6-8th Grade
Salt Marsh Transect
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Grade: 6th - 12th (unit lesson)
Topic: Biodiversity
Objective: Participants will collect and compare biotic and chemistry data points along a transect line extending from a salt pan to the low marsh.
Salt Marsh Scavenger Hunt
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Grade: K - 8th (intro activity)
Topic: Biodiversity
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Salt Marsh Tag
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Grade: 4th - 12th (wrap up; assessment)
Topic: Salt marsh
Objective: Students will learn how an estuary functions like a nursery for more than 75% of all commercial and/or recreational caught fish by providing protection for juvenile species.
Marsh Metaphors
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Grade: K - 12th (intro activity)
Topic: Salt Marsh
Objective: Students will be able to describe characteristics of wetlands, understand its importance to wildlife and humans, and understand the potential consequences of wetland loss.
Drawing a Salt Marsh
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Grade: K - 12th (intro activity; wrap-up)
Topic: Salt Marsh
Objective: Identify common misconceptions, prior knowledge, and baseline information about the salt marsh ecosystem prior to participation in the From Seeds to Shoreline Program. Gauge the level of learning after participation in the From Seeds to Shoreline Program.
Design Your Own Investigation
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Grade: 5th - 12th (unit lesson; assessment)
Topic: Experimental Design
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Soil Lab
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Grade: 1st - 7th (unit lesson)
Topic: Soil
Objective: Students will compare different soil types (sand, potting soil and mud) and discuss the similarities and differences in their properties
The Hungry Marsh
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Grade: 3rd - 8th (intro activity; assessment; unit lesson, wrap-up)
Topic: Food Webs
Objective: Students will be able to identify and describe relationships between various salt marsh organisms and their dependence on each other. Students will also be able to describe the importance of conservation within a salt marsh.
Savory Salt Marsh
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Grade: 3rd - 6th (wrap up; assessment)
Topic: Benefits of a Salt Marsh
Objective: Students will review the major components of the salt marsh and estuary habitat through a hands‐on edible activity.
Salt Marsh Match Up
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Grade: 4th - 12th (intro activity)
Topic: Salt Marsh Biodiversity
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Intro into Taxonomy
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Grade: 2nd - 6th (intro activity)
Topic: Classify, Classification
Objective: This activity will use the Guide to the Salt Marshes and Tidal Creeks of the Southeastern United States as a way of exploring the different organisms that live in the salt marsh habitat. Students will use critical thinking skills to match descriptions to the correct organism and also classify organisms based on different physical and behavioral characteristics. This activity also allows for students to conduct additional research to learn more about an organism by using the guide as a reference.
Oyster Habitats as Living Classrooms
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