Using candy, students mimic the effects of advanced fishing methods on the population sizes of fish.
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Category:
Catching Fish
Age Group:
All ages
Contributed By:
The Pew Environment Group
Category:
Beaches, Bays & Rivers
Age Group:
All ages
Contributed By:
Birch Aquarium/The Scripps Institute of Oceanography
A fun scavenger hunt that gives students understanding of what can be found on beaches, giving an introduction to beach ecology and the role of manmade objects.
Category:
Catching Fish
Age Group:
Ages 6 to 9
Contributed By:
The Pew Environment Group
A creative game that shows the effects of longline fishing on the health of the ocean ecosystem.
Category:
Living Underwater
Age Group:
All ages
Contributed By:
University of Miami's R. J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program
An activity that plays with light at different depths of the ocean and discusses adaptations organisms have made for different light conditions.
Category:
Catching Fish
Age Group:
Ages 9 and up
Contributed By:
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch
A simple matching game for visually identifying fish and gaining an understanding of which can be sustainably harvested.
Category:
Aquatic Animals
Age Group:
All ages
Contributed By:
Sailors for the Sea
A game of freeze tag that gives an understanding of the interaction of oyster reefs and toxic waste (pollution) in the water.
Category:
Pollution & Marine Debris
Age Group:
All ages
Contributed By:
The Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean
A tag inspired game that demonstrates how plastics and the chemicals in plastics are biomagnified to reach our dinner plates.
Category:
Pollution & Marine Debris
Age Group:
All ages
Contributed By:
New England Aquarium
Students illustrate the effects of the land use in a watershed by simulating development of their own riverfront property.
Category:
Beaches, Bays & Rivers
Age Group:
Ages 9 to 12
Contributed By:
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Students create mini-coastal environments and introduce nutrients to see what happens in the estuaries where fresh and salt water meet.
Category:
Beaches, Bays & Rivers
Age Group:
Ages 9 to 12
Contributed By:
New England Aquarium
Students learn about the water cycle and the principles of filtering water by designing and building their own filters, then testing them with "dirty water."
