Green Crab Attack: European Green Crab Explainer Activity

*Popular lesson! Activity Overview This is a short explainer activity for a booth or similar informal education/outreach venue to share about marine invasive species monitoring and specifically European green crab in Alaska. Objectives Participants will engage hands-on with a crab monitoring trap and sorting marine creatures found. Participants will gain understanding about marine invasive species … Read more

Cleaner Harbor

Lesson Overview 6th-12th grade students investigate their local harbor, school parking lot, or other local area to identify pollution and learn about clean up. Objectives Students will identify and analyze non-point sources of pollution in a local area. Students will learn about efforts to minimize pollution. Student will create an action plan to prevent and … Read more

Basic Properties of Oil

*Popular lesson! Lesson Overview A chemistry lab for 4th-8th grade students to compare types of oil to understand the properties, uses, and dangers. Objectives Students will understand that petroleum is different from vegetable oil. Students will identify key properties of petroleum oil. Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8 Subject: Earth and Space Science, Chemistry, Conservation Concept: Patterns, Energy and Matter … Read more

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