Explore Bayville !

What is the Chesapeake Bay?  Why is it important to the people, plants, and animals that live in the six-state watershed that drains into the Bay?  What’s happening to the Bay today?  In this online experience, students explore these and other questions as they become virtual research assistants for a video production company looking for significant stories about the science of the Bay.

Online Clip Series

Chesapeake Bay (Windows Media) --(RealVideo) -- In this clip, learn about creatures that live in the Chesapeake Bay and why clean water is important for their existence.

King Neptune's Steed -- One species of seahorse makes its home in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists are attempting to solve the puzzle of this extraordinary creature.

Kiss the Fish -- Outdoors Maryland weaves the stories of Marylanders who struggle with constant change in "the natural order" as the state's resources are pressured by an ever-increasing growth in population.

Life in the Breakers (Windows Media) - (RealVideo) --- To understand the decline in the common Bluefish population better, a team of researchers is studying this toothy, feisty finfish and its life in the Chesapeake Bay and the breakers of the Atlantic Ocean.

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ITV

EnviroMysteries
Middle School
Thursday, July 31, 2008 (4 am)
"Water + ? = Trouble! " (#1 )
A team of teen environmental reporters try to find out what's making so many people in their town ill. Is it the water? the local seafood? or did the teens themselves do something to cause this epidemic? The multiethnic group looks at every angle in their investigation -- from the water cycle to the molecular nature of water. But, little do they know, they already have the answer at hand. Can your students figure it out as well?

Life in Marine and Freshwater Environments
Middle/High School
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (4 am)
"The Biology of Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands " (#1 )
This program explores life in the weedy shallows, open water and bottom communities of ponds and wetlands. The observations include the classical organisms studied in biology.

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Lesson Plans

American Field Guide - Ocean Habitats: The Intertidal Zone -- The Intertidal Zone presents a unique set of challenges for the organisms who live there.

Development and the Nature of the Water Cycle -- What impact does urban or suburban development have on the water cycle? In this activity, students will use the Bayville interactive, H20hNo!

Fatherly Fish -- In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about one type of fish that shows fatherly behavior. In the hit movie "Finding Nemo," Marlin the clown fish searches the ocean for his missing son.

International Year of the Ocean -- Kid's & Teacher's Resources -- offers information about oceanography, meteorology, resource conservation, and marine biology. Links are provided to information about coral reefs, threatened and endangered species, and educational programs such as GLOBE.

Introduction to Waves -- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about ocean waves. They begin by learning the components of a wave, and then discuss the meaning of wave height and wavelength.

Monsters in the Bay? -- What's lurking beneath the surface of the Chesapeake Bay? Is it an unidentified sea monster that hasn't yet been discovered? Are people possibly mistaking another animal such as a manatee or sturgeon for a sea monster?

NOAA Education Resources -- offers materials on weather, oceans and coasts, satellites and space, and long-term climate change.

NOVA - Shark Attack! -- Students explore ways to protect humans in the ocean from shark attacks and design special surfboards based on what they know about shark behavior.

Ocean and Coastal Response and Restoration -- allows students to learn about oil spills and hazardous chemical accidents through experiments that can be done at home, in the classroom, or for a science project.

Ocean Conservation: Getting the Word Out with Photographs -- This lesson, from Xpeditions, helps students understand that geography enables people to make sense of the world and prepare for the future

Ocean in Motion -- Have you ever wondered what makes the ocean move? Are waves, tides, and currents the same? In this lesson students will engage in three mini activities and learn the difference between tides, currents and waves.

Oceanography: A Science and Technology Focus Site -- explores ocean habitats, regions, and more. Learn how waves are created and where hydrothermal vents are found, or conduct one of the site's experiments to find out why big ships don't sink.

Scientific American Frontiers - Natural Born Robots: Swim Like A Fish -- Champion swimmers like the ocean-going bluefin tuna are faster and far more efficient than conventional submarines. Robotics engineers hope to imitate nature's design and build a better underwater vehicle.

Secrets of the Ocean Realm - The Great Whales -- Whales are warm-blooded mammals that can survive in water temperatures as frigid as the low-40s F. How do they manage to stay warm, even in the ice-cold waters of the North Pole and Antarctica?

Secrets of the Ocean Realm - Sharks -- Sharks are among the most successful and ancient groups of fishes. Fossil evidence indicates they have existed for more than 400 million years.

Secrets of the Ocean Realm - Star Gardens -- Tides, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the surface of the ocean, are predictable changes in sea level that occur at regular intervals.

Secrets of the Ocean Realm - City in the Sea -- Coral reefs are being damaged at an alarming rate due to overfishing and destructive fishing methods, pollution, coastal development, erosion, siltation, boat anchors, divers, storms, global warming, and, most of all, rising human populations.

Secrets of the Ocean Realm - Survival in the Sea -- This lesson explores the food chain in a marine environment.

What Do We Know About Nurse Shark Mating? -- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students use National Geographic articles to learn some basic information about nurse sharks and see photographs of scientists conducting nurse shark studies.

Why Study Nurse Shark Mating? -- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn basic information about nurse sharks and read articles describing recent studies in the Florida Keys.

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