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Ocean Drifters - NOAA Ocean Explorer 
Summary
Students first learn about the different groups of plankton and their characteristics. Then the students make a model plankton cell which is neutrally or slightly negatively buoyant.
Photosynthesis by marine plants produces much of the oxygen in the atmosphere and uses much of the carbon dioxide.
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Ocean from A to Z - COSEE Coastal Trends 
Summary
Students create multi-media projects in which they research and report on organisms for each letter of the alphabet. The research is conducted in class and/or on their own over a two-week period.
There is a high diversity of life in the ocean with a wide range of functions and interactions.
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Phyto or Zoo? - COSEE Coastal Trends 
Summary
Students are introduced to different phytoplankton and zooplankton and build their own dichotomous key through an inquiry based lesson
There is a high diversity of life in the ocean with a wide range of functions and interactions.
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Coral is an Animal: Polyp Pictures - Cosee Coastal Trends and National Park Service 
Summary
Students use a variety of pictures of different coral species to understand the diversity of corals.
There is a high diversity of life in the ocean with a wide range of functions and interactions.
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Size Selective Predation - COSEE Coastal Trends 
Summary
Students explore the mechanisms of prey size and the method of how predators capture prey.