Over 4–5 days, students prepare for and complete a field trip to apply skills from the sea otter mystery. Activities may include ecosystem mapping, a stream walk, or a coast survey. Back in class, they analyze and share their findings.
Students will present their “At Home In the Water” activities, contribute to a hall display, and take part in a classroom or school-wide celebration. They may also share their work with peers, families, community members, and other students in Alaska online.
Students set up experiments to test their predictions about what brine shrimp eggs need to hatch and to grow. They make daily observations, ask questions, and record and share information.
Students identify specific traits of a habitat. They think about why particular animals live in various habitats and how they are well-suited for their habitat.
After learning and practicing ways to present information, they will display and present their work to others with the whole school and/or community and prepare for an Alaska Seas and Watersheds Celebration.