EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Lesson Plans

Metal toxicity 

This lesson plan is aimed at beginning high school students in either a environmental science or marine science class. The lesson focuses on introducing toxicity, heavy metals, LD-50, and basic issues with watershed pollution. The lesson includes reference materials, in-class slides, and lab activities. 

Lesson plan: http://earthref.org/SCC/lessons/2012/metaltoxicity/

Interpreting CTD data

This lesson plan is aimed at high school students in a marine science class. This lesson was developed to help students understand oceanographic data, and learn how similar data might look in different regions of the ocean.

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Lesson plan: https://www.polartrec.com/resources/lesson/reeling-in-ctd-data