ORSEA: Seafloor Graveyard

OOI buoy deployment

Lesson Overview

What is causing episodes of dead animals on the seafloor?
Students will investigate the cause of hypoxia events, how they are measured, and their connection to climate change. (Gr 9-10)

Lesson Materials Media
Program Name and Website
Oregon Marine Scientist and Educator Alliance
Grade Level
High School
Year
2021
Topic
Marine technology
OAH
Author
Sara Pursel, Taft 7-12 High School
Mitch Lampson, Toledo Jr/Sr High School
Jonathan Fram, Oregon State University

Lesson Standards

Next Generation Science Standards

  • LS2.A – Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
  • LS2.B – Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
  • LS2.C – Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience

Common Core Math Standards

  • HS.ID.A.1 - HS.ID.A.4
  • HS.ID.B.5 – HS.ID.B.6
  • HS.ID.C.7 – HS.ID.C.9

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