Image of Living Ocean Poster

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Studying Ocean Color From Space
Teacher's Guide with Activities

NOTE:The information and activities in this guide are related to the poster, The Living Ocean (WAL-145, February 1994). The poster is available electronically (700kbytes) by clicking here.

Photo Credits:
CZCS Image- NASA;
Dolphins - © Howard Hall;
Design - Internetwork Inc.

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The materials presented below were prepared for teachers of grades 9-10 by NASA's Office of Mission to Planet Earth's Education Office and were published in publication EP-307.

Life in the Oceans
The Ocean Isn't Just Blue
Phytoplankton
Carbon
The Earth
Activities
Answers

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More information:

  1. Ocean Color Viewed from Space, a great lesson in Ocean Color from the Athena Web Site.
  2. Ocean Color From Space - an online folder of ocean color imagery
  3. Classic CZCS Scenes - a tutorial about ocean color using some of the more interesting CZCS images.
  4. Phytoplankton and Ocean Productivity - from the University of Rhode Island
  5. The Gulf Stream: A Global Investigation - from the Stevens Institute of Technology. Includes a section on phytoplankton and classroom activities.

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