ACTIVITY - KELP KELP FOREST LESSON PLAN
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Kelp: Kelp Forest Lesson Plan - UCLA Ocean Globe 
Lesson PlanSummary
In this series of lessons, students learn about the algae kelp, locations of kelp forests, and compare and contrast the features of kelp forests with terrestrial forests.
Concept: Coastal ocean life
Coastal ocean systems provide important habitats for organisms.
Coastal ocean systems provide important habitats for organisms.
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Form and Function
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
9-12 C Life Science
Interdependence of organisms
Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
Behavior of organisms
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural Resources
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 5. The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems (concepts h, i)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 16 Marine Ecosystems 16:15-29
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Form and Function
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
9-12 C Life Science
Interdependence of organisms
Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
Behavior of organisms
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural Resources
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 5. The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems (concepts h, i)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 16 Marine Ecosystems 16:15-29
90+ mins
