Usurp the Burp: How Seaweed Could Help Curb Cow Burps
A marine ecologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has been working on cultivating a type of seaweed that can help curb cow burps—one of the greatest sources of methane emissions in California. Seaweed expert Jennifer Smith is currently growing Asparagopsis taxiformis in her lab at Scripps—something which has never been done […]
Sailors for the Sea Curriculum
KELP Kids Environmental Lesson Plans KELP are free, downloadable marine science activities that encourage curiosity in kids and help them explore their surroundings. With simple materials and minimal preparation, these dynamic lesson plans address important ocean health issues including plastic pollution, overfishing and climate change. https://www.sailorsforthesea.org/programs/kelp
Yosemite – Wonders of America’s National Parks
This phenomenon introduces students to the idea of landforms, how they are made, how water moves through the land and how the interaction over time creates a majestic landscape that has inspired generations of people and is worth protecting. Visit the Grade 2 Inquiry Launch Module of the BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
PORTS: Help Our Kelp
Online resources about our PORTS helping kelp. Visit the Student Action Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections. http://www.ports.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=28424
Help Our Kelp
What’s happening to the kelp forests? Students explore the problems that the kelp forests face (i.e. pollution, sea urchin overpopulation, loss of sea otters, warming oceans, etc.). Visit the Student Action Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Life in a Kelp Forest
What’s happening to the kelp forests? Students explore the problems that the kelp forests face (i.e. pollution, sea urchin overpopulation, loss of sea otters, warming oceans, etc.). Visit the Student Action Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Kelp in the Classroom
A student created piece, which serves as a model of possible for extensions for our first grade unit, or for publishing student poetry. Specifically discusses the needs of natural habitats. Visit the Engineering and Design Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Riding The Wave Of Kelp Farming
If you’ve ever eaten kelp, you know it doesn’t taste like much on its own. The sea vegetable is versatile in that it absorbs the flavors of the food, sauces, and seasonings it’s cooked with. This video explores the career of kelp farming. It’s what’s for dinner! Visit the Engineering and Design Module of Grade 1 […]