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1. Tidepool Island Biogeography
bar.jpg (9876 bytes) General Information Objectives Tidepool Island Biogeography Lesson Development Preparation Lesson Plan by Tania Kim Background Information Procedure Materials Possible Extensions Downloads General Information: Location: This can be conducted anyplace with tidepools. It was originally planned for execution at The Scripps Coastal Reserve. Duration: Field: one day (2 hours out in the tidepools is more than enough) Class: one intro lesson, and a data analysis lesson and discussion minimum. May be expanded before field and after field-with reports and more backgrou...
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2. Amphipod Ecology
...s between the occupied and the unoccupied snail shells. Grade level: 7 to 10 INTRODUCTION: The hairy hermit crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus) is extremely common at the Coal Oil Point Reserve and other locations along the Southern California coast. It ranges in length from 1 to 4 inches; those found in tidepools rarely exceed 1 inch, and the larger ones are found in deeper water. In this region, hairy hermit crabs are most commonly found occupying the shells of the black turban snail (after the snail has died). However, as the crabs grow, they need to "molt" several times each year by finding new shell home...
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3. The Intertidal Zone
...Trip Into the Sea" software by Wings for Learning (available for checkout at San Diego Unified's IMC) is an interactive field trip into the sea. "ClarisWorks" software "Hyperstudio" software Organism Classification Table "Seashore" by Eyewitness Books "Exploring an Ocean Tide Pool" by Jean Bendick "Tidepools" by Diana Barnhart and Vicki León "Exploring Tidepools" by Phillip R. Brown "Pacific Intertidal Life" by Ron Russo and Pam Olhausen "Homes Beneath the Sea" by Boris Arnov, Jr. "Sea Searchers Handbook" by Monterey Bay Aquarium "Oceans" by Eyewitness Books Access to School/Public Library Video or audi...
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4. California Communities « Terrain for Schools Curriculum Guide, Winter 2002 « Ecology Center
...owever, rain levels and temperatures vary dramatically across the state, supporting a wide array of plant communities, including native prairie, alpine forest, coastal sage scrub, and island communities. Aquatic and marine environments also flourish: vernal pools, stream habitats, freshwater marsh, tidepools, and submarine canyons. Even 4,000-year-old bristlecone pines - among the oldest living organisms on earth - live in California's White Mountains. Due to the state's uniqueness, diversity, and the isolation of some habitats, California has extremely high levels of endemism. Endemic species live in o...
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