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Wreck Detectives. Students will be able to use a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from a model shipwreck site, use data about the location and types of artifacts recovered from a model shipwreck site to draw inferences about the sunken ship and the people who were aboard, and can identify and explain types of evidence and expertise that can help verify the nature and ...
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Sep 25, 2021 · Shipwrecks can have a similar effect on the underwater world by adding new structures for marine life to inhabit. The benefits a shipwreck can provide to the marine environment vary a great deal ...
Jan 15, 2024 · A ship’s transformation from an in-service vessel into a thriving metropolis for marine life can seem like a fairy tale. It has a once-upon-a-time origin story—the wrecking event—and a ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Shipwrecks create millions of study sites that scientists can use to ask questions about marine life and habitats. One of the greatest challenges is that many wrecks are undiscovered or in remote ...
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USS Monitor Curriculum – Grades 4-8
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, in partnership with The Mariners' Museum and Park, is excited to provide this guide on the USS Monitor and the lasting impact this innovative ship left on naval history. The comprehensive guide explores the tensions surrounding the Civil War, the transitions from wood to iron ships, and Monitor today. Although designed to be taught as a unit, each lesson can be used independently or lessons can be combined in multiple ways to create a curriculum tailored jus...
Discovering and Exploring the Great War off the North Carolina Coast – Grades 6-12
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Austria-Hungary set off a chain reaction of defense alliances that led Europe into war in 1914. On April 6, 1917, the United States joined the Allies to fight in World War I. It was not long before German U-boats began to prowl the waters off the East Coast in search of ships to sink. In this guide, students are introduced to the Great War; will understand why the U.S. abandoned its ideas of isolationism; learn what life was like both on the fr...
Battle of the Atlantic: Discovering and Exploring When the War Came Home – Grades 6-12
On September 3, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany, and the Battle of the Atlantic began. It was the longest and perhaps most bitterly fought battle of World War II. The battle spanned the Atlantic Ocean and was waged against Allied ships, mostly by German submarines called U-boats. Once the U.S. entered the war in 1941, U-boats began to attack ships all along the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, but it was off the coast of North Carolina where the war truly came home. In this guide,...
This curriculum introduces students to the world of NOAA and its Maritime Heritage Program. Students learn (1) why shipwrecks are important, (2) the tools used to study shipwrecks, (3) about the complex and costly process of recovering and conserving artifacts, and (4) how NOAA works to protect our maritime heritage. Although the curriculum is designed to be taught as a unit, each lesson can stand on its own. The lessons are aligned with national standards.
This high school activity engages students in teamwork as "divers" to create sectioned, scaled drawings of a mock shipwreck. They make connections to maritime history, mathematics, and technology. 1. Log Sheets Port 10 Units 2. Log Sheets Starboard 10 Units 3. Log Sheets Port 12 Inches 4. Log Sheets Starboard 12 Inches
Check out this excellent manual to get you started building your own underwater robot. The manual includes a detailed list of ROV parts and pieces and where to find them. (Courtesy of Doug Levin, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office).
A middle school lesson that highlights shipwrecks as artificial reefs. Students conduct a mock biological survey of fish populations using practiced methods of visual census transects and stationary quadrats. Students apply and practice data sampling, collection, and analysis techniques. 1. Benthic Cutouts 2. Fish Cutouts 3. Log Sheets Port 10 Units 4. Log Sheets Starboard 10 Units 5. Log Sheets Port 12 Inches 6. Log Sheets Starboard 12 Inches
Oceanography
A high school oceanography activity where students compare information from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary data buoyto other data buoys located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 1. MonitorData Buoy #41025 2. Motion of the Ocean 3. Motion of the Ocean Worksheet 4. Motion of the Ocean Worksheet Answers
Middle school students discover how carbon dioxide makes the ocean more acidic while discussing its effect on marine ecosystems.
Elementary students discover the detrimental effects of marine debris on ocean ecosystems and discuss how the presence of marine debris in food supplies can increase over time through a probability experiment.
Aug 30, 2019 · Brainstorm strategies to trick people / think critically (slide 8) – 5 min. Lost at Sea – 35 minutes. Introduction of scenario (slides 9-17) – 5 minutes. Step 1: Independent Ranking – 10 minutes. Explanation of handout / items (slides 18-33) – 5 min. Independent work period (slide 34) – 5 min.
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Provide a ‘lost at sea ranking chart’ for every member of your group. Ask each person to take 10 minutes to decide their own rankings, and record the choices in the left-hand Step 1 column. Invite everyone to get into teams of 3/4. Encourage the group to discuss their individual choices and work together to agree on a collaborative list.
