Biology Project: Gone Fishing

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The Coastal Ocean Observatory Laboratory (COOL) of Rutgers Marine and Coastal Sciences invites teachers and students to use the COOL Classroom, a series of Internet-based instructional modules that link middle and high school classrooms with active research investigations conducted by Rutgers scientists. In the Gone Fishing module, students explore the role of phytoplankton in the marine food web, and learn a lot about the experimental design in the process. A printable teacher's guide helps educators capitalize on students' natural fascination with the marine environment to improve basic skills training, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.

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Subject keyword(s)	Conservation, Ecology, Forestry and Agriculture, Ecosystems, Environmental change, Humans and the environment, Life science, Marine phytoplankton, Marine sciences, Marine sciences -- Experiments., Marine sciences -- Research., Marine sciences -- Study and teaching, Marine sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary), Marine sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Activity programs., Marine sciences -- Study and teaching (Middle school), Marine sciences -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Activity programs., Personal and social issues, Population dynamics
Grade level	Middle School, High School, Informal Education
Intended audience	Learner
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	text, text/html

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Biology Project: Gone Fishing Introduction: You have been selected to join the staff as the new writer of the hit fishing magazine “Gone Fishing” Your job is to write an article that will help fisherman predict where fish should be found in the coastal ocean off of New Jersey. You will be provided with a variety of scientific data to help you decide where the fish are and then write an article to share your predictions with fishing enthusiasts. The Task Your task is to: Find out how and where fish can be found in the ocean Investigate and predict where the fish might be off the coast of NJ based on data you collect from the COOLroom. Write an article for Gone Fishing magazine that explains how you can use scientific data to find fish and a prediction on where the fish are based on the real-time data you collect from the COOLroom. The Process: Your team (2-3 members) will: Form a hypothesis on what you think influences where to find fish populations in the ocean. Research the ocean food web. Learn where to find phytoplankton in the ocean. Practice analyzing satellite, fluorometry and CTD data to determine where phytoplankton are in the ocean. Collect real-time data over a 3-4 day period to make your prediction on where the fish are located. Write an article for "Gone Fishing" magazine that explains how you can use scientific data to find fish. You will make a prediction on where the fish are based on the real-time data you collect from the COOLroom. Your article can include maps and pictures from COOL Classroom or the COOLroom. Make a presentation of your article to your class. The class may even select the best article for submission on the COOL Classroom “Gone Fishing” virtual magazine.     Select Onec.o.o.l. cardscontrol roomc.o.o.l. terms