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Lesson 2 - Plotting coordinates (Maths)
In this resource students are asked to read and plot coordinate points on behalf of a scientific research voyage from Cairns to Brisbane via a number of sample sites.
The additional extension material ask students to plot points using latitude and longitude.
The materials contain a detailed...
Lesson 3 - Plotting coordinates (Geography)
In this resource students are asked to explore longitude and latitude on behalf of a scientific research vessel.
In addition to introducing students to the idea of lines of latitude and longitude on the globe, the materials ask students to find the latitude and longitude of given points, and to plot the...
Lesson 4 - Estimation
This resource contains footage of a large dolphin pod, and asks students to use and justify their own assumptions in order to estimate how many dolphins are in the pod.
The presentation also includes details of the wildlife seen in the video, a brief quiz and prompts for a discussion about rounding length...
Lesson 5 - Underwater volcano hunting activity
In this resource students are asked to perform numerical calculations in order to reveal parts of an image of an underwater volcano chain.
Students must correctly answer the question contained on each square to reveal part of the map hidden behind the squares, in order to find the location of the underwater...
Lesson 6 - Hotspot Migration activity
In this resource students are asked to measure the distances between the seamounts and reefs on a map, convert their readings into kilometres, and plot the data on a graph to calculate the speed of the Australian plate.
The materials contain a detailed presentation, student worksheets and solutions.
Lesson 7 - Negative numbers under the sea
In this resource students are asked to help a team of scientists to investigate Lexington Seamount, a newly named underwater volcano located in the Coral Sea, off of Australia's east coast.
Using multibeam mapping technology, scientists have been able to produce maps of extinct underwater volcanoes that have...
This series of seven lessons were written by the University of Edinburgh with support from CSIRO, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
The materials contains detailed presentations, student worksheet, extension materials and solutions. Lessons can be used as...
The mission of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is to gather and apply knowledge, improve understanding and predict the behaviour of the natural environment and its resources. It was established in 1965.
NERC funds and manages research and training in earth system science, advancing knowledge...
Noisy Coral Reefs, Melting Ice Sheets and Whale Speak
In this podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Richard Hollingham hears how the underwater world isn't the soundless place often imagined. From chirping, gurgling and snapping sounds from busy coral reefs to clicking sperm whales, scientists are finding...
Ocean Currents and Great Tits
In this podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Richard Hollingham talks to Professor Meric Srokosz from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton about a new European Space Agency satellite, which was due to be launched on 2 November 2009.
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