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Curated OER

Texas Estuary Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice the proper lab techniques of coring, seining, taking temperatures, and salinity. Students analyze and graph data. Students write a 3 part essay and correctly draw and label a food web of their field site.
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The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Estuaries Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about estuary ecosystems. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Chemistry in an Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity introduces students to the complex chemistry of estuarine water. Students investigate how chemical and physical water quality factors-pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and salinity-change and interact over varying time...
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Estuary and the Watershed San Francisco Bay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students investigate a large watershed, look for sources of pollution in the watershed, and study the impacts of a rain storm on a watershed and estuary, without going on a field trip. Students investigate the nature of...
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Nutrients in an Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An overload of nutrients, called eutrophication (Greek for "good-nutrition"), can be harmful to estuaries. This phenomenon is also referred to as "over-enrichment," or "nutrient pollution". Students will investigate the range of...
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Observing Estuaries:

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate landforms and features associated with estuaries by taking a journey down a river to an estuary system where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Weeks Bay. They will use Google Maps and other resources to...