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Mountains in the Sea
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this 6-7 day investigation, learners begin with an introduction to seamounts that are present in the Gulf of Alaska. They learn how seamounts were formed and look at a bathymetric map of a...
Using Different Models of Earth
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore how the shapes, sizes, and distances of land masses appear differently on two different models of Earth: an icosahedron and a flat map. First, learners find the...
Moonlight Serenade
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners act as the Earth and observe how different angles between the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the phases of the moon we see each month. Learners work in pairs and make...
Candy Chemosynthesis
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, groups of learners work together to create edible models of chemicals involved in autotrophic nutrition. Learners use candy to represent elements involved in the chemical...
Human Impact on Estuaries: A Terrible Spill in Grand Bay
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners make a model of a pollution spill that occurred at Bangs Lake in Mississippi and measure water quality parameters in their model. Learners then study the actual spill,...
Modeling Tidal Action
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (Lesson 1), learners work in groups to create tide simulations. Learners develop a testing procedure, detail their work in a Laboratory Report, illustrate their simulation and...