Our inquiry-based curriculum is designed to motivate and engage your students and support the Next Generation Science Standards through classroom or field experiences.
Curriculum for ¡Viva Baja! Life on the Edge
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Grades 6-8
Activity Budget
What can animal activity tell us about its survival and energy needs?
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Grades 3-5
Beach in a Pan
How do waves shape beaches?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades 3-5
Habitat in a Bucket
What questions can be asked and tested in order to better understand a habitat?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades PreK-2
Schoolyard Quadrat Investigations
How does our schoolyard change over time?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
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Grades 9-12
The Power of pH: Changing Ocean Chemistry
How does carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels affect the health of the ocean?
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Grades PreK-2
What is a Fish?
What makes a fish a fish?
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Grades 3-5
Wind and Waves
What causes ocean waves?
Curriculum for Giant Pacific Octopus
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Grades 6-8
Activity Budget
What can animal activity tell us about its survival and energy needs?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
Curriculum for Kelp Forest
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Grades 3-5
A 360-Degree Sense of Place
Why is this place special?
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Grades 6-8
Be a Scientist
How might the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem be connected?
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Grades PreK-2
Bird Feeding Strategies
What might beak shape tell you about how a bird gets food?
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Grades PreK-2
Crabs: Claws and Shells
What behaviors and body parts do crabs have to help them survive?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades 3-5
Kelp Forest Engineering Challenge
How can we simulate ocean-like motion in our Kelp Forest tank?
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Grades 6-8
Light in the Deep Sea
What patterns are there in the colors of deep sea animals?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades 3-5
Ooey Gooey
How is energy transferred through organisms in an ocean food web?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics in the Water Column
Where can you find plastic in the water column and how might it affect the animals that live there?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades 3-5
Shark Anatomy
What are internal and external structures that help a shark survive?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
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Grades PreK-2
What is a Fish?
What makes a fish a fish?
Curriculum for Life on the Bay
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Grades 6-8
Be a Scientist
How might the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem be connected?
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Grades 6-8
Beach Contamination
How can hazardous waste be cleaned up with the least impact on the environment while keeping within a budget?
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Grades 3-5
Beach in a Pan
How do waves shape beaches?
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Grades PreK-2
Bird Feeding Strategies
What might beak shape tell you about how a bird gets food?
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Grades PreK-2
Crabs: Claws and Shells
What behaviors and body parts do crabs have to help them survive?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades 3-5
Find Your Beach
Do all beaches look alike? Where did their sand come from?
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Grades 3-5
Habitat in a Bucket
What questions can be asked and tested in order to better understand a habitat?
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Grades 3-5
Ooey Gooey
How is energy transferred through organisms in an ocean food web?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics in the Water Column
Where can you find plastic in the water column and how might it affect the animals that live there?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades PreK-2
Schoolyard Quadrat Investigations
How does our schoolyard change over time?
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Grades 3-5
Shark Anatomy
What are internal and external structures that help a shark survive?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
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Grades 9-12
The Power of pH: Changing Ocean Chemistry
How does carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels affect the health of the ocean?
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Grades 3-5
Wind and Waves
What causes ocean waves?
Curriculum for Mission to the Deep
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Grades 6-8
Be a Scientist
How might the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem be connected?
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Grades 9-12
Gyre in a Bottle
How can a model describe how microplastics move in the ocean?
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Grades 6-8
Light in the Deep Sea
What patterns are there in the colors of deep sea animals?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics in the Water Column
Where can you find plastic in the water column and how might it affect the animals that live there?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
Curriculum for Monterey Bay Habitats
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Grades 6-8
Activity Budget
What can animal activity tell us about its survival and energy needs?
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Grades 6-8
Be a Scientist
How might the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem be connected?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades 3-5
Find Your Beach
Do all beaches look alike? Where did their sand come from?
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Grades 3-5
Habitat in a Bucket
What questions can be asked and tested in order to better understand a habitat?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades PreK-2
What is a Fish?
What makes a fish a fish?
Curriculum for Open Sea
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Grades 3-5
A 360-Degree Sense of Place
Why is this place special?
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Grades 6-8
Be a Scientist
How might the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem be connected?
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Grades 9-12
Biomagnification in Ocean Food Webs: Plastic Pollution
How does plastic in the ocean affect the food web?
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Grades PreK-2
Bird Feeding Strategies
What might beak shape tell you about how a bird gets food?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades 9-12
Gyre in a Bottle
How can a model describe how microplastics move in the ocean?
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Grades 6-8
Light in the Deep Sea
What patterns are there in the colors of deep sea animals?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades 3-5
Ooey Gooey
How is energy transferred through organisms in an ocean food web?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics in the Water Column
Where can you find plastic in the water column and how might it affect the animals that live there?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades 3-5
Shark Anatomy
What are internal and external structures that help a shark survive?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
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Grades 9-12
The Power of pH: Changing Ocean Chemistry
How does carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels affect the health of the ocean?
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Grades PreK-2
What is a Fish?
What makes a fish a fish?
Curriculum for Rocky Shore
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Grades 6-8
Be a Scientist
How might the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem be connected?
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Grades 6-8
Beach Contamination
How can hazardous waste be cleaned up with the least impact on the environment while keeping within a budget?
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Grades 3-5
Beach in a Pan
How do waves shape beaches?
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Grades PreK-2
Bird Feeding Strategies
What might beak shape tell you about how a bird gets food?
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Grades PreK-2
Crabs: Claws and Shells
What behaviors and body parts do crabs have to help them survive?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades PreK-2
Dishpan Tide Pool
What happens to rocky shore animals when tides and waves change?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades PreK-2
Patterns of Survival
What patterns do we see in animals that live in the same habitat?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
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Grades 9-12
The Power of pH: Changing Ocean Chemistry
How does carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels affect the health of the ocean?
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Grades PreK-2
What is a Fish?
What makes a fish a fish?
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Grades 3-5
Wind and Waves
What causes ocean waves?
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Grades PreK-2
You're Like Me!
How are animals similar to their parents?
Curriculum for Sandy Shore & Aviary
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Grades 6-8
Activity Budget
What can animal activity tell us about its survival and energy needs?
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Grades 6-8
Be a Scientist
How might the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem be connected?
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Grades 6-8
Beach Contamination
How can hazardous waste be cleaned up with the least impact on the environment while keeping within a budget?
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Grades 3-5
Beach in a Pan
How do waves shape beaches?
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Grades PreK-2
Bird Feeding Strategies
What might beak shape tell you about how a bird gets food?
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Grades PreK-2
Crabs: Claws and Shells
What behaviors and body parts do crabs have to help them survive?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades 3-5
Find Your Beach
Do all beaches look alike? Where did their sand come from?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
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Grades 3-5
Wind and Waves
What causes ocean waves?
Curriculum for Sea Otters
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Grades 6-8
Activity Budget
What can animal activity tell us about its survival and energy needs?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades 3-5
Ooey Gooey
How is energy transferred through organisms in an ocean food web?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics in the Water Column
Where can you find plastic in the water column and how might it affect the animals that live there?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
Curriculum for Splash Zone & Penguins
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Grades 3-5
Beach in a Pan
How do waves shape beaches?
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Grades PreK-2
Bird Feeding Strategies
What might beak shape tell you about how a bird gets food?
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Grades PreK-2
Crabs: Claws and Shells
What behaviors and body parts do crabs have to help them survive?
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Grades 3-5
Decode a Fish
What patterns do we observe in the body shapes of fishes that live in the same habitat?
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Grades PreK-2
Dishpan Tide Pool
What happens to rocky shore animals when tides and waves change?
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Grades 3-5
Habitat in a Bucket
What questions can be asked and tested in order to better understand a habitat?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades PreK-2
Schoolyard Quadrat Investigations
How does our schoolyard change over time?
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Grades PreK-2
What is a Fish?
What makes a fish a fish?
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Grades 3-5
Wind and Waves
What causes ocean waves?
Curriculum for Tentacles
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Grades 9-12
Gyre in a Bottle
How can a model describe how microplastics move in the ocean?
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Grades PreK-2
Ocean Survival
What do living things need to survive?
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Grades 3-5
Ooey Gooey
How is energy transferred through organisms in an ocean food web?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics in the Water Column
Where can you find plastic in the water column and how might it affect the animals that live there?
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Grades 6-8
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle?
How do we use plastics? Are there better or worse uses of plastics?
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Grades 9-12
Plastics Use Audit
What types of plastics do we use the most? How can we reduce our use of single‐use plastics?
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Grades 3-5
Shower Curtain Watershed
What is a watershed and how do humans affect its health?
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Grades 9-12
The Power of pH: Changing Ocean Chemistry
How does carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels affect the health of the ocean?