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Introducing the Kelp Forest<\/a>\n

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Ocean Week<\/a>\n

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Activity 1: Red Fish Roundup<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students wear blue cellophane goggles to simulate the light conditions during an underwater diving experience while searching for camouflaged fish.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 2: Temperature Currents<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students experiment with water of different temperatures and densities to demonstrate current formation.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 3: Kelp Forest Seasons of the Sea<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students work in groups to act out the seasonal changes and yearly variations that effect the life within a kelp forest.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 4: It Takes All Kinds<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students observe adaptations in diverse fish and use this information to predict habitat and lifestyle.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 5: Fish Formation<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
A student is changed into a fish as s(he) dons a fish costume to demonstrate the major adaptations of fishes to life in water as classmates suggest the possible adaptations.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 6: Sea Otter Jeopardy<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students work together to teach each other about sea otters and then show what they’ve learned as they participate in a game show.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 7: Build a Kelp Forest<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students research a kelp forest organism, make a presentation and build a 3-d model to add to their classroom kelp forest.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 8: Seaweed Smorgasbord<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students taste and rate their preferences for a variety of foods containing seaweed from many cultures and discuss cultural, modern and traditional uses of these foods.\n<\/a>\n

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Activity 9: Apples and Oceans<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n
Students slice an apple and draw a pie chart to represent the small amount of drinkable water on land, and the small portion of the ocean that is highly productive.\n<\/a>\n

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