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The Dead Zone
Education on the Halfshell
Estuary-Live Louisiana Lesson Plans
Manatee Activities
OhNO! Hannah's Swamp is Changing!
SeaScope Activity Folios
EXOTIC AQUATICS
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CALENDAR
LA
SEA GRANT
COLLEGE PROGRAM
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Classroom
Resources
Education
on the Half-Shell
Education on the Halfshell lessons use oysters to teach biological
concepts. Topics include: Understanding a Dichotomous Key, Creating
a Dichotomous Key, Writing a Descriptive Essay, Oyster Culture Cycle.
Lessons include background information, blackline masters, alternative
assessments, answer keys, extension ideas, resources and web links,
correlations to the Louisiana and the National Science Education Standards.
The lessons are free and available to download in a pdf. format. |
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Estuary-Live Louisiana
Lesson Plans
Estuary Live! is an interactive virtual field trip accessible via
the internet for classrooms and individuals around the country. Students
and individuals have the opportunity to participate by submitting
online questions for scientists and other experts. |
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Magnificent Manatees
of the Gulf Coast
Did you know that manatees have been spotted in Louisiana? Manatees
have been found in many waterways in south Louisiana including the
Amite River and Lake Calcasieu. Get information about these animals,
instructions on how to construct a life-size manatee, and a classroom
activity on manatee sightings in Louisiana. |
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Oh NO! Hannah’s
Swamp is Changing!
Oh NO! Hannah’s Habitat is Changing is an illustrated children’s
book targeted at an elementary grade level audience. Content of this
book focus on the non-indigenous species problem in the United States.
Its goal is to develop a basic understanding of what non-indigenous
species are, their effects on our environment and what can be done
to stem the tide. Marilyn Barrett-O’Leary (LA Sea Grant) is
the author and Catherine Kiffe, a local artist and teacher, is the
illustrator. A second Hannah’s book is under discussion, this
edition will target climate-change issues. |
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On Again, Off Again
– The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone Project offers educational activities for students at
the middle/high school level that will explore the science behind
the phenomenon. Activities will focus on the concepts such as nutrient
enrichment, dissolved oxygen, mechanisms of oxygen depletion, and
use data (real or simulated) to plot anoxic zones. |
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SeaScope Folios
SeaScope Folios are lesson plans on aquatic topics that incorporate
the use of Scope-On-A-Rope technology, a video microscope. Lessons
include: Looking for Ol' Crusty (crawfish), Trailing the Snail, Secrets
of Sand, and Mosquitoes: Their Place on the Planet. Additional lessons
are in preparation. This project is a collaborative project of the
Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program Grant from the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the LSU Department of Biological
Sciences - Socolofsky Microscopy Center, and LA Sea Grant. |
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