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Pristine Seas
Our oceans are threatened by pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Even though the ocean covers approximately 70 percent of our planet, less than eight percent is protected. The mission of the Pristine Seas project, launched in 2008 by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala, is to explore and protect the ocean’s last wild places. Since the project began, it has conducted 30 scientific expeditions and worked with world leaders to inspire the creation of 22 marine reserves that protect more than five million square kilometers (1,930,510 square miles).
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Explore Climate Change through GIS
Global temperatures and sea levels are rising, and contributing to some of our planet's most pressing problems. This can all be contributed to climate change. Explore how climate change affects the earth's systems and human activity through spatial analysis, mapping, and GIS tools. The data shows the Earth is warming and it's up to us to make the changes necessary for a healthier planet. Use these resources in your classroom to help your students build spatial reasoning skills to better understand and take action on climate change.
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Mapping Marine Ecosystems
Students investigate types of marine ecosystems, identify examples of these ecosystems and their characteristics, and locate the ecosystems on a map of the world's oceans.
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Teaching Idea: Marine Ecosystems
Explore the lives and habitats of species that live under or near oceans, lakes, rivers, estuaries, and other marine regions around the world.
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Create an Imaginary Marine Ecosystem
Students create a marine ecosystem that includes two fictitious organisms. They describe the adaptive, trophic, and symbiotic relationships between the biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem.
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Pristine Seas
Our oceans are threatened by pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Even though the ocean covers approximately 70 percent of our planet, less than eight percent is protected. The mission of the Pristine Seas project, launched in 2008 by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala, is to explore and protect the ocean’s last wild places. Since the project began, it has conducted 30 scientific expeditions and worked with world leaders to inspire the creation of 22 marine reserves that protect more than five million square kilometers (1,930,510 square miles).
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Explore Climate Change through GIS
Global temperatures and sea levels are rising, and contributing to some of our planet's most pressing problems. This can all be contributed to climate change. Explore how climate change affects the earth's systems and human activity through spatial analysis, mapping, and GIS tools. The data shows the Earth is warming and it's up to us to make the changes necessary for a healthier planet. Use these resources in your classroom to help your students build spatial reasoning skills to better understand and take action on climate change.
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Mapping Marine Ecosystems
Students investigate types of marine ecosystems, identify examples of these ecosystems and their characteristics, and locate the ecosystems on a map of the world's oceans.
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Teaching Idea: Marine Ecosystems
Explore the lives and habitats of species that live under or near oceans, lakes, rivers, estuaries, and other marine regions around the world.
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Create an Imaginary Marine Ecosystem
Students create a marine ecosystem that includes two fictitious organisms. They describe the adaptive, trophic, and symbiotic relationships between the biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem.