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Investigation: Life on a Hydrothermal Vent

NOAA Ocean Exploration

Investigation: Life on a Hydrothermal Vent

Is Lesson Plan High School

Sensemaking Checklist

Lesson Overview

In today's Daily Do, students engage in science and engineering practices to make sense of the hydrothermal vent ecosystem phenomenon. Students use the science ideas they develop about chemosynthesis to explain how dynamic ecosystems can survive in the absence of light. 

Download PDF

You can also access the Investigation: Life on a Hydrothermal Vent lesson from the NOAA Ocean Exploration website.

 

Materials

Individual Student Materials

  • Hydrothermal Vent Food Web Student Activity Sheet (page 12 of PDF)
  • Hydrothermal Vent Food Web Presentation (food web organism cards and instructions for online learning)
  • Whiteboards and Dry Erase Markers (or online collaboration space)

Equipment

• Video projection or online sharing capability

Acknowledgments

This is a NOAA Ocean Exploration Lesson. Additional lessons and other resources about the deep ocean can be found at the NOAA Ocean Exploration website. 

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