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Salt Water Revival

In this outdoor activity, learners visit the intertidal zone of a rocky coastal site well populated with marine organisms. During a low tide, when many organisms are not covered by water, learners create "waves" and a false "high tide" to trigger animals into action such as opening up their shells or pushing out feathery food-catching extensions....

Keywords:: Social Sciences, History/Policy/Law, Evidence for Evolution, NSDL, Biological Science, Shells, Gills, Ecology, Low Tide, High Tide, Animals, Conducting Investigations, Chemistry, General, Earth System Science, Space Science, Science and Society, Asking Questions, Forestry and Agriculture, Life Science, Intertidal Zone, Ecosystems, Geoscience, Communicating Results, Revive, Anthropology, Organisms, Oceanography, Tides, Gathering Data, Marine, General Science, Aquatic, Oceans and Water, Limpets, Education, Oxygen, Formulating Explanations, The Scientific Worldview