Ocean Exploration

School-Supplied Activity Set-Up Materials (all else

STEMRANGERS Station provided in kits) Students design a method Table Water for cleaning and stopping 1 Chair Floor Covering the spread of an oil spill (Optional) RECON 1

Students model what it is Table Water OCEAN EXPLORATION like to be an ocean animal 1 Chair Aluminum Can tangled in trash and create Tabs a bracelet out of soda tabs RECON 2 to practice recycling Leading Up to the Science Night Students learn about the Table Water STEMscopes provides materials that introduce the threat of plastic in the 1 Chair Outlet science night and thematic topic of Ocean Exploration ocean and consider their to students and their families in advance. Videos from own use of plastics by Bottled Water Philippe Cousteau engage the students in the purpose performing a bottled water Gallon of Milk and mission. Materials are provided for students RECON 3 taste test and creating plastic from milk and Tablet or Laptop and teachers to engage in activities related to ocean vinegar (Optional) exploration and health in History, Math, ELA, Science, PE, Music, and Art. This exposes students to issues Students investigate ocean Table Tablet or Laptop facing the oceans so they become invested in the acidification and its impact 1 Chair (Optional) on shellfish mission of improving ocean health. RECON 4 Students observe a model Table Water During the Science Night to investigate the effects The chart at right shows the 10 different “recon” 1 Chair Outlet of water quality, including stations that will be set up for Science Night and the temperature and salinity, Tablet or Laptop materials to be provided by the school. Everything RECON 5 on coral (Optional) else is provided in the STEMscopes kits. Each kit has Students investigate ocean Table Water materials for up to 50 students and their families. Each chemistry, specifically station takes about 10—15 minutes. All handouts 1 Chair Floor Covering density and salinity, and (Optional) and written materials for each station are available in how this may impact the English and Spanish. RECON 6 ocean Students investigate the Table Water effects of sea level rise from 1 Chair Outlet After the Science Night melting glaciers

After the science night, students build on their in- RECON 7 Ice in Cooler depth experience with ocean issues to brainstorm Students play a game to Table - a way they can help, conduct an audit, and develop simulate the effects of 1 Chair a plan of attack for improving ocean health in their overfishing and sustainable community. We provide materials for three activities. practices on a population RECON 8 of bluefin tuna • Debriefing: Students will reflect on the Science Night and begin brainstorming their plan of attack Students learn about Table - to solve their mission. fishing techniques and 1 Chair how to reduce bycatch • Covert Operations: Students explore a topic of their by designing an exclusion choice by performing an audit at school or at home. RECON 9 device Students may choose to investigate waste, carbon Students observe various Table Microscopes emissions, or seafood. samples of plankton in the 1 Chair Tablet or Laptop • Plan of Attack: As the culminating experience, microscope and discuss (Optional) reasons for their decline in

students will create an Action Plan at school and RECON 10 the ocean at home that they may then complete as a service learning project.