The following set of classroom activities were created by William Gray, a MD high school science teacher with the assistance of his scientist educator team, including a research scientist, a graduate student, and an undergraduate student. The activities follow the 5-E format (Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Extension, Evaluation) and also match the content presented in the pages of this Dead Zone Module. The activities include instructor directions as well as downloadable student worksheet Graph and bottles from an experiment simulating the dead zone in the activity, 
What is the “Dead Zone”?
Activity (Engage) - Draw What You KnowHow does a dead zone form in Chesapeake Bay?
Activity: Density driven currents
What are the effects of hypoxia?
Dead Zone Trends
What are the challenges for future dead zone research?
Additional Resources
United States Geological Survey Hypoxia Summary: Additional information about dead zones, with a focus on the Mississippi River watershed and the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Watch: Monitoring network for the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
Lake Erie Dead Zone: EPA website focusing on the dead zone in the US Great Lake, Lake Erie.
NOAA's Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP)
Students explore how wind and nutrients affect the Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone in the activity,
Students explore how wind and nutrients affect the Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone in the activity,
Density experiment, in which studnets add fresh water to salty water to observe density layering.
Density experiment, in which studnets add fresh water to salty water to observe density layering.
Teachers participating in the
