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Brine shrimp 1: Hatching brine shrimp: Students design a test to determine the optimum salinity for hatching brine shrimp. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Brine Shrimp Survival: Students raise brine shrimp, designing an artificial environment in which they can survive. This lesson relates to the idea that in any particular environment, the growth and survival of organisms depend on the physical conditions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Cities Are Urban Ecosystems: Students will be introduced to the study of ecosystems and models that are used by urban ecologists. The class will be invited to visit websites to see where the cities are on the planet, and they will have a chance to try some hands-on urban nature education activities. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Conservation: The purpose of this unit is to illustrate the ways that our actions can affect the health of coral reefs, directly and indirectly. Lesson seven in a series of seven. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: NOAA Coral Reef Watch

Fish and flowers: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study that compared the flora around ponds with fish to the flora around ponds without fish. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Microclimate in the schoolyard: Students learn about the characteristics of prairie habitats, examining the microclimate-climatic conditions in a relatively small area in their schoolyard and comparing these conditions to those of prairie communities. They will then determine how their own ecosystem compares with and differs from prairie ecosystems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Night lights: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear why bright nighttime lights could be bad for women's health. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Passenger pigeons: Nomads lost: This Science NetLinks lesson is aimed at helping students understand the concept and implications of extinction using the example of the passenger pigeon, once an extremely abundant species that was completely eliminated by humans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Phytoplankton and ocean color: Students will identify function of phytoplankton in the biosphere by conducting experiments and simulations and reading for information. Students will also detect the presence of phytoplankton in bodies of water by examining ocean color in satellite images and classroom models. Lesson three of seven. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: NOAA Coral Reef Watch

Sea surface temperature and coral bleaching: Students will determine the anatomy of coral bleaching by drawing conclusions from a teacher demonstration, identify temperature increase as one cause of coral bleaching by observing a teacher demonstration, and predict general areas likely to be affected by coral bleaching by interpreting sea surface temperature data over a period of months. Lesson six in a series seven. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: NOAA Coral Reef Watch

Spaceship Earth: In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of our planet as a system by designing a very-long-duration space mission in which the life-support system is patterned after that of Earth. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Using Venn diagrams to compare two ecosystems: The following activity helps students identify and describe differences between two related ecosystems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provider: National Geographic