The Shallows Activities
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Harmful Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay
Children can learn about harmful algal growth through tracking the pH, turbidity, and total chlorophyll of the ocean through algal blooming.
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Harbor Porpoise Movement
Children will learn about the activity patterns of Harbor Porpoises by viewing satellite data. Have your child engage in exploration.
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Do Warmer Seas Make Stronger Hurricanes?
Do warmer sea temperatures increase the intensity of hurricanes? Children can learn the answer by going through this activity!
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Do Hurricanes Cool the Ocean?
Do hurricanes cause the ocean to cool down. Children will get to test the past surface temperature of the ocean to test this hypothesis. This is a good experiment to learn the scienti…
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How Salty Does the Sea Have to Be for an Egg to Float?
Children can do this eggsperiment to learn why certain objects float on water and others do not!
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Timing the Tides
Does your child know how tide pools work? They can do this activity to learn just that!
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Primary Productivity and Plankton
Children will be able to discover knowledge about plankton! Do this expereiment simple experiment.
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Underwater Egg Investigation
In this experiement your child can watch eggs turn into animals over time. It is a great introduction to sea life.
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Building Beaches
Children will make their own model of the beach and shoreline to see just how nature works!
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Can Water Float on Water?
Children can learn what happens when layers of water with different densities interact.
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How to Make a Pond Dip Net
Children can make this apparatus to view living organisms! Make sure they return them to the pond or ocean after the experiement.
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Will the Ice Melt and Overflow?
Learn how ice and water take up space in the ocean! This experiment is great for the whole family.
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Escaping Water
Children can learn about capillary action through this fun and easy experiment!
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Cut Ice Cubes in Half Like Magic
Children will learn about pressure and how it relates to melting ice! They will get to practice this in the real world.
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Build an Underwater Scope!
Does your child want to explore the sea? In this activity they can make their own underwater scope and do just that!