• Lesson 6: Ocean Layers I [PDF - 673.83 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 6 presents the importance of ocean chemistry with an activity about salinity, a measure of salt content in ocean water. Both salinity and tempe... File Type: [PDF - 673.83 KB] File Type: [PDF - 673.83 KB] Lesson 23: Technology [PDF - 811.40 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: This lesson describes advanced technologies for underwater exploration and navigation. In the activity, students simulate the use of sonar for ocean f... File Type: [PDF - 811.40 KB] File Type: [PDF - 811.40 KB] Lesson 14: Plate Tectonics II [PDF - 634.69 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 14 builds on the previous lesson on plate tectonics in which students learned about Earth’s layers and plates. This lesson presents specific ... File Type: [PDF - 634.69 KB] File Type: [PDF - 634.69 KB] Lesson 10: Tides [PDF - 798.53 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 10 describes the basic causes of tides and defines the fundamental terminology scientists use to categorize and characterize tides. Students ob... File Type: [PDF - 798.53 KB] File Type: [PDF - 798.53 KB] Lesson 4: The Biogeochemical Cycle [PDF - 496.04 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 4 introduces the concept of biogeochemical cycles, emphasizing the mechanisms by which elements move through Earth’s systems. In the activity... File Type: [PDF - 496.04 KB] File Type: [PDF - 496.04 KB] Lesson 15: Sediments [PDF - 517.04 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: This lesson provides an overview of the types of sediments in the ocean including their origin and composition. Common classification methods by size ... File Type: [PDF - 517.04 KB] File Type: [PDF - 517.04 KB] Lesson 16: Coastal Dynamics [PDF - 648.00 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 16 presents some of the natural processes and human activities that shape our coasts. The lecture describes different ways of classifying coast... File Type: [PDF - 648.00 KB] File Type: [PDF - 648.00 KB] Lesson 7: Ocean Layers II [PDF - 465.90 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 7 introduces students to the primary ocean layers, as well as relevant terminology (e.g., thermocline, pycnocline). In the activity, students g... File Type: [PDF - 465.90 KB] File Type: [PDF - 465.90 KB] Lesson 1: Introduction to the Ocean Sciences [PDF - 504.51 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the ocean sciences by encouraging them to think about their personal experiences with the ocean... File Type: [PDF - 504.51 KB] File Type: [PDF - 504.51 KB] Lesson 18: Invertebrates [PDF - 762.89 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 18 provides a survey of common marine invertebrates including sponges, corals, lobsters, crabs and sea stars. It provides students with the bas... File Type: [PDF - 762.89 KB] File Type: [PDF - 762.89 KB] Lesson 9: Waves [PDF - 1.20 MB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 9 presents an overview of waves in the ocean, including related terminology, physics, and mathematical equations. The lesson defines tsunamis a... File Type: [PDF - 1.20 MB] File Type: [PDF - 1.20 MB] Lesson 13: Plate Tectonics I [PDF - 949.84 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 13 introduces students to geological oceanography by presenting the basic structure of the Earth and the properties of Earth’s primary layers... File Type: [PDF - 949.84 KB] File Type: [PDF - 949.84 KB] Lesson 3: Ocean Acidification [PDF - 523.34 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 3 describes the ocean as a carbon sink that absorbs atmospheric carbon. Students read evidence that increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in t... File Type: [PDF - 523.34 KB] File Type: [PDF - 523.34 KB] Lesson 8: Currents [PDF - 539.55 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 8 presents the mechanisms that drive surface and deep ocean currents. The process of global ocean circulation is presented, emphasizing the imp... File Type: [PDF - 539.55 KB] File Type: [PDF - 539.55 KB] Lesson 12: Technology [PDF - 864.55 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 12 presents some common technologies that are used to monitor the ocean. In the activity, students examine temperature and density data to dete... File Type: [PDF - 864.55 KB] File Type: [PDF - 864.55 KB] Lesson 21: Marine Ecosystems [PDF - 689.61 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: This lesson provides a primer on marine ecosystems. The lecture describes the different ocean zones and some common organisms that live in each zone. ... File Type: [PDF - 689.61 KB] File Type: [PDF - 689.61 KB] Lesson 19: Vertebrates I [PDF - 806.67 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 19 provides a survey of common marine vertebrates including reptiles, fish, sharks, rays and reptiles. It provides students with the basic taxo... File Type: [PDF - 806.67 KB] File Type: [PDF - 806.67 KB] Lesson 11: El Niño [PDF - 859.82 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 11 applies the information students have already learned about oceanic-atmospheric interactions to explain and explore the El Niño phenomenon.... File Type: [PDF - 859.82 KB] File Type: [PDF - 859.82 KB] Lesson 20: Vertebrates II [PDF - 938.14 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 20 provides an overview of marine mammal taxonomy including cetaceans and pinnipeds. The lecture presents the characteristics of common mammali... File Type: [PDF - 938.14 KB] File Type: [PDF - 938.14 KB] Lesson 5: The Dead Zone [PDF - 692.79 KB] Published Date: 2010 Series: NEMO Curriculum Description: Lesson 5 explains the effects of nutrients and eutrophication in the ocean. The lecture describes ways that human activities can cause excess nitrogen... File Type: [PDF - 692.79 KB] File Type: [PDF - 692.79 KB]

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