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GeorgiaAquariumTeacher’sGuideGrades3-5WelcometoGeorgiaAquarium! WhattoExpectonYourFieldTrip UsingthisTeacher’sGuide STEAMStream:ClassroomLessonPlans
ColdWaterQuest:AnUnderwaterForestScience,Engineering,SocialStudies,FineArts
RiverScout:FishFamiliesandFolkloreMathematics,LanguageArts,Science,SocialStudies
Pier225:SurviveandThriveMathematics,Science,SocialStudies,FineArts
TropicalDiver:CoralintheClassroomMathematics,Science,FineArts
OceanVoyager:SizingUpSharksMathematics,Science,SocialStudies
MakeaSplash:GamesandPuzzles WordScramble:AnimalOffspring WordSearch:OceansandSeas
BeneaththeWaves:AdditionalResources GoFigure! AquariumAwarenessDays GeorgiaAquarium:ThroughtheYears DeeperDive:CurriculumCorrelations National: CommonCoreStateStandardsforMathematics CommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts NextGenerationScienceStandards C3FrameworkforSocialStudiesStateStandards NationalCoreArtsStandards State:Georgia,Alabama,Tennessee,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Florida ©2016GeorgiaAquarium:www.georgiaaquarium.orgAll rights reserved. Except for educational fair use, no portion of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by anymeans – electronic,mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other withoutexplicitpriorpermission.Multiplecopiesmayonlybemadebyorfortheteacherforeducationaluse.ContentcreatedbyTurnKeyEducation,Inc.forGeorgiaAquariumTurnKeyEducation,Inc.:www.turnkeyeducation.net
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WelcometoGeorgiaAquarium!WhattoExpectonYourFieldTrip
Georgia Aquarium is a must-see field tripdestination for students (and teachers!) of allages.Onyourclasstrip,youwillexperienceoneofthelargest, indoor,aquatichabitatsandoneofthemostabundantcollectionsofmarine lifeintheworld.
Georgia Aquarium is dedicated to globalleadership in the research and conservation ofaquatic animals. Since its founding, GeorgiaAquarium has been committed to educatingand inspiring current and future generationsthrough the respectful display of marinemammals, fish, invertebrates and many otheraquaticspecies.Aquariumstaff,volunteersandpartners positively impact the future of ourplanet by instilling in your students anappreciation for these extraordinary animalsandempoweringthemtobecomeadvocatesontheirbehalf.
Thesevendistinctgalleriesandmore than100exhibits within Georgia Aquarium representaquatic environments ranging from arctic totropical waters. Your students will discover adiverse assortment of animals sure to amaze,inspireandengagethemlikeneverbefore.
OceanVoyagerBuiltbyTheHomeDepotisthelargest exhibit at Georgia Aquarium andrepresentsour “oneworldocean.”Thehabitatholds 6.3million gallons ofwater and featureswhale sharks,which are the largest fish in theworld, and the only manta rays in a U.S.aquarium.ThisisalsowhereyoucanspotTank,the450-poundseaturtle!
InColdWaterQuest,youwillseeanimalsfromarctic regions and temperate seas, includingbelugawhales, southernseaottersandAfricanpenguins. If you are lucky, you may see apenguinwaddlingbyduring yourvisit.TrainersleadseveralAfricanpenguinsonadailyWaddleWalkacrossthemainAtrium.
Studentscanlearnfirsthandabouttheplightofthis endangered species and the Aquarium’spreservationefforts.
Tropical Diver is the colorful home to morethan 300 species of fish and other aquaticanimals representing Indo-Pacific reefecosystems.With164,000gallonsofwater,thePacificBarrierReefhabitatisoneofthelargestliving reef exhibits in the United States. Lookclosely. Approximately 25% of the reef wall islivecoral.
SouthernCompanyRiverScoutisanimmersiveexperience showcasing the diversity offreshwater species around the world. In thisgallery, studentswalk amidst thewaters of anoverheadrivertodiscovertheincrediblevarietyof animals found in the lakes and rivers ofAfrica, South America, Asia and right here inGeorgia.Watchoutforthepiranha!
SunTrust Pier 225 is home to the charismaticCaliforniasea lion.Theseplayfulpinnipeds(thenameformarinemammalsthathavefrontandrear flippers) and their dedicated trainers givestudents the chance to see training activitiesfirsthand while they learn about sea lionconservationandwhattheycandotohelp.
Upstairs in Aquanaut Adventure: A DiscoveryZone your students will navigate through aseries of activities and challenges. Along theway, theywill learnabout aquatic animals andecosystems to become a certified GeorgiaAquariumAquanaut!
AT&T Dolphin Tales features an educationalpresentation that shows your class how theincredible dolphins at Georgia Aquarium aretrained and cared for and how to protectdolphinsintheirnaturalhabitat.Inaddition,thenewly renovated 4D Funbelievable Theateremploys interactive seats and special effects
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built into the theater itself. There is a rotatingseries of 20-minute films based on animatedtheatrical releases. Your field trip ticketsincludethetheaterandallanimalgalleriesandpresentations. Please know that presentationsare subject to availability and are on a firstcome,firstservedbasis.
GeorgiaAquariumoffersyourstudentsauniqueopportunitytoseeSTEAM(science,technology,
engineering, the arts and math) learning atwork, both above the ground and under thewater. Youwill find that you canuse the topicof aquatic life, along with the enrichingexperiences at the Aquarium itself, to connectthe educational themes of these galleries toyour national and local STEAM curricula andcontentrequirements.
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UsingthisTeacher’sGuide
As a companion to your experience atGeorgiaAquarium, this Teacher’s Guide has beencreated to complement your classroominstruction and make the most of your schoolfield trip. It contains original, assessable,STEAM-related classroom lesson plans for youtouseandshare.
The Elementary School Teacher’s Guideincludesdynamicactivitiesandassignmentsforstudentsingradesthreethroughfive.Therearealso Teacher’s Guides for Middle School andHigh School. Each Guide is designed to beflexible and used to best meet the needs andcapabilities of your class. You know yourstudentsbetterthananyoneelse!
Following this Introduction, you will find“STEAM Stream,” a section consisting of fiveinterdisciplinary Classroom Lesson Plans, eachfeaturingagalleryyouwillvisitonyourfieldtripto the Aquarium. The lesson plans begin withinstructionpagesandanswerkeysforteachers.These include a list of the appropriate contentareas and skills addressed by the activities inthelesson.Roundingoutthelessonsareready-to-copyStudentActivityworksheetsthatcenteronkeySTEAMtopicsfeaturedonyourtour.
The first lessonplan is “ColdWaterQuest:AnUnderwater Forest.” Students will completefour activities to learn what science,engineering, history and art have to do withunderstandingtheimportanceofgiantkelp.
“River Scout: Fish Families and Folklore,” thesecondlessonplan,invitesstudentstocompareand contrast three species of catfish based onappearance and habitat. Students combinescience,literatureandarttocreateillustrationsfor one of two traditional folktales featuringcatfish.
In the next lesson, “Pier 225: Survive andThrive,”studentscomparethemaximumspeed
of a sea lion with the speeds of several othernon-fish residents at the Aquarium.Next, theywillinvestigatepossibleconnectionsbetweenElNiño and the unusual mortality events, orUMEs, threateningmarine life off the coast ofCalifornia.
“Tropical Diver: Coral in the Classroom” asksstudents to solve math problems about thePacific Barrier Reef habitat and then createcolorfulsculpturesthatreplicatecoralreefs.
The fifth lessonplan is“OceanVoyager: SizingUp Sharks.”Whale sharks take center stage inthis lesson plan that begins with a historicdescriptionof the species. Studentswill designa life-sized,two-dimensionaloutlineofawhaleshark for the classroom and compare thesegentlegiantstoothersharksattheAquarium.
Next, in “Make a Splash,” games and puzzlesrelatetothemesyouencounteronyourvisittoGeorgia Aquarium. One is a word search andthe other is a word scramble. These areexcellentactivitiesforyourbusridetoandfromthe Aquarium or to assign for extra credit asyou see fit. Under “Beneath the Waves,” thenext section in this Teacher’s Guide, you willfind facts and figures, a list of Aquariumawareness days and a timeline of Aquariumhistory.
We know how important it is to justify fieldtrips and document how instructional time isspent outside of your classroom. To that end,thisTeacher’sGuideisdirectlycorrelatedtotheCommonCoreStateStandardsforMathematicsandEnglishLanguageArts,theNextGenerationScienceStandards,theC3FrameworkforSocialStudies State Standards and the National CoreArts Standards. These correlations areorganized by content and grade level. You canreadily see how they fit into your requiredcurriculum,makingiteasytoconnectafieldtripto Georgia Aquarium with your classroom
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instruction. Following the national curricula,you will find the Georgia PerformanceStandards and Standards of Excellence. Inaddition,specificrequirementsareprovidedforAlabama, Florida, North Carolina, SouthCarolinaandTennessee.
This Teacher’s Guide features a curriculumdesigned to offer a memorable learningclassroom experience that is interdisciplinaryand applicable across several grade levels. You
canusethisGuidebeforeandafteryourvisittoGeorgia Aquarium, year after year. It will helpprepare students for the teachable momentsfoundthroughoutGeorgiaAquarium.Whenyouget back to school, refer to the Guide as youcontinue to explore connections between thethemes of the field trip and your classroomSTEAMinstruction.
Ready to get started? Let’s blow the trainer’swhistleanddiverightin!
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Science,Engineering,SocialStudies,FineArtsLifeScience,DesignChallenge,PrimarySources,VisualArt
LessonPlan1ColdWaterQuest:AnUnderwaterForestTeacherInstructions
Giant kelpmight look likeplants your studentsseeonland,butitisactuallyakindofalgae—averylargebrownalga,Macrocystispyrifera.Itisoneof the fastestgrowingorganismsonEarth.In fact, it can grow up to one foot in a day.ImagineifthekelphabitatatGeorgiaAquariumhadlive,growingkelp.Itwouldn’ttakelongforthekelptobetallerthanthebuilding!
Instead, the kelp at the Aquarium is made ofplastic. The base is thick and flat, so it can beburiedinthebottomofthehabitat.Ifthereisalot of movement in the water, a flat sheet ofplasticisattachedtothebaseforextrastability.WhilethekelpintheColdWaterQuestgalleryis not real, the animals living there mostcertainlyare.
This unique underwater forest is home topurple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotuspurpuratus). They are a food source for an
animal featured in its own habitat in ColdWater Quest, the southern sea otter (Enhydralutris nereis). This otter is considered a“keystone species,” which means it plays animportantroleinkeepingitsecosystemhealthyandbalanced.Akelpforestecosystemisoneofthe most diverse and delicately balancedecosystemsonEarth.
Your students will complete four activities tolearnwhatscience,engineering,historyandarthave todowithunderstanding the importanceof giant kelp. Depending on the grade level ofyour students and your class schedule, theseactivitiescanbedoneasagroup(oneperday)or in teams at stations set up around yourclassroom. If youare inneedofa fifth station,provide an area with dictionaries for yourstudents to define the “Terms to Know” fromthe introduction to the Student Activity.
Activity1,Science:BalanceanEcosystem
Studentswillworkingroupsusingmulti-coloredclayandtoothpickstocreateamodelthatrepresentsthedelicatebalanceneededinorderforthekelpforestecosystemtostayhealthy.Blueclaystandsforthe balanced ecosystem, purple symbolizes the urchins, green corresponds to the kelp and brownrepresentstheotters.Play-Doh®canbeusedinplaceofclay.Studentswillthenanswerquestionsabouttheirobservationsandconclusions.
Materials• 1containerofbluemodelingclay(eachgroupneedsenoughtomakeaping-pong-sizedball)• 1containerofpurplemodelingclay(eachgroupneedsenoughtomakeamarble-sizedball)• 1containerofbrownmodelingclay(eachgroupneedsenoughtomakeamarble-sizedball)• 1containerofgreenmodelingclay(eachgroupneedsenoughtomakeamarble-sizedball)• Toothpicks(3pergroup)
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AnswerKey1. Green=kelp,brown=otter,purple=urchin2. The“pyramid”becomeslopsidedandfallsover.Itmightbeabletobestandupbalancedonjust
thetwotoothpickswiththepurpleandgreenclay,butonlybriefly.3. No,itfallsoverandcannotsupporttheblueball.Themodelisnolongerbalanced.4. The otterswill disappear and the urchinswill destroy the kelp again, creating another urchin
barren.
Activity2,History:ReadaPrimarySource
Studentswill readapartofan interviewwithDorothyBarnes,anartistandbasketmaker fromOhio.The interview was conducted and recorded in 2003 for the Smithsonian Institution. (Oral historyinterviewwith Dorothy Gill Barnes, 2003May 2-7, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-dorothy-gill-barnes-12427). This excerptdescribes timeshespentwith theMaoripeople inNewZealandandtheways theyusedgiantkelp intheireverydaylives,beyondweavingitintobaskets.Tosetthisactivityupasastation,printthepassagefromtheStudentActivitypageinlargefontforaposter,orprojectitonascreenforthestudentsinthegrouptoreadtogetherandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
AnswerKey1. Ball2. Theymadeslippersoutofit.3. Plasticbags4. Theyhadaceremonytoreturnthekelptothesea.
Activity3,Art:WeaveaBasket
Studentswillweavetheirownbasketsusingstripsofpaperorraffiatorepresentkelp.Olderstudentscancut theirownstripsofpaper,butyounger studentsmayworkbestwithprecutmaterials.DisplayyourclassartworkinyourroomortheMediaCenterbeforeorafteryourfieldtriptoGeorgiaAquarium.
For inspiration, showyour students imagesofbasketswovenby contemporaryartistswithgiant kelpandbullkelp(anotherlarge,brownalga):
• www.vincentmasseypottery.com/baskets/kelp/• www.cnch.org/cnchnet/spring-2011/kelp-basketry/• www.pointreyesart.com/artist/Lina%20Jane%20Prairie
Materials• Papercup(1perstudent)• Scissors• Longstripsofconstructionpaperorraffiainbrownsandgreens• Tape
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Activity4,DesignChallenge:EngineerBuoyantKelp
Afterreadingaboutthemajorstructuresofgiantkelp—theholdfast,stipeandblades—ontheStudentActivitypage,yourclasswillattemptto“reverseengineer”thepneumatocysts.Pneumatocystsarethegas-filledfloatsofthekelpplantthatkeepituprightandbuoyant,allowingthebladestoreachsunlightforphotosynthesis.EventheartificialkelpinColdWaterQuestuseshollowfloatstohelpitstayupright.
Provideeachgroupofstudentswithaboxcontainingthesupplieslistedbelowforthedesignchallenge.Studentswillnotknowwhichmaterialstheyhavetoworkwithuntiltheyopenthebox.Thelist isnotdefinitivesofeelfreetoincludeadditionalmaterials.Studentswillhaveonechancetotesttheirmodelinacontainerofwaterandrevisetheirdesignasneededbeforetheirfinalpresentationtotheclass.
Studentsshoulddiscoverthatcreatingfloatsoftheirown,suchasusingthesmallballoonsorping-pongballsfullofair,isthebestmethodofkeepingthekelpvertical.Althoughthereisnotonecorrectwaytobuildamodel,eachdesignmustmeetthefollowingcriteria:
• Thestipemustbemadefromthepieceofrope.• Thebladeshavetobemadefromthestripsofplasticbagsortheplasticstreamers.• Thereshouldbeatleastthreeblades.• Thekelpmodelmuststayanchoredtothebottomoftheaquariumorcontainer.• Thestipemustbeabletostayuprightforoneminute.
Materialstotestthemodel:• Aquariumorlargetransparentplasticbin• Water• Stopwatchorclock
Materialsinaboxforthedesignchallenge:• Pipecleaners• Rocks• Straws• Tape• Glue• Scissors• Pingpongballs• Golfballs• Baggies• Sand• Smallballoons
• Plasticstreamers• Stripscutfromplasticgroceryandtrash
bags• Piecesofropecuttoalengththatisjust
undertheheightofyourwatertank• Plasticandpapercupsofvarioussizes• Beadsofdifferentsizes• Rubberbands• Paperclips• Yarn
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ColdWaterQuest:AnUnderwaterForestStudentActivity
Giantkelpmight look likeplantsyouseeonland,butitisactuallyakindofalgae—a very large brown alga,Macrocystis pyrifera. It is one of thefastest growing organisms on Earth.Infact,itcangrowuptoonefootinaday. Imagine if the kelp habitat atGeorgia Aquarium had live, growingkelp. It wouldn’t take long for thekelptobetallerthanthebuilding!
Instead, the kelp at the Aquarium ismadeofplastic.Thebaseisthickandflat,soitcanbeburiedinthebottomof the habitat. If there is a lot ofmovement in thewater, a flat sheetof plastic is attached to thebase forextra stability.While the kelp in theAquarium’sColdWaterQuestgalleryis not real, the animals living theremostcertainlyare.
This unique underwater forest ishome to purple sea urchins(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus).Theyareafoodsourceforananimalfeatured in its own habitat in ColdWaterQuest, thesouthernseaotter(Enhydra lutris nereis). This otter isconsidered a “keystone species,”which means it plays an importantrole inkeeping itsecosystemhealthyand balanced. A kelp forestecosystemisoneofthemostdiverseand delicately balanced ecosystemsonEarth.
Completethefollowingfouractivitiesto learn what science, engineering,history and art have to do withunderstanding the importance of agiantkelpforest.
Terms to Know: algae, barren, buoyant, century, diverse, excerpt, frond,indigenous,keystonespecies,Maori,mimic,photosynthesis,pneumatocyst,slat
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Activity1,Science:BalanceanEcosystem
ThesouthernseaotterhasitsownlargehabitatintheColdWaterQuestgallery.Butinthewild,itisoftenfoundinkelpforestswhereitfeastsonseaurchins.Allthreeofthesespecies—urchins,ottersandkelp—mustbeintherightamounttobalancethisuniqueoceanecosystem.Otterseatseaurchins.Seaurchinseatkelp.Kelp attracts the urchins, as well as other favorite food sources for the otters.Thousandsofotherspeciesfindfoodandshelterinthekelpforests,too.
Follow these instructions tobuild amodelof this ecosystemanddiscoverwhathappenswhenitbecomesunbalanced.
Materials• Bluemodelingclay• Purplemodelingclay• Brownmodelingclay• Greenmodelingclay• 3toothpicks
Steps1. Rolltheblueclayintoaballaboutthesizeofaping-pongball.Thisblueball
representsahealthyCaliforniakelpforestinthePacificOcean.2. Rollthepurpleclayintoasmallballaboutthesizeofamarble.3. Rollthebrownclayintoasmallballaboutthesizeofamarble.4. Rollthegreenclayintoasmallballaboutthesizeofamarble.5. Connecteachof the smallerballsofmodelingclay to the largeronewith
thethreetoothpicks.Formapyramid,ortripod,thatbalancestheblueballontopwiththethreesmallerballsonyourtableordesk.
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Seaurchin Seaotter Giantkelp
1. Eachofthethreesmallerballs (purple,brownandgreen)standsforapartofthe California kelp forest ecosystemmodel. Look at the pictures of the urchin,otterandkelptomatcheachonetothecoloredclayrepresentingit.
Green: Brown: Purple:
2. In the last century, otters in the kelp forests off the coast of Californiawerealmosthuntedtoextinctionfortheirfur.Removethebrownballanditstoothpickfromyourhabitatmodelanddescribewhathappens.Willitstillstandup?Istheblueballstillsupported?
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3. Withouttheotterstoeattheseaurchins,therewasnothingtostoptheurchinsfromeatingthekelp.Whenurchinsatethroughthekelpuntiltherewasnothingleft,itcausedwhatiscalledan“urchinbarren.”Everythingelseinthekelpforestalso lost their home, food and protection. Now remove the green ball andtoothpick from your model. What happens to it? Can it stand up? What hashappenedtoyourbalancedmodel?
4. Althoughtheycannotbehuntedanymore,ottersarestillendangeredandfacemanythreatsaroundtheworld,fromoilspillstoparasitestodiseasescausedbypollution.Basedonwhatyoulearnedfromyourmodel,whatcouldhappentothekelpforestecosystemifhumansdon’tfindwaystoprotecttheotters?
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Activity2,History:ReadaPrimarySource
DorothyGillBarnesisanartistandbasketmakerwholivesinOhio.Shetraveledtheworldtolearnandteachaboutbasketry.InthisinterviewfortheSmithsonianInstitution (the world’s largest museum and research complex), she describestime she spent inNewZealandwith thenativeMaori people. She learnedhowtheyusedgiantkelpintheireverydaylives,beyondweavingitintobaskets.ReadtheexcerptbelowfromDorothyGillBarnesandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Wemadeballsthatcouldbebounced.AndwemadeslippersthattheMaoriused tomakebydrawingaroundyour footongiant kelp, opening it, andputtingyourfootinitsothatyoucouldwalkonthebeachwithoutyourfeetgetting too hot. So itwas amix ofwonderful tradition and ethnic storiesabout their past and how they carried these kelp things between canoeswithblanketsinthemtokeepthem[theblankets]dry;theyusedthemlikeplasticbags:thisbigpieceofkelp.
Soallthatwasfun,butthethingthatwasmostwonderfulattheendwasthe incredible respect theMaori had for the material. When we finishedwithit…wehadaveryquiet,respectful,littleceremonyattheedgeofthewater, andweput the kelp back into the sea.Wedid not throw it in thegarbage.Weputitbackwherewehadtakenit,andwiththekindofrespectthatIthinkisbeautiful.
1. Whatkindoftoycouldtheymakewiththekelp?
2. HowdidtheMaoriusekelptoprotecttheirfeet?
3. To what does she compare the piece of kelp used to keep blankets dry incanoes?
4. HowdidtheMaorishowrespectfortheirenvironmentandnaturalresources?
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Activity3,Art:WeaveaBasket
Indigenouspeopleshaveusedgiantkelpasanaturalresourceforcenturies.It isperfect forweavingbasketsbecause it is long, strongand flexible.Today,whenkelp isused toweavebaskets, it is respectedasa formofart. Follow thestepsbelow to weave your own basket, similar to those still made from kelp today.Display your class artwork in your class roomor in theMediaCenter beforeorafteryourfieldtriptoGeorgiaAquarium.
Materials• Papercup• Scissors• Longstripsofconstructionpaperorraffiainbrownsandgreens• Tape
Steps1. Makevertical (up-and-down)cutsall thewayaroundthepapercup.Start
atthetopandcut,downtothebottombutdonotcutintothebottomofthecup.
2. Lay your cut cupout flaton the table. It should look likea sunwith longrays.
3. Tapeyourfirststripofpapertothebottomofthecup.4. Beginweaving thepaper strips over andunder, around the vertical slats.
Pull the strips tight enough that the cup,which is becoming your basket,beginstostanduprightagain.
5. Usethetapetoattachadditionalpaperstripsasyougo.6. Continueweavinguntilyoureachthetopofthecuptoformyourbasket.
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Activity4,DesignChallenge:EngineerBuoyantKelp
ThekelpatGeorgiaAquariumismadeofplasticbut it mimics real structures of giant kelp,including its holdfasts, stipes and blades. Aholdfast looks liketherootsofa landplantbutitdoesnotworklikeone.Itsonlyjobistoattachthe kelp to something on the bottom of theocean. Since photosynthesis takes place in the
blades, or fronds, they need to reach thesunlightatthesurfaceofthewater.The“stem”or “trunk” of the kelp is the stipe. It is floppyandcannotstanduponitsown.Ifthestipedoesnot support the kelp, then how does it staybuoyant and grow upright? Engineer your ownkelpmodeltofindouthow!
Using only the items in the box provided by your teacher, create a kelpmodelthatfollowstheserules:
• Thestipemustbemadefromthepieceofrope.• The blades have to bemade from the strips of plastic bags or the
plasticstreamers.• Thereshouldbeatleastthreeblades.• Thekelpmodelmuststayanchoredtothebottomof theaquarium
orcontainer.• Thestipemustbeabletostayuprightforoneminute.
Youwillhaveonechancetotestyourmodel inwaterandmakeanychangestoyourdesignbeforeyourfinalpresentationtotheclass.
Kelpforestsareimportantbecauseoftheirhighproductivityanddiversity.
https://www.nps.gov/cabr/learn/nature/kelp-forest.htm
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1. Whichmaterialsdidyouuse?
2. Describechangesyoumadetoyourdesignafteryoutesteditinwaterthefirsttime,includingchangesinthematerialsyouused.
3. Howlongdidyourfinaldesignstayafloat?
4. Sketchyourfinaldesigninthespacebelow.
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Mathematics,LanguageArts,Science,SocialStudiesMeasurement,Folktales,LifeScience,History
LessonPlan2RiverScout:FishFamiliesandFolkloreTeacherInstructions
Rivers are a source of life for animals andpeople all over the world. The SouthernCompany River Scout gallery at GeorgiaAquarium showcases awide variety of animalsfound in the rivers of four continents - Africa,SouthAmerica,AsiaandNorthAmerica.Asyouexplore the Overhead River habitat on yourfield trip, encourage your students to look up.InadditiontofishfromalloverNorthAmerica,theywillseemanyspeciesnativetothestateofGeorgia. Watch for familiar varieties of bass,troutandgar!
This“fish-eye”viewofatypicalNorthAmericanriver contains about 45,000 gallons of waterand is home to the three kinds of catfish youwill read about in this lesson: the channelcatfish,bluecatfishandflatheadcatfish.About3,000 known species of catfish are swimmingaroundonEarth.Thereareprobablyevenmorewaiting to be discovered since they live oneverycontinentexceptAntarctica.
Catfishrangeinlengthfromjustafewinchestoaboutninefeetlong.Thelargestfreshwaterfishin theworld is probably the giant catfish fromthe Mekong River in southeast Asia. Somecatfish even live in saltwater!Most catfish are
nocturnal,havebarbels and liveat thebottomoffreshwaterhabitats.
InPart1,studentswilluseachartwithdataonthree common catfish from North America:channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), bluecatfish (Ictalurus furcatus) and flathead catfish(Pylodictisolivaris).Questionswillcompareandcontrast the fish based on appearance andhabitat. Note that the lengths provided in thechart are maximums. The average specimenseeninitsnaturalhabitatandonyourclassvisittoRiverScoutwillbemuchsmaller.
In Part 2, students will read two NativeAmericanfolktalesaboutacatfishandamoose,eachwithaverydifferentending.Thefirststoryhas been attributed to both the MenomineepeoplesintheGreatLakesregionandtheSiouxof the Great Plains. However, it is likely thatversionsofthistaleweretoldwherevercatfishandmoosesharedterritory.Thesecondstoryisalso from a Menominee tale, but has beenretold for more than a century as a moralitytale, or fable. The activity concludes with anopportunity for your students to combinescience,literatureandarttocreateillustrationsoragraphicnovelforoneofthetwofolktales.
AnswerKey
Part11. Channel,blue2. Answerscanincludeanytwoofthefollowing:samenumberofbarbels,samehabitats,allfound
inNorthAmerica,allcanbepredators.3. Channel4. Channel=4ft4in,blue=5ft5in,flathead=5ft1in
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5. Blue,flathead6. Channel7. Flathead8. Channel,blue;becausethefirstwordintheirscientificnameisthesame(Ictalurus)
Part21. (a.)catfishandmoose,(b.)pondorlake2. Catfishinthefirstone;mooseinthesecondone.3. Mooseinthefirstone;catfishinthesecondone.4. Themoosestompedonthemfortryingtostabhimwithspears.5. Answerswill vary,but shouldexplain the last lineaboutnot judging someoneby their sizeor
aboutbeingnicetoeveryonenomatterwhoyouare.6. Answerswillvarydependingonyourlocation,butforanyplaceinthesouthernoreasternUS,
they do not. These stories could be from the northeast region (long ago), upperMidwest, ornorthwesternUS.
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RiverScout:FishFamiliesandFolkloreStudentActivity
Riversareasourceoflifeforanimalsand people all over the world. TheSouthern Company River Scoutgallery at Georgia Aquariumshowcases awide variety of animalsfoundintheriversoffourcontinents- Africa, South America, Asia andNorth America. As you explore theOverheadRiver habitat on your fieldtrip,besuretolookup.InadditiontofishfromalloverNorthAmerica,youwill see many species native to thestate of Georgia. Watch for familiarvarietiesofbass,troutandgar.
This“fish-eye”viewofatypicalNorthAmericanrivercontainsabout45,000gallons ofwater and the three kindsof catfish you will read about here:the channel catfish, blue catfish and
flathead catfish. About 3,000 knownspecies of catfish are swimmingaroundonEarth.Thereareprobablyeven more waiting to be discoveredsince they live on every continentexceptAntarctica.
Catfish range in length from just afew inches to nearly nine feet long.The largest freshwater fish in theworld is probably the giant catfishfrom theMekong River in southeastAsia. Somecatfishareeven found insaltwater!Mostcatfisharenocturnal,have barbels and live at the bottomof freshwater habitats. Get ready tocombinescience,math,literatureandart to learn more about catfishfamilies and folklore.
Terms to Know: ancestors, antagonist, barbels, bellow, carnivore, ecosystem,maximum,native,nocturnal,omnivore,protagonist,species,traits
Part1:CatfishFamilies
Scientistsdividetheanimalkingdomintophyla,classes,ordersandfamiliesbasedonphysicaltraits, likewhetherornotananimalhasabackbone,andwhattheircommonancestorsmightbe.Allcatfishbelongtooneorder,called“Siluriformes,”whichmeans“ray-finnedfishes.”Thisoneorder is furtherdivided intoabout40differentfamiliesofcatfish.
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Name Class Date The three species of catfish swimming overhead in River Scout belong to thesame family. Channel, blue and flathead catfishes are all “Ictalurids.” Use thechart below to compare and contrast these three common North Americancatfishesbasedonhowtheylookandhowtheylive.
Channelcatfish Bluecatfish FlatheadcatfishTailfin forked forked rectangular
Barbels 8 8 8Maximumlength 52inches(132cm) 65inches(165cm) 61inches(155cm)
Diet omnivore carnivore carnivore
Habitat lakes,ponds,rivers,streams
lakes,ponds,rivers,streams
lakes,ponds,rivers,streams
ContinentNorthAmerica;introducedinEuropeandAsia
NorthAmerica NorthAmerica
Roleinecosystem predatorandprey predatorandprey predator
Scientificname Ictaluruspunctatus Ictalurusfurcatus Pylodictisolivaris
1.Whichtwocatfishhavesimilartailfinshapes?
2.Listtwotraitsthatallthreefishshare.
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4.Convertthemaximumlengthforeachfishtofeetandinches. 5.Whichtwocatfisharethemostsimilarinsize? 6. Although all three fish are native to North America, which one has beenintroducedtootherpartsoftheworld? 7.Whichfishisatthetopofthefoodchaininitsecosystem? 8. Basedontheirscientificnames,whichof thecatfishwouldyouexpecttobemorecloselyrelated?Why?
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Name Class Date Part2:CatfishFolktalesCatfish have shared their habitats with people for as long as there have beenhumansontheEarth.Howdoweknow?Catfishshowupinancientfolktalestoldaroundtheworld.Forexample,oneJapanesemythexplainsthatearthquakesarecausedbyagiantcatfishlivinginthemudundertheislands.CatfishalsoappearinNativeAmericanlegends.Below,aretwoshortstoriesthatboth featurea catfishandamoose,buteach storyhasa verydifferentending.Readthetales,thencompareandcontrasttheminthequestionsthatfollow.Folktale:HOWTHECATFISHGOTAFLATHEAD
A long timeago,whentheanimalscouldstill talk, thechiefof thecatfishtribeannouncedthathewastiredofonlyeatingthings inthemudatthebottomof the lake.He decided that the catfish should eatmeat instead,likethewolves,andcameupwithaplantokillamoosefordinner.“Let’swaituntilthemoosecomestotheedgeofthewatertodrinkandeatthelilypads,”hetoldhistribe.“Heusuallycomesatsunset,sowewillhideuntilthen,andthenwewillspearhim.”Allofthecatfishagreedthiswasagoodidea,sotheyhidandwaitedamongthelilypads.Themoosecamewhenthesunwasattheedgeofthesky.Heslowlyatethegrassesat thewater’sedgeandeventuallywalked intothelake.The chiefof the catfish toldhis tribe, “He is in!Butwait until themoosewalksfartherintothelake.Iwillspearhimwhenheisindeeperwater.”Thecatfishcontinuedtohideandwaituntilthemoosemovedintodeeperwater.Suddenly,thechiefofthecatfishspearedthemooseashardashe
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could!Themoose jumpedupandbellowedwithpain.Hewasscaredandhurtatthesametime.
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Themooseyelled,“Whatisthis?Whohasspearedmeinmyleg?Iwillfindoutwhohasdonethis!”Heputhisheadunderthewaterandsawallofthecatfish, hiding among the grasses and lily pads, waiting to stab himwiththeir spears. Themoose realized that the catfishwere planning to attackhimandeathim.Now, themoose was very angry with the catfish tribe, and he bellowedagain, “Catfishhas spearedme inmy leg! Iwillmakewaron them! Iwilltrample this tribe into the mud! Hear me! I will go to war!" He beganjumpingand stomping in thewateralong theedgeof the lake, tramplingthecatfishwithhisbighooves.“Catfish!Youhavespearedme in the legandnow Iwill trampleyou intothe mud!” he announced. When he had stomped and flattened everycatfishhecouldfindintothemuddylakebottom,Moosefeltsatisfiedandleft thewater.Slowly, themembersof thecatfish tribe thathadsurvivedthestompingbegantowiggleoutofthemudandswimaway.Today,allofthecatfishhaveflatheadsbecauseofthewarwagedontheirgrandfathers by themoose who stomped on them long ago. The catfishalso still carry their spears, which are stuck onto their heads as barbels.Now,theyaresoafraidofthemoosethattheyhideduringthedayandonlycomeouttoeatatnight.
Folktale:THECATFISHANDTHEMOOSE
Moosewaswalking along the river bankwhen he saw Catfish. "Why areyoulyingthereinthewater?"Moosebellowed.
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"IcameherebecauseIchoseto,"saidthelittlefish."Whatbusinessisitofyours? I wasmade to live in thewater, and I have a perfect right to behere."
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"Well,what'sthegoodofyourgettingangry?"demandedMoose."Youaresosmallcomparedtome.AllIneedtodoistokickyoujustonce,andthatwillsettleyou.Ihavehalfamindtodoit,too."So Moose rushed straight into the water to stomp on the Catfish, justbecause he could. AsMoose raised his leg to kick Catfish, the fish rolledoveronhisback.HepointedhisfinsatMoose,yelling:"Takethat!"Moose stomped on Catfish, driving one of the stinging fins way into hisfoot.ThepainwassogreatthatMooseleapedclearoutofthewaterandranupintothewoods.ThestingfromCatfishwaslikefire,andithurtmoreandmore.Moose lay down on the ground, rolling over and over in painuntilhedied.It iswrongtodespiseanylivingthing,nomatterhowsmallandhumbleitappearstobe.
1. (a.)Whoare themaincharacters inboth stories? (b.)What is the settingofbothstories? 2.Whoistheantagonist,or“badguy,”ineachstory?
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Name Class Date 3.Whoistheprotagonist,or“goodguy,”ineachstory? 4.Accordingtothefirststory,whydocatfishhaveflattenedheadsandbarbels? 5.Inyourownwords,whatisthemoralofthesecondstory? 6.Dothehabitatsofcatfishandmooseoverlapwhereyoulive?WheremighttheNativeAmericanswhotoldthesestorieslongagohavelived? AquariumArt!Chooseagraphicdesignchallengefeaturingoneofthetwocatfishfolktales.
CreateillustrationstoshowfourimportantmomentsfromHowtheCatfishGotaFlatHead.
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RecreateTheCatfishandtheMooseasacomicstriporgraphicnovel,completewithspeechbubblesfortheanimals’words.
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Mathematics,Science,SocialStudies,FineArtsOperations,Data,LifeScience,U.S.History,VisualArt
LessonPlan3Pier225:SurviveandThriveTeacherInstructionsAs part of your field trip, your students willenjoy a presentation called “Under theBoardwalk” in the SunTrust Pier 225 gallery.There, they will meet Georgia Aquarium’sCalifornia sea lions (Zalophus californianus).Two of them, Neptune and Jupiter, survived arecentunusualmortalityevent,orUME.Thesetwoanimals, and thousandsmore,were foundstranded andmalnourished on the beaches ofCalifornia in 2015. Despite many attempts torehabilitate Neptune and Jupiter, theycontinued to wash ashore. Finally, experts atthe National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) decided they could notbereleasedintotheoceanagain.To see how these two sea lions made theirjourney from California to Atlanta, show yourstudents this short video: “Caring Together forSea Lions: Rescue and Arrival” atwww.youtube.com/watch?v=29yBPKrJDTA.
GeorgiaAquarium is proud to provide a caringhometothesepinnipeds, thenameformarinemammals that have front and rear flippers.Alongwithother rescuedsea lionsatPier225,Neptune and Jupiter interact with Aquariumtrainerstoeducateguestsaboutthechallengesthey face in their natural habitat in the PacificOcean.InPart1of this lessonplan, students comparethe maximum speed of a sea lion with thespeedsofseveralothernon-fishresidentsattheAquarium. Students will also consider howphysical adaptations make it easier for thesemammalstothrive intheocean.Part2takesastatistical and historical look at sea lionUMEs,includingtheonethatresulted inNeptuneandJupiter coming to Georgia Aquarium. At itsconclusion,studentswilldesignaninvestigationinto the connections between El Niño andUMEs.
AnswerKeyPart1
1. 2. Seaotter,harborseal,Africanpenguin,belugawhale,bottlenosedolphin,sealion3. 19mph4. Belugawhaleandbottlenosedolphin,Africanpenguinandharborseal
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5. 10-20mph6. seaotter7. Answerswillvaryandmightincludeflippers,fins,andwebbedfeet;whiskers;streamlined
bodies;abilitytoholdtheirbreath;orblubber8. Penguin;it’sabirdandtherestaremammals9. Answerswillvarybutshoulddescribehowthe“feet”ofthesemammalslooklikefinsorare
spreadoutlikefeathers,tohelpthemswim10. Answerswillvaryandmightincludesizeofthefrontandbackflippers,positionofthefrontand
backflippers,orpresenceof“ears”onthesealion.InthecaseoftheparticularanimalsatGeorgiaAquarium,theyarealsodifferentsizesanddifferentcolors.
Part2
1. Bothstateshavelongcoastlines2. 6/60=1/103. 10%4. Assessbasedoninclusionoftherespectivecause/effectelementsineachphase5. Timelinesshouldbeeightincheslong,witheachinchrepresentingthreeyears,1991-20156. Timelinesshouldhavethesixeventsindicatedattheappropriatepointontheline7. (a.)24;(b.)Answerswillvarybasedonage.Presidentialterms:GeorgeBush,BillClinton,
GeorgeW.Bush,BarackObama8. 19919. Theyareallbiotoxins10. Answerswillvarybasedonstudents’opinionsofhowtobegintheinvestigation.Acceptany
threereasonableresponsesaslongastheyincludeboththequestionandtherationalebehindthequestion.
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SunTrustPier225:SurviveandThriveStudentActivityAs part of your field trip, you willenjoy a presentation called “Underthe Boardwalk” in the SunTrust Pier225 gallery. There, you will meetGeorgia Aquarium’s California sealions(Zalophuscalifornianus).Twoofthem, Neptune and Jupiter, surviveda recent unusual mortality event, orUME. These two animals, andthousands more, were foundstranded and malnourished on thebeachesofCaliforniain2015.Despitemany attempts to rehabilitateNeptuneand Jupiter, they continuedtowash ashore. Finally, theNational
Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) decided theycouldnotbereleased intotheoceanagain.GeorgiaAquariumisproudtoprovideacaringhometothesepinnipeds,thenameformarinemammalsthathavefront and rear flippers. Along withother rescued sea lions at Pier 225,Neptune and Jupiter interact withAquarium trainers to educate guestsabout the challenges they face intheir natural habitat in the PacificOcean.
Terms to Know: adaptation, biotoxin, climatologist, coincide, ecological,infectious,malnourished,mortality,phenomenon,rehabilitate,undisputedPart1:SwimmingwithSeaLionsTheundisputedspeedracersof theseasare largefishes likesailfish,swordfish,andmarlin.AlthoughCaliforniasea lionscan’tkeepupwiththose fish, theyarethefastestofallthesealions.Forashortdistance,theycanswimupto25mph(miles per hour).Not bad for amammal underwater!Howdoes their burst ofspeedcomparetosomeoftheirnon-fishneighborsatGeorgiaAquarium?
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1. Create a bar graph to show the maximum swimming speeds of these sixanimals.Usethetemplateonthefollowingpagetocompletethisactivity.
Animal MaximumSwimmingSpeed
Californiasealion(Zalophuscalifornianus) 25mph
Belugawhale(Delphinapterusleuca) 17mph
Bottlenosedolphin(Tursiopstruncates) 18mph
Africanpenguin(Spheniscusdemersis) 13mph
Southernseaotter(Enhydralutrisnereis) 6mph
Harborseal(Phocavitulina) 12mph
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2. Write the animals listed in the order of their maximum swimming speeds,slowesttofastest. 3.Howmuchfasterisasealion,comparedtoaseaotter? 4.Whichanimalsonthegraphhavethemostsimilarspeeds?
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5.DomostoftheanimalsonthegraphswimbetweenOand10mph,10and20mph,or20and30mph? 6.Thefastesthumanswimmeronrecordhasamaximumspeedof5mph.Whichanimalhasaspeedclosesttothatofthefastesthuman? 7.Identifyatleastoneadaptationtheseanimalshaveincommonthathelpsthemswimandhuntinthewater. 8.Whichoneofthesesixanimalsisthemostdifferentfromtheothers?Why? 9.Californiasealionsarepinnipeds,agroupofswimmingmammalsthatincludesseals,walrusesandothersealions.Theword“pinniped”meansfeather-footedorfin-footed.Whydoyouthinktheirgrouphasthisname?
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10.Manypeopleconfusesealionswithseals,theirfellowpinnipeds.Lookattheimages of the California sea lion and the harbor seal again. How are theydifferent?
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Part2:RescuingSeaLionsIn2013,marinemammal rescuecenters inCalifornia foundmany strandedanddeadCaliforniasea lionsonthebeaches.Thereweresomanysea lionsthattheFisheriesdepartmentofNOAAannouncedaUME,orunusualmortalityevent.AUME is declared when an unexpectedly high number of marine animals arestranded or die in a short amount of time. The 2013 UME continued through2015,theyearitaffectedNeptuneandJupiter.1.WhyareCaliforniaandFloridamostofteninvolvedinaUME?(Hint:Ifyouarenotsure,lookatamap!) 2.UMEswerefirstrecognizedin1991.Therewere60eventsbetween1991and2013. Six of the 60 UMEs involved California sea lions. Write and reduce thefractionthatshowshowmanyoftheUMEsaffectedsealions. 3. Based on your answer for #2, calculate the percentage and complete thisstatement: %oftheUMEsbetween1991and2013involvedCaliforniasealions.
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4.AUMEisoftenattheendofachainreaction.Drawaseriesofpicturesinthethreesquaresbelowtoillustratethesecause-and-effectevents.Makeeachscenedetailedenoughthatayoungerstudentwhocannotreadwouldunderstandtheprocess.
1. If ocean temperatures rise, sea lions’ prey fish leave to find the colderwaterstheyprefer.
2. Whentheirpreyfishleave,sealionsbecomemalnourished.3. Malnourishedsealionsendupsickandstranded.
5.Onseparatepaper,usearulertodrawalineeightincheslong.Placeasmallmarkonthelineateachinch;putmarksattheverybeginningandendofyourline,too.Eachinchonyourtimelinerepresentsthepassingofthreeyears.Labeleachmarkwithayear,startingwith1991atthebeginningoftheline:1991,1994,1997,2000,2003,2006,2009,2012,2015.
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6.AddthesixsealionUMEsfromthischarttothetimeline.
Years Causes1991 Infectiousdisease1992-1993 Ecologicalfactor1998 Biotoxin2000 Biotoxin2002 Biotoxin2013-2015 Undetermined
7.(a.)Howmanyyearsdoesthetimelinecover?(b.)Forahistoricalperspective,addtheyearofyourbirthandthetermsoftheU.S.presidentsduringthistimetotheline. 8.OneUMEwascausedbyanoutbreakofleptospirosis,abacterialinfectionthataffectstheliver.WhichyearwasthisUME? 9. What are the causes of the three UMEs grouped closest together on yourtimeline?
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10.Designaresearchproject!OnepossiblereasonfortheUMEin1992-1993isElNiño. El Niño is a climate phenomenon that causes water temperatures in thePacificOceantobewarmerthanusual.OtherElNiñoyearsthatcoincidewithsealion UMEs include 1998, 2002 and 2015. Scientists believe that El Niño yearsresultinhighnumbersofmarinemammalstrandings.If youwerea climatologist,marinebiologist or veterinarian, howwould yougoabout tracking down the connections, if any, between El Niño and unusualmortalityevents?Listthreequestionswithwhichyouwouldbeginyourresearch.Explainhowansweringthesequestionswillhelpyourinvestigation.
TwooftheAquarium’ssealions,NeptuneandJupiter,weredeemednon-releasableafterstrandingrepeatedlyduringarecentunusualmortalityeventontheCaliforniacoast.
http://georgiaaquariumblog.org/georgia-aquarium-blog/2015/12/11/name-reveal-sea-lion-pups.html
Dr.AlexaMcDermott(L),associateveterinarianatGeorgiaAquarium,DianneCameron(C),marinemammalmanageratSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom,andDennisChristen(R),seniordirectorofzoologicaloperationsatGeorgiaAquariuminteractwiththerescuedsealionsastheypreparefortheirtransporttoAtlanta.
(GeorgiaAquarium/TylerAndrews)
http://georgiaaquariumblog.org/georgia-aquarium-blog/2015/8/19/georgia-aquarium-rescues-stranded-california-
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Mathematics,Science,FineArtsNumber&Operations,LifeScience,EarthScience,VisualArt
LessonPlan4TropicalDiver:CoralintheClassroomTeacherInstructionsWhen your students visit Tropical Diver atGeorgiaAquarium, theywill “dive” intooneofthemostdiverseecosystems in theworld!Thehabitats and exhibits in this gallery provideviews into the coral reefs of the Indian andPacificOceans.Studentscanexplorethewaysashipwreck becomes an artificial coral reef,watch garden eels sway in the current andbecomemesmerizedbytheflowingjellies.At the center of this colorful gallery is one ofthe largest living reefexhibitsof anyaquariumin the United States, the Pacific Barrier Reef.Often called the “rainforests of the ocean,”coral reefs occupy less than 1% of themarineenvironment and yet are home to more than25%ofallmarinelife.Theyaredisappearingatan alarming rate, largely because of humanbehavior. Damage caused by people includeswater pollution, marine debris and dangerousfishingtactics likepoisoningthewatertocatchdead fish. A reef system that thrived forhundredsofyearscanberuinedinoneday!GeorgiaAquariumworkswithcoralreefexpertsaround the world to help protect and regrowdamaged coral reefs. Studentswill explore thediversity and beauty of these reefs with twoactivities inthis lessonplan. InPart1,studentssolvemath problems and answer questions to
learn more about the Pacific Barrier Reefhabitat and the amazing creatures in theTropical Diver gallery at Georgia Aquarium.Studentswill need scratchpaperor calculatorstoanswerthequestionsinthissection.ForPart2, studentswill followthe instructionsto create a colorful coral sculpture thatreplicates the corals they see in the PacificBarrierReefhabitat.This3-Dartprojectputsatropical twist on a wire-and-hose sculptureactivity. The stunning images in the StudentActivitypages shouldbeprojectedor shared ifthey are not printed in color to showcase thebeautyandintensityinthecolorsandshapesofacoralreef.This project may be broken up over severaldays, depending on your class schedule, toallow for the gesso to dry on the sculpturesbefore painting. If you prefer the students notuse a staple gun, pre-drill two holes into thewoodblocksormakeholeswithahammerandnail. Inthatcase,studentscanpushtheendofthewire intotheblockandsecure itwithglue.Remove thehooks from thehangerswithwirecutterspriortotheproject.Alternately,youcanpurchase artistic wire from craft stores.Whenall the sculptures are complete, arrange anddisplaythemasacoralreefinyourclassroom!
SuppliesforPart2,perstudentorpairofstudentsworkingtogether:
• Woodblock,approximately3”x3”• Wirecoathanger,unbentwithhookremoved• Pliers• Staplegun,ifyouchoose,orglue• Onecutlegfromoldstocking,tights,orhose;oronetrousersock• Gesso
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• Acrylicpaint• Paintbrushes• Materialstoprotecttheareaduringpainting• Whitepaper• Colorpencils,markersorcrayons
AnswerKeyPart1
1. b.10timesbigger2. The number line should show that the depths overlap between 59 feet and 164 feet, which
meanstheyshare105feet.3. 23oC=73.4oF,29oC=84.2oF,25oC=77oF4. 45,000gallons(basedondumping1,500gallonseverytwominutes)5. (a.) Epipelagic, because it’s also called the Sunlight Zone and sunlight is needed for
photosynthesis.(b.)BathypelagicZoneandbelow.(c.)Hadopelagic(HadalZone)
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TropicalDiver:CoralintheClassroomStudentActivityWhen you visit the Tropical DivergalleryatGeorgiaAquarium,youwill“dive” into one of the most diverseecosystems in the world! Thesehabitats and exhibits provide viewsintothecoralreefsoftheIndianandPacific Oceans. You can explore theways a shipwreck becomes anartificialcoralreef,watchgardeneelssway in the current, and becomemesmerizedbytheflowingjellies.Atthecenterofthisgallery isoneofthe largest living reef exhibitsof anyaquarium in the United States, thePacific Barrier Reef. Often called the“rainforestsoftheocean,”coralreefsoccupy less than 1% of the marineenvironment and yet are home tomore than 25% of all marine life.
Theyaredisappearingatanalarmingrate, largely because of humanbehavior. Damage caused by peopleincludes water pollution, marinedebris and dangerous fishing tacticslike poisoning the water to catchdead fish.A reef systemthat thrivedfor hundreds of years can be ruinedinoneday!Georgia Aquarium works with coralreefexpertsaroundtheworldtohelpprotect and regrow damaged coralreefs. Explore the diversity andbeautyofthesereefs—whichyouwillsee for yourself in Tropical Diver—with these two activities. At the endof this lesson, you will be able todisplay hand-crafted coral in yourclassroom!
TermstoKnow:algae,anemones,bioluminescence,Celsius,coexist,Fahrenheit,invertebrate,marine,photosynthesis,polyp,symbiotic,TropicofCancer,TropicofCapricorn
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Name Class Date Part1Asyousolvethesemathproblemsandanswerthequestions,youwilllearnmoreabout thePacificBarrierReefhabitatand theamazingcreatures in theTropicalDiverexhibitatGeorgiaAquarium.1.ThePacificBarrierReefhabitatholds164,000gallonsofwater.Thegardeneelslivein16,500gallonsofwater.Estimatehowmanytimesbiggerthereefhabitatisthantheeelhabitatandcirclethebestanswer. a.Twiceasbig b.10timesbigger c.100timesbigger2. Both the splendid gardeneel (Gorgasiapreclara) and the spottedgardeneel(Heteroconger hassi) are found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters, but in differentareasoftheoceanandatdifferentdepths.Thesplendidgardeneellivesin59to264feet(18-75m),andthespottedgardeneelthrivesbetween23and164feet(7-50m)ofwater.However,iftheirrangesdooverlapinthewild,wouldtheyfindthemselvessharingtheoceanfloor?Createanumberlineheretoshowthedepthrangewheretheycouldcoexist.
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Name Class Date 3.Althoughcold-watercoralshaverecentlybeendiscovered,mosttropicalcoralreefsarelocatedneartheequatorbetweentheTropicofCancerandtheTropicofCapricorn. Tropical corals generally need water between 23o Celsius and 29oCelsius.GeorgiaAquariumkeepsitsPacificBarrierReefat25oCelsius.
Celsius (oC) is thetemperaturemeasurement for themetricsystemand isusedby scientistsaround theworld.TochangeCelsius temperatures intoFahrenheit,firstmultiplythenumberinCelsiusby9.Thendivideby5.Last,add32.ConvertthesecoralreeftemperaturesintoFahrenheit(oF).
23oC= oF 29oC= oF 25oC= oF4. In addition towarmwater, coral reefs also require high oxygen levels in thewater to support the coral polyps. The Pacific Barrier Reef exhibit at GeorgiaAquariumhasitsownwavemachinetohelpcreateanoxygen-richenvironment.Itdumpsabout1,500gallonsofwatereverytwominutes.Howmanygallonsofwaterdoesitdumpinanhour?
Everytwominutes,bucketsdumpwaterontothePacificBarrierReefexhibittoactaswaves.
http://georgiaaquariumblog.org/georgia-aquarium-blog/2016/3/21/the-water-purification-of-our-pacific-barrier-reef-exhibit.html
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Name Class Date 5.Coralsmaylooklikeplants,buttheyareinvertebrateanimalsrelatedtojelliesandanemones.However,thealgaethatliveoncoralreefsarelikeplantsbecausetheyphotosynthesize.Thenutrientsprovidedbyalgaefeedthehardcorals,whichbuildthereefsthatbecomehomesformillionsoforganisms.(a.)Accordingtothechartbelow,whatisthenameoftheoceanzonewherecoralreefslive?Howdoyouknow?(b.) In which zone or zones would you find marine organisms withbioluminescence,whichmeanstheycreatetheirownlight?(c.)WhichzonewasnamedforHades,theGreekgodoftheunderworld?
Depth OceanZone(andNickname)0to660feet(0-200m) Epipelagic(SunlightZone)660 to 3,300 feet (200-1,000m)
Mesopelagic(TwilightZone)
3,300 to 13,000 feet (1,000-4,000m)
Bathypelagic(MidnightZone)
13,000to20,000feet(4,000-6,000m)
Abyssalpelagic(AbyssZone)
Below20,000feet(6,000m) Hadopelagic(HadalZone)
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Name Class Date Part2ThenamesofthetropicalfishswimmingaroundthePacificBarrierReefhabitatinTropical Diver are often as unusual and colorful as the animals themselves.Squarespot anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) fish glow in red, pink, orange,yellow and purple. Palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus) stand out withtheir bright blue bodies and bold black markings. Copperband butterflyfish(Chelmonrostratus)“fly”byintheirorangeandwhitestripeswhilecoralbeautyangelfish (Centropyge bispinosa) can be easily spotted by their sparkling purplecolor.
Copperbandbutterflyfish Palettesurgeonfish SquarespotanthiasFisharenottheonlyinhabitantsthatbrightencoralreefswithjeweledtones.Thereefsthemselvesarealivewithcoralsinallshapes,sizesandcolors.Sometimes,itisthealgaelivingontheanimalthatgivesitcolor.Zooxanthellae,akindofalgae,liveinandonreef-buildinghardcorals.Thealgaeprovidenutrientstothecorals,and the corals protect the algae. This arrangement is called a symbioticrelationship.Youdon’tneedtogoonexpeditiontotheIndianorPacificOceanstorecreatethecolors of a tropical reef. Follow the directions below to create coral for yourclassroom,basedonthoseyousee inthePacificBarrierReefhabitatatGeorgiaAquarium.Theycanbeascolorfulasyoucanimagine!
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Name Class Date Supplies:
• Woodblock,approximately3”x3”• Wire coat hanger, unbent with
hookremoved• Pliers• Staplegun,ifprovided,orglue• Onelegfromoldhose,stockings,
ortights• Gesso
• Acrylicpaint• Paintbrushes• Materials to protect area during
painting• Whitepaper• Colorpencils,markersorcrayons
1. Bend one end of the wire into a 90-degree angle. Use the staple gun (ifprovided) to attach theendof thewire to thewoodblock,which is yourbase.Otherwisepushtheendofthewireintotheholesintheblockandsecureitwithglue.2.Useyourhandsandtheplierstobend,shape,twistandformthestructureforyourcoral.3.Experimentwithdifferentdesigns.Makesureitwillremainbalancedandnottoppleoverwhentheotherendofthewireisattachedtotheblock.4. See how it looks with the stocking/hose stretched over thewire frame. Becarefulasyouworkwiththeform;youdon’twanttopokeanyholesinit.5.Whenyouarehappywithyourcoral’swireskeleton,usethestaplegunorgluetoattachthefreeendofthewiretothewoodblock.6.Withthestockingstretchedovertheframeyoucreated,coveryourcoralwithgessotoprepareitforpainting.Whileyouwaitforthegessotodry,sketchideasonpaperforthecolorsanddesignyouplantopaintonyourcoral.7.Whenthegessohasdried,paintyourcolorfulcoralcreation.
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Mathematics,Science,SocialStudiesMeasurement&Data,LifeScience,PrimarySources
LessonPlan5OceanVoyager:SizingUpSharksTeacherInstructionsAt6.3milliongallons (that’s right,6.3MILLIONgallons!)theOceanVoyagerBuiltbyTheHomeDepotgalleryatGeorgiaAquariumistheoneofthe world’s largest indoor aquatic habitats.Some of the biggest animals at the Aquariumlive in Ocean Voyager, including four whalesharks (Rhincodon typus) and four manta rays(Mantasp.cf.birostris).Withthousandsoffishrepresenting more than 80 species, yourstudents will have many opportunities to seesomemagnificentanimalsinthishabitat.Thewhale sharks’ storybegan in Taiwan. Theytraveled in specially-designed containers –completewith advanced life support systems -from Asia to Atlanta by UPS. That must havebeenonespecialdelivery!Duringthetrip,theirhealth was checked constantly by theAquarium’s Zoological Operations andVeterinary teams. Upon arrival at GeorgiaAquarium, a crane carefully lifted the whalesharksfromtheircontainersandloweredtheminto the water of their new home in OceanVoyager.Whale sharks are the largest species of fish intheworld.Theyaresharksandnotwhales,butstudentswill soondiscoverhow their sizemayhave confused scientists a long time ago.Exactlyhowbigarethesebigfish?HowdotheycomparetoothersharksatGeorgiaAquarium?It’stimetosizeupsomesharks!Part1ofthelessonplanfeaturesa19th-centurydescriptionofawhalesharkfromSouthAfrica.Theexcerptcomes fromabookbyDr.AndrewSmith, a Scottish physician and zoologist whospenttimewiththeBritisharmyinSouthAfricafrom1820to1837.HepublishedIllustrationsof
the Zoology of South Africa in 1845. His noteson the whale shark begin with a detailedillustration here:http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41799269#page/126/mode/1up.Students will use the dimensions of the sharkfrom this primary source to answer questions,with the aid of a dictionary, and then create alife-sized outline out of masking tape on thefloor of your classroom. Students can work inteams,whichallowsforcomparisonsamongthedifferentwaystheyenvisionandmanifesttheirdesign. If there are space constraints, studentscan work in groups with each one assigned aportion of the shark that together creates oneoutline. Students will need rulers, yard sticksandmaskingtape.Theywillalsoneedaccesstoan image of a whale shark from their StudentActivity pages or one can be projected for thewholeclasstoreference.WhalesharksarenottheonlysharksatGeorgiaAquarium.Yourstudentswillseeeightdifferentspecies of sharks during their field trip. Theymay even have a chance to touch one of thesmalleronesintheSharkandRayTouchPoolintheOcean Voyager gallery! How do the otherseven species of sharkmeasure up to awhaleshark? Based on a bar graph of maximumspecies lengths, in Part 2, students will matcheach shark to its size by writing its name in achartthatfollowsthegraph.An excellent way to introduce whale sharks iswith the 26-minute video "Biggest Fish in theSea." This video highlights work that GeorgiaAquariumdoestohelpthisendangeredspecies:www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_DQjTEgibE).
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AnswerKeyPart1Match:1.d,2.a,3.e,4.g,5.b,6.h,7.f,8.cDesignChallenge
1. 16ft6in2. Answerswillvarybutmostelementaryschoolclassroomsarelargeenough3. Thetwocircumferences4. Pectoralfin(lengthof3ft2in,asopposedtothefirstdorsalheightof1ft3in)5. Itsmouth6. Answerswillvarybasedonthestudents’heights7. Dr.Smith’ssharkissimilartothesmallestoftheAquarium’ssharks(16feet)8. Answerswillvarybasedonthestudents’lunches,buttheyshouldallrespondthatyes,they
wouldneedtoeatmoreoftenPart2
1. Whaleshark2. Sandbarshark3. Pacificblacktipreefshark4. Epauletteshark5. Zebrashark6. Spottedwobbegong7. Tasseledwobbegong8. Swellshark
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OceanVoyager:SizingUpSharksStudentActivityAt6.3milliongallons(that’sright,6.3MILLIONgallons!)theOceanVoyagerBuilt by The Home Depot gallery atGeorgia Aquarium is one of theworld’s largest indoor aquatichabitats.Someofthebiggestanimalsat the Aquarium live in OceanVoyager, including fourwhalesharks(Rhincodon typus) and four mantarays (Manta sp. cf. birostris). Withthousands of fish representingmorethan 80 species, youwill havemanychances to see some magnificentanimalsinthishabitat.The whale sharks’ story began inTaiwan. They traveled in aspecially-designed containers –completewith advanced life supportsystems - from Asia to Atlanta by
UPS.Thatmusthavebeenonespecialdelivery!Duringthetrip, theirhealthwas checked constantly by theAquarium’s Zoological OperationsandVeterinaryteams.UponarrivalatGeorgia Aquarium, a crane carefullylifted the whale sharks from theircontainersandloweredthemintothewater of their new home in OceanVoyager.Whale sharks are the largest speciesof fish in theworld. They are sharksand not whales, but you will soondiscover how their size may haveconfused scientists a long time ago.Exactly how big are these big fish?HowdotheycomparetoothersharksatGeorgiaAquarium?It’stimetosizeupsomesharks!
TermstoKnow:acrylic,anatomical,breadth,carnivorous,circumference, filterfeeder,hoisted,maximum,plankton,Taiwan,zoological,zoologist
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Name Class Date Part1Supplies:
• Dictionary• Maskingtape
• Rulers• Yardsticks
Andrew Smith, a Scottish doctor and zoologist, lived in South Africa from 1820until 1837.He explored the area asmuch as he couldwhenhewasn’t treatingpatients. In 1829, hewrote the first knowndescription of awhale shark in thearticle“Dr.A.Smith’sContributionstotheNaturalHistoryofSouthAfrica.”
In1845,hepublishedamoredetaileddescriptionofthewhalesharkinhisbookIllustrationsoftheZoologyofSouthAfrica.Heincludedthischartofwhalesharkmeasurements.UseadictionarytomatchDr.Smith’sanatomicalterms(inbold)withtheirmeanings.
Feet InchesFrommouthto1stdorsalfin 8 61stto2nddorsalfin 2 02nddorsalfintocaudalfin 1 8Lengthofupperlobeoftail 4 0Lowerlobeoftail 2 10Distancebetweentipofnoseand1stbranchia 2 10Distancebetweentipofnoseandeye 0 6Distancebetweeneyeandtemporalspiracle 0 4½Widthofmouth 2 8Fromtipofnosetoanterioredgeofpectoralfin 3 3Lengthofpectoralfin 3 2Breadthatitsbase 2 0Heightof1stdorsalfin 1 3Breadthofheadaboutonefootinfrontofbranchia 3 8½Circumferenceofbodyimmediatelybehindpectoralfins 9 3Circumferenceofbodyonefootbehindpectoralfins 8 5Totallengthoffish 16 6
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Name Class Date Match
a. Dorsalfinsb. Caudalfinc. Lobed. Branchia
e. Temporalf. Spiracleg. Anteriorh. Pectoralfins
1. gills2. finsoftheanimal’sback3. onthesidesofthehead4. front5. tailfin6. finsontheside7. holessomesharkshaveontheirheadstohelpwithbreathing8. asectionorhalfofsomething DesignChallengeNow,yourgroupwilluserulers,yardsticks,maskingtapeandthechartabovetomeasure and map out a life-sized outline of Dr. Smith’s whale shark on yourclassroomfloor.Tobegin,answerthesequestionstohelpplanyourdesign.1.Whatwillbethetotallengthofyourmasking-tapewhalesharkoutline? 2.Measure thewidth and length of your classroom.Will thewhale shark fit inyourclassroom?Doyouneedtomovetothehallwayoralargerroom? 3.Whichtwomeasurementsmightbethemostdifficulttoshowinyourdesign,becauseyouroutlinewillbetwo-dimensionalinsteadofthree-dimensional?
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Name Class Date 4.Whichisbigger,theshark’spectoralfinorthefirstdorsalfin? 5.Whatpartofthewhaleshark’sbodywastwofeet,eightincheswide? 6.Howmanytimescanyouliedown,headtotoe,withinthelengthoftheshark? 7. Scientists suspectwhale sharks in the PacificOceanmay grow to be 40 feetlong.ThefourwhalesharksinOceanVoyagerrangeinlengthfromabout16feettoalittleover21feet.HowdothesesizescomparetoDr.Smith’swhaleshark? 8.Whalesharksarecarnivorousbut theycanonlyeatplanktonandothersmallorganisms. Their throats are notmuch larger than a quarter, and they swallowtheirfoodwhole.Ifyouonlyatefoodthatcouldpassthroughaholesmallerthana toilet paper tube—without chewing—which parts of your school lunch todaywouldyoubeabletoeat?Woulditchangehowmanytimesadayyouhadtoeatinordertostayhealthy?
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Name Class Date Part2Whale sharks are not the only sharks at Georgia Aquarium. You can see eightdifferent species of sharks during your field trip. Most of them live in OceanVoyager but youmight have a chance to touch one of the smaller ones in theSharkandRayTouchPool!Howdotheothersevenspeciesofsharkmeasureuptoawhaleshark?Basedonthebargraphofmaximumspecieslengths,below,matcheachsharktoitssizebywritingitsnameinthechartthatfollowsthegraph.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Whaleshark
Zebrashark
Spottedwobbegong
Pacificblacktipreefshark
Sandbarshark
Tasseledwobbegong
Epauletteshark
Swellshark
Maximumlengthinfeet
Species
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Shark Commonlength
1. 40feet,7inches
2. 8feet,2inches
3. 6feet,7inches
4. 3feet,6inches
5. 12feet
6. 10feet,6inches
7. 4feet,1inch
8. 3feet,4inches
Individualwhalesharksareidentifiedbytheiruniquepatternsofwhitespots.Scientiststakepicturesofeachwhalesharktheyencountertocompareoraddtoaworldwidedatabase.
http://georgiaaquariumblog.org/georgia-aquarium-blog/2015/2/23/spectacular-st-helena.html
StafffromGeorgiaAquariumstudywhalesharksinthewildneartheislandofSt.HelenainthesouthernAtlanticOcean.
http://news.georgiaaquarium.org/multimedia/album?p=16&s=order&page=2&id=53f4add5c80467123b00c36e&t=photo
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Name Class Date WordScramble:AnimalOffspringUnscramblethefirstwordtofindthenameofananimalthatresidesatGeorgiaAquarium.Next to it, youwill find the termused for itsbabyor youngster.Didyouknowyousawafryandapuponyourfieldtrip?1.GLUEABCalf: 2.YLLJEEphyra: 3.UCOOSPTLarva: 4.ELEElver: 5.IHSFFry: 6.TROETPup: 7.NINPEGUChick: 8.LRTETUHatchling:
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Name Class Date WordSearch:OceansandSeasMany people use the terms "ocean" and "sea" interchangeably when speakingabouttheocean,butthereisadifferencebetweenthetwotermswhenreferringtogeography(thestudyoftheEarth'ssurface).Seasaresmallerthanoceansandare usually located where the land and ocean meet. Search for the names ofthesethreeoceansandfiveseas.
ARCTICOceanATLANTICOcean
BERINGSeaCARIBBEANSea
INDIANOceanMEDITERRANEANSea
PACIFICOceanREDSea
N G N H V W F I B I D E RJ A A N J L A G E P K A KF L E O U R M P R N Z M AO H B N C X E H I Q U B TE P B T A R Q C N R Y S LS I I O N R D I G R T C AD C R N T Y R P N U X L NV R A W D B X E E S Y D TC J C P R I C J T I W A IZ U A O S Z A B M I I E CB K M Q C A D N E T D E GY P A C I F I C L F V E JA G L C R A B K H U Q F M
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AnswerKeysWordScramble
1. beluga2. jelly3. octopus4. eel5. fish6. otter7. penguin8. turtle
WordSearchN G N H V W F I B I D E RJ A A N J L A G E P K A KF L E O U R M P R N Z M AO H B N C X E H I Q U B TE P B T A R Q C N R Y S LS I I O N R D I G R T C AD C R N T Y R P N U X L NV R A W D B X E E S Y D TC J C P R I C J T I W A IZ U A O S Z A B M I I E CB K M Q C A D N E T D E GY P A C I F I C L F V E JA G L C R A B K H U Q F M(Over,Down,Direction)
ARCTIC(7,2,SW)ATLANTIC(13,3,S)BERING(9,1,S)CARIBBEAN(3,9,N)
INDIAN(3,6,SE)MEDITERRANEAN(13,13,NW)PACIFIC(2,12,E)RED(13,1,W)
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GoFigure!Teachers: Let numbers (andmaybe a littlemath) tell the story ofGeorgiaAquarium to yourstudents.Swimaroundthislisttolocateinformationyoucanuseasreferencematerialinyourclassroom.Pleasenote:thisdataissubjecttochange.PEOPLE
• Morethan24millionguestshavevisitedGeorgiaAquariumsinceitopenedin2005.• Guestsfromall50statesand143countriesonsixcontinentshavevisitedtheAquarium.• Volunteershaveservedmorethan1.6millionhourssince2005.
SIZE
• One-and-a-halfWhiteHousescouldfitintothe84,000square-footAT&TDolphinTalesgallery.• TheDolphinTalesTheater’simpressiveviewingwindowisthelengthoftwoschoolbuses.• GeorgiaAquariumisoneoftheworld’slargestaquariumswithmorethan10milliongallonsof
waterinmorethan100habitats.• TropicalDiver’sPacificBarrierReefhabitatisonethelargestreefexhibitsintheUnitedStates,
atabout164,000gallons.• GeorgiaAquariumistheonlyaquariumintheUnitedStatesthatishometomantaraysandthe
onlyAquariuminNorthAmericathatishometowhalesharks,thelargestfishintheworld.• OceanVoyagerisoneoftheworld’slargestindooraquatichabitatsat6.3milliongallons.
FOOD(PerYear!)
• TheGeorgiaAquariumcommissarypreparesmorethan600,000pounds(272,158kg)offoodforitsanimals.
• Collectively,thefourwhalesharksinOceanVoyagereatmorethan91,500pounds(41,504kg)ofkrill,fishandgel.
• Penguinsareoffered18,500pounds(8,391kg)ofdietitems.• Belugawhalesareofferedmorethan70,000lbs(31,751kg)offish.• Seaottersareofferedmorethan18,500lbs(8,391kg)ofclams,squid,crab,shrimps,scallops
andotherassortedseafood.• Thecommissaryhandlesenormousamountsofseafoodincluding76,500pounds(34,700kg)of
krill,250,000pounds(113,399kg)ofcapelin,and8,700pounds(3,946kg)offish-basedgel.WATER
• Eachminute,theAquarium’slifesupportsystemfiltersmorethan170,000gallonsofwater.• Thebuildingusesabout70milesofpipes...enoughtocirclethecityofAtlantaalongI-285.• Georgia Aquarium’s Life Support Systems are able to recover and reuse 99.5% of all exhibit
watereachweek.• GeorgiaAquariumhasreducedwaterusagebyabout24%eachmonththroughacombination
ofcondensationrecapturedfromcoolingunits,waterlessurinalsandoperationalimprovementstolifesupportsystems.
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AquariumAwarenessDaysThismonth-by-month list includeskeydates that readilyconnectyourstudents to theSTEAMthemesfoundwithinGeorgiaAquarium.Becreative,havefun—godeep!Forexample,
For African Penguin Awareness Day in October, research the MV Treasure Oil Spill. MortyWaddlesworth,theelderstatesmanoftheAquariumspokespenguinfamily,isasurvivorofthishistoricevent.
AskstudentstocomparetheeffectsofclimatechangeandtheenvironmentalcharacteristicsoftheNorthPoletotheirhometownforInternationalPolarBearDay,February27.
OnWorldOceansDay in June,makea school-widecommitment to takeapassondisposablebottles,utensilsandwrappers,astheseitemsoftenendupasplastictrashinourocean.
Note:DatesinboldareobservedatGeorgiaAquariumJanuary
• 17:NationalDolphinandWhaleProtectionAwarenessDay
• 20:PenguinAwarenessDay
February• 2:WorldWetlandsDay• 14:WorldWhaleDay• 27:InternationalPolarBearDay
March
• 3:WorldWildlifeDay• 22:WorldWaterDay• 28:EarthHour
April
• 16:DolphinDay• 17:AutismAwarenessDay• 22:EarthDay• 25:WorldPenguinDay
May
• 16:EndangeredSpeciesDay• 21:ArmedForcesDay• 22:WorldBiodiversityDay• 23:WorldTurtleDay
June• 5:WorldEnvironmentDay• 8:WorldOceansDay• 24:CatfishDay
July• 14:SharkAwarenessDay• 16:WorldSnakeDay
August
• 30:InternationalWhaleSharkDaySeptember
• 18:SeaOtterAwarenessWeek• 18:WorldWaterMonitoringDay• 27:WorldRiversDay
October
• 4:WorldAnimalDay• 5:WorldHabitatDay• 8:WorldOctopusDay• 8:CephalopodAwarenessDays• 13:AfricanPenguinAwarenessDay• 21:ReptileAwarenessDay
November
• 3:JellyfishDay
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GeorgiaAquarium:ThroughtheYears
These significant moments in the history of Georgia Aquarium, from Bernie Marcus’ initialdreamto theAquarium’s10-yearanniversarycelebration,connect to themes,events,peopleandtopicsfeaturedinthisTeacher’sGuideandwithinthegalleriesyouvisitonyourfieldtrip.
2001 BernieMarcus,co-founderofTheHomeDepot,andhiswife,Billi,giveagiftof$250millionthroughtheMarcusFoundationtobuildGeorgiaAquarium.
2003 Coca-ColagenerouslydonatesthenineandahalfacresonwhichtheAquariumsits.ConstructionbeginsonGeorgiaAquarium.
2005 BernieMarcus’dreamisfulfilledandtheworld’slargestaquariumatthetimeisopentothepublic.
2006A.D.“Pete”andIdaCorrellgift$2.5milliontobuildtheCorrellCenterforAquaticAnimalHealth,astate-of-the-artanimalcarefacilitywithinGeorgiaAquarium.ThethreemillionthguestvisitsGeorgiaAquariumwithinitsfirstninemonthsofopening.
2007 ThefivemillionthguestvisitsGeorgiaAquarium.
2008
GeorgiaAquariumannouncesthe“JourneywithGentleGiants”swimanddiveimmersionprogram.
GeorgiaAquariummakesa$1.5millioncontributiontoestablishGeorgiaAquariumConservationFieldStation,anewmarineanimalrescueandresearchfacilityinMarineland,Florida.
2009 The10millionthguestvisitsGeorgiaAquarium.
2010ThreerescuedsouthernseaotterpupsfindahomeatGeorgiaAquariumintheColdWaterQuestgallery.
2011
TheAquariumacquirestheworld’sfirstoceanarium,nowknownasMarinelandDolphinAdventure,nearSt.Augustine,Florida.AT&TDolphinTales,GeorgiaAquarium’s$110milliondolphingallery,openstoguests.OceanMysterieswithJeffCorwinfromGeorgiaAquariumpremieresontelevision.
2012 GeorgiaAquarium’sVolunteerdepartmentreachesonemillionhoursofcontribution.
2014TheGeorgiaPacificPenguinNurseryisunveiledtoaidinenhancingtheAquarium’salreadysuccessfulAfricanpenguinbreedingprogram.The20millionthguestvisitsGeorgiaAquarium.
2015
GeorgiaAquariumopensitsnewinteractivegallery,AquanautAdventure:ADiscoveryZone.GeorgiaAquariumresearchersandEmoryUniversitysuccessfullysequencethefirstfullsharkgenomeusingDNAfromthewhalesharksinGeorgiaAquarium’scollection.GeorgiaAquariumconcludesits11thyearwiththeHealthandEnvironmentalRiskAssessment(HERA)andresearchersdiscoveramajorlinkbetweenhumanhealth,dolphinhealthandthehealthofourocean.GeorgiaAquariumkicksoffitsyear-long10thanniversarycelebration.
2016
Anew,educationaldolphinpresentation,AT&TDolphinCelebration,replacestheoriginalpresentationintheAT&TDolphinTalestheater.GeorgiaAquarium’s4DFunbelievableTheaterreopensfollowingrenovations,withascreeningofHappyFeet.
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DeeperDive:CurriculumCorrelationsGrades3-5Weknowhowimportantitisforyoutojustifyfieldtripsanddocumenthowinstructionaltimeisspentoutside of your classroom. With this in mind, both the activities in this Teacher’s Guide and theexperiences your students have during their field trip to Georgia Aquarium are correlated to theCommonCoreStateStandards forMathematics,CommonCoreStateStandards forEnglish Language,theNextGenerationScienceStandards, theC3Framework forSocialStudiesStateStandards,andtheNationalCoreArtsStandards.Thesestandardsarearrangedbycontentareaandthenbygrade.Following the national curricula, you will find the Georgia Performance Standards and Standards ofExcellence. Inaddition,specificrequirementsareprovidedforAlabama,Florida,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,andTennessee.
NATIONALSTANDARDSCommonCoreStateStandardsforMathematicsStandardforMathematicalPractice:CCSS.Math.Practice.MP1,CCSS.Math.Practice.MP2,
CCSS.Math.Practice.MP4,CCSS.Math.Practice.MP5,CCSS.Math.Practice.MP6Grade3:CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.A.3,CCSS.Math.Content.3.NBT.A.2,CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2,
CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3,CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.4Grade4:CCSS.Math.Content.4.OA.A.3,CCSS.Math.Content.4.NBT.B.4,CCSS.Math.Content.4.NBT.B.5,
CCSS.Math.Content.4.MD.A.1,CCSS.Math.Content.4.MD.A.2Grade5:CCSS.Math.Content.5.OA.A.2,CCSS.Math.Content.5.NBT.B.5,CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.A.1,
CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.C.5CommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArtsGrade3:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3,CCSS.ELA-
Literacy.RL.3.4,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.4,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1
Grade4:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.3,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.4,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.9,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1
Grade5:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.9,CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1
NextGenerationScienceStandardsEngineeringDesign:3-5-ETS1-1,3-5-ETS1-2,3-5-ETS1-3Grade3:3-LS1-1,3-LS2-1,3-LS3-2,3-LS4-2,3-LS4-3,3-LS4-4,3-ESS2-1Grade4:4-LS1-1,4-LS1-2,4-ESS2-2,4-ESS3-1Grade5:5-LS1-1,5-LS2-1,5-ESS2-1,5-ESS2-2,5-ESS3-1,5-PS3-1C3FrameworkforSocialStudiesStandards:D1.3.3-5,D2.Geo.2.3-5,D2.Geo.4.3-5,D2.Geo.5.3-5,
D2.Geo.9.3-5,D2.Geo.10.3-5,D2.Geo.12.3-5,D2.His.1.3-5,D2.His.9.3-5,D2.His.14.3-5,D3.4.3-5,D4.7.3-5
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NationalCoreArtsStandards:VisualArtsGrade3:VA:Cr1.2.3a,VA:Pr6.1.3aGrade4:VA:Cr2.1.4a,VA:Pr4.1.4a,VA:Cn11.1.4aGrade5:VA:Cr2.1.5a,VA:Re.7.1.5a
GEORGIAMathematicsStandardsforMathematicalPractice:1,2,4,5,6Grade3:MGSE3.OA.3,MGSE3.NBT.2,MGSE3.MD.2,MGSE3.MD.3,MGSE3.MD.4Grade4:MGSE4.OA.3,MGSE4.NBT.4,MGSE4.NBT.5,MGSE4.MD.1,MGSE4.MD.2Grade5:MGSE5.OA.2,MGSE5.NBT.5,MGSE5.MD.1,MGSE5.MD.5EnglishLanguageArtsGrade3:ELAGSE3RL1,ELAGSE3RL2,ELAGSE3RL3,ELAGSE3RL4,ELAGSE3RI1,ELAGSE3RI2,ELAGSE3RI3,
ELAGSE3RI4,ELAGSE3RI7,ELAGSE3SL1Grade4:ELAGSE4RL1,ELAGSE4RL2,ELAGSE4RL3,ELAGSE4RL4,ELAGSE4RI1,ELAGSE4RI3,ELAGSE4RI4,
ELAGSE4RI7,ELAGSE4RI9,ELAGSE4SL1Grade5:ELAGSE5RL1,ELAGSE5RL2,ELAGSE5RL3,ELAGSE5RL4,ELAGSE5RI1,ELAGSE5RI3,ELAGSE5RI4,
ELAGSE5RI7,ELAGSE5RI9,ELAGSE5SL1ScienceGrade3:S3L1,S3L2Grade4:S4E4a,S4L1,S4L2aGrade5:S5L1a,S5L4bSocialStudiesInformationProcessingSkills:1,3,6,7,11,12Grade3:SS3H1b,SS3G1aFineArts:VisualArtsGrade3:VA3MC.1b,VA3CU.1b,VA3PR.1,VA3PR.2a,VA3PR.3,VA3C.1Grade4:VA4MC.1b,VA4CU.1b,VA4PR.1,VA4PR.2a,VA4PR.3,VA4C.1Grade5:VA5MC.1b,VA5CU.1b,VA5PR.1,VA5PR.2a,VA5PR.3,VA5C.1
ALABAMAMathematicsStandardforMathematicalPractice:1,2,4,5,6Grade3:3,11,17,18,19Grade4:3,9,10,19,20Grade5:2,8,18,22
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EnglishLanguageArtsGrade3:1,2,3,4,10,11,12,13,16,31Grade4:1,2,3,4,10,11,12,13,16,32Grade5:1,2,3,4,10,11,12,13,16,32ScienceGrade3:8,10,11,12,14Grade4:9,11Grade5:8,10,11,16SocialStudiesGrade3:1,3,11Grade5:3ArtsEducation:VisualArtsGrade3:1,2,9Grade4:1,5,8Grade5:2,6
FLORIDAMathematicsGrade3:MAFS.3.MD.1.2,MAFS.3.MD.2.3,MAFS.3.MD.2.4,MAFS.3.NBT.1.2,MAFS.3.OA.1.3Grade4:MAFS.4.MD.1.1,MAFS.4.MD.1.2,MAFS.4.NBT.2.4,MAFS.4.NBT.2.5,MAFS.4.OA.1.3Grade5:MAFS.5.MD.1.1,MAFS.5.MD.3.5,MAFS.5.NBT.2.5,MAFS.5.OA.1.2MathematicalPractice:MAFS.K12.MP.1.1,MAFS.K12.MP.2.1,MAFS.K12.MP.4.1,MAFS.K12.MP.5.1,
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1EnglishLanguageArtsGrade3:LAFS.3.RI.1.1,LAFS.3.RI.1.2,LAFS.3.RI.1.3,LAFS.3.RI.2.4,LAFS.3.RI.3.7,LAFS.3.RL.1.1,
LAFS.3.RL.1.2,LAFS.3.RL.1.3,LAFS.3.RL.1.4,LAFS.3.SL.1.1Grade4:LAFS.4.RI.1.1,LAFS.4.RI.1.2,LAFS.4.RI.1.3,LAFS.4.RI.2.4,LAFS.4.RI.3.7,LAFS.4.RL.1.1,
LAFS.4.RL.1.2,LAFS.4.RL.1.3,LAFS.4.RL.2.4,LAFS.4.SL.1.1Grade5:LAFS.5.RI.1.1,LAFS.5.RI.1.2,LAFS.5.RI.1.3,LAFS.5.RI.2.4,LAFS.5.RI.3.7,LAFS.5.RL.1.1,
LAFS.5.RL.1.2,LAFS.5.RL.1.3,LAFS.5.RL.2.4,LAFS.5.SL.1.1ScienceGrade3:SC.3.L.14.1,SC.3.L.14.2,SC.3.L.15.1,SC.3.L.17.2,SC.3.N.1.1,SC.3.N.3.2,SC.3.N.3.3Grade4:SC.4.L.16.2,SC.4.L.17.2,SC.4.L.17.3,SC.4.L.17.4,SC.4.N.1.4,SC.4.N.1.7,SC.4.N.1.8,SC.4.N.3.1Grade5:SC.5.E.7.2,SC.5.E.7.6,SC.5.L.15.1,SC.5.L.17.1SocialStudiesGrade3:SS.3.A.1.1,SS.3.G.1.1,SS.3.G.2.6Grade4:SS.4.A.8.4Grade5:SS.5.A.1.1,SS.5.A.1.2,SS.5.A.2.3,SS.5.G.4.1
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VisualArtGrade3:VA.3.C.3.2,VA.3.F.1.1,VA.3.F.3.1,VA.3.H.2.2,VA.3.H.3.1,VA.3.S.1.2,VA.3.S.1.3,VA.3.S.2.1,
VA.3.S.2.2,VA.3.S.3.1Grade4:VA.4.C.1.2,VA.4.C.3.2,VA.4.C.3.3,VA.4.F.1.1,VA.4.H.1.1,VA.4.H.1.3,VA.4.S.1.1,VA.4.S.1.3,
VA.4.S.3.1,VA.4.S.3.3Grade5:VA.5.C.1.3,VA.5.F.1.1,VA.5.F.3.2,VA.5.H.1.1,VA.5.H.2.2,VA.5.O.2.2,VA.5.S.1.1,VA.5.S.1.3,
VA.5.S.2.2,VA.5.S.3.1,VA.5.S.3.3
NORTHCAROLINAMathematicsGrade3:3.OA.3,3.NBT.2,3.MD.2,3.MD.3,3.MD.4Grade4:4.OA.3,4.NBT.4,4.NBT.5,4.MD.1,4.MD.2Grade5:5.OA.2,5.NBT.5,5.MD.1,5.MD.5StandardsforMathematicalPractice:1,2,4,5,6EnglishLanguageArtsGrade3:RL.1,RL.2,RL.3,RL.4,RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,RI.7,SL.1Grade4:RL.1,RL.2,RL.3,RL.4,RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,RI.7,SL.1Grade5:RL.1,RL.2,RL.3,RL.4,RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,RI.7,SL.1ScienceGrade3:3.E.2.1,3.L.2.1,3.L.2.2Grade4:4.L.1.1,4.L.1.2,4.L.1.3,4.L.1.4Grade5:5.E.1.3,5.L.2.1,5.L.2.2,5.L.2.3SocialStudiesGrade3:3.G.1.3,3.C.1.2,3.C.1.3Grade4:4.G.1.2Grade5:5.G.1.2,5.C.1.4ArtsEducation:VisualArtsGrade3:3.V.2.1,3.V.2.3,3.V.3.3,3.CX.1.1,3.CX.1.5,3.CX.2.2Grade4:4.V.2.3,4.V.3.3,4.CX.2.2Grade5:5.V.2.2,5.V.2.3,5.V.3.3
SOUTHCAROLINAMathematicsMathematicalProcessStandards:1,2,4,5,6Grade3:3.NSBT.2,3.ATO.3,3.MDA.2,3.MDA.3,3.MDA.4Grade4:4.NSBT.4,4.NSBT.5,4.ATO.3,4.MDA.1,4.MDA.2Grade5:5.NSBT.5,5.ATO.2,5.MDA.1
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EnglishLanguageArtsGrade3:RL.5.1,RL.6.1,RL.7.2,RL.8.1,RL.10.6,RI.5.1,RI.6.1;C.1.1Grade4:RL.5.1,RL.6.1,RL.7.2,RL.8.1,RL.10.6,RI.5.1,RI.6.1;C.1.1Grade5:RL.5.1,RL.6.1,RL.7.2,RL.8.1,RL.10.6,RI.5.1,RI.6.1;C.1.1ScienceGrade3:3.S.1A.2,3.S.1A.4,3.S.1A.5,3.S.1A.8,3.S.1B.1,3.E.4A.2,3.E.4A.3,3.E.4B.4,3.L.5A.1,3.L.5A2,
3.L.5B.1,3.L.5B.2Grade4:4.S.1A.2,4.S.1A.4,4.S.1A.5,4.S.1A.8,4.S.1B.1,4.E.2B.3,4.L.5A.1,4.L.5A.3,4.L.5B.2,4.L.5B.1,
4.L.5B.3Grade5:5.S.1A.2,5.S.1A.4,5.S.1A.5,5.S.1A.8,5.S.1B.1,5.E.3B.3,5.E.3B.3,5.E.3B.4,5.L.4A.1,5.L.4A.2,
5.L.4B.1,5.L.4B.2,5.L.4B.3,5.L.4B.4SocialStudiesGrade4:4-1.2Grade5:5-6.6SocialStudiesLiteracySkillsfortheTwenty-FirstCentury:Identifyandexplaincause-and-effect
relationships.Identifythelocationsofplaces,theconditionsatplaces,andtheconnectionsbetweenplaces.
VisualArtsGrade3:VA3-1.3,VA3-1.5,VA3-4.2,VA3-6.1Grade4:VA4-1.3,VA4-1.5,VA4-6.1Grade5:VA5-1.3,VA5-1.5,VA5-4.3,VA5-6.1
TENNESSEEMathematicsStandardsforMathematicalPractice:1,2,4,5,6Grade3:3.OA.3,3.NBT.2,3.MD.2,3.MD.3,3.MD.Grade4:4.OA.3,4.NBT.4,4.NBT.5,4.MD.1,4.MD.2Grade5:5.OA.2,5.NBT.5,5.MD.1,5.MD.5EnglishLanguageArtsGrade3:RL.1,RL.2,RL.3,RL.4,RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,RI.7,SL.1Grade4:RL.1,RL.2,RL.3,RL.4,RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,RI.7,SL.1Grade5:RL.1,RL.2,RL.3,RL.4,RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,RI.7,SL.1ScienceGrade3:GLE0307.Inq.3,GLE0307.Inq.4,GLE0307.2.2,GLE0307.3.1,GLE0307.4.1,GLE0307.5.1,GLE
0307.5.2,GLE0307.7.1Grade4:GLE0407.Inq.3,GLE0407.Inq.4,GLE0407.2.1,GLE0407.3.2,GLE0407.5.1Grade5:GLE0507.Inq.3,GLE0507.Inq.4,GLE0507.2.1,GLE0507.2.2,GLE0507.2.3,GLE0507.5.1SocialStudiesGrade3:3.1,3.4,3.9,3.22,3.34,3.42,3.49,3.55,3.67
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ArtsEducation:VisualArtGrade3:1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4.2.6,3.1,4.1,6.2Grade4:1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4.2.6,3.1,4.1,6.2Grade5:1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4.2.6,3.1,4.1,6.2
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