Investigating The Marine Environment In The 21St Century

Details

• Personal Author:
  Lien, Violetta F.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  TAMU (Texas Sea Grant)
• Description:
  The activities in this marine education resource will help students become more knowledgeable about the marine environment and its resources through emphasis on the Texas coastal zone and the Gulf of Mexico. The activities are designed for use in both traditional and integrated science courses, but also meet state and national standards in social studies, language arts and mathematics. Over 800 pages plus a cassette, the manual offers many more activities than a teacher could use in one year. Lessons can be used individually or form the basis of a course, and while composed for middle school, can be adapted for elementary or high school. This 818 page marine education document has 13 Topics: 1. Introduction (the sea, marine environment, ocean exploration, etc.). 2. Words, Poems and Books of the Sea. 3. Geology of the Gulf. 4. Recent Geology of the Gulf Coast. 5. Watershed of the Gulf of Mexico. 6. Sand, Sediments, and the Coastal Zone. 7. Beaches and Dunes. 8. Physical Features of the Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. 9. The Interaction of the Land and the Sea. 10. Early Inhabitants of the Texas Coast. 11. The Interaction of Marine Organisms and the Physical Environment. 12. Marine Environments of the Texas Coast. 13. Marine Organisms and Resources.
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  TAMU-E-02-001
• Document Type:
  Instructional Material
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA86RG0058
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:11bbc200c73b0dbfb4f4d78275a712b39af191a4282167f780456d0a9fe241c3
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/44869/noaa_44869_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 23.15 MB ]