pilbara to Mars: Are We Alone? - NASA and Macquarie University
Summary
Using data collected from Pilbara, Australia, students study the age of the fossilized stromalites of the region.
Coral Reefs: Draw a Coral Reef - COSEE Coastal Trends and National Park Service
Summary
Students will draw a coral reef based on the prior knowledge.
Coastal ocean systems provide important habitats for organisms.
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Coral is an Animal: Polyp Pictures - Cosee Coastal Trends and National Park Service
Summary
Students use a variety of pictures of different coral species to understand the diversity of corals.
There is a high diversity of life in the ocean with a wide range of functions and interactions.
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Wacky Watersheds - COSEE Coastal Trends
Summary
Students construct a scaled model of a watershed to demonstrate the effect of various types of land uses on water quality.
Coastal areas and humans are particularly interconnected.
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Coral Reefs: Photoquadrats on a Transect - COSEE Coastal Trends and National Park Service
Summary
Students will use pictures of a coral reef transect to graph the percentage of cover for that section of reef.
Coastal ocean systems provide important habitats for organisms.
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Size Selective Predation - COSEE Coastal Trends
Summary
Students explore the mechanisms of prey size and the method of how predators capture prey.
