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Of all the accomplished scientists we've interviewed over the years, there's always one thing they have in common: a teacher who encouraged their curiosity in the natural world.
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Lesson Plan
Bioluminescence - An Adaptation for Deep-sea SurvivalTOPIC: Bioluminescence
FOCUS: Students explore the phenomenon of bioluminescence in deep-sea organisms and theorize about how it might help them to survive.
PHENOMENON (DRIVING QUESTION): Why do many deep-sea organisms glow in the dark?
OBJECTIVES/ Students will: observe bioluminescent deep-sea organisms (video, images) and document their observations, thoughts, and questions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- identify and describe the behavioral and physical adaptations of bioluminescent deep-sea organisms (from videos, images, Creature Cards) and develop theories as to how certain behavioral and physical adaptations help bioluminescent organisms survive and/or reproduce in the deep sea.
- create a detailed and annotated model of a bioluminescent organism and its physical and/or behavioral adaptations for survival in the deep sea.
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Factsheet
Cambrian ExplosionThe Cambrian Explosion was a burst of animal evolution that occurred in the ocean about 540 million years ago.
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Reading
Cambrian Explosion: A BIG BANG in the Evolution of AnimalsFor most of Earth's early history, there simply was no fossil record. Only recently have we come to discover otherwise: Life is virtually as old as the planet itself, and even the most ancient sedimentary rocks have yielded fossilized remains of primitive forms of life.
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Teacher
Allison Gong, PhD Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California
“I think all little kids are born scientists, with an innate curiosity about the world and how things work. Some, like me, never grew out of it.”
Allison Gong, PhD Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California
“I think all little kids are born scientists, with an innate curiosity about the world and how things work. Some, like me, never grew out of it.”
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Blog
Nancy’s MBARI Cruise
Getting to see the world of the deep sea— the bathypelagic
Nancy’s MBARI Cruise
Getting to see the world of the deep sea— the bathypelagic
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Scientist
Dr. Kat Bolstad, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Auckland, NZ
It was as a volunteer at the New England Aquarium where Kat fell deeply in love with the giant pacific octopus. Thereafter, cephalopods became Kat’s passion.
Dr. Kat Bolstad, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Auckland, NZ
It was as a volunteer at the New England Aquarium where Kat fell deeply in love with the giant pacific octopus. Thereafter, cephalopods became Kat’s passion.
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