Introduction
Many marine species seek a quiet, calm, protected, and peaceful habitat to have their babies; Yet the ocean can be harsh, and the conditions can be hard for young species to survive in.
Having a better understanding of the habitats that serve as marine nurseries will improve your understanding about how important it is to protect these species and manage where they live.
Task
1. Research these vocabulary words to better understand why it is important to protect our marine habitats.
• Marine Biology
• Oceanography
• Ecosystems
2. How might estuaries provide safe, plentiful, and important nursery areas for young marine species?
3. Understand how marine habitats were destroyed
4. Understand how to restore the habitat
* Build a poster board that represents any marine habitat you would like*
1. Where your animal lives. What part of the world can it be found in?
2. The habitat it lives in? does it constantly stay in the water?
3. What does it eat to stay alive?
4. Draw and label a picture of your animals life cycle from birth to death
5. PICTURES
Process
Solutions:
• Use fewer plastic products
• Help clean the beaches
• Mind your carbon footprint and reduce energy consumption
• Marine Protected Areas
• Marine Reserves
• Monitoring and Reporting
Evaluation
Rubric:
| Amount of Info: |
I got all the information i need to fully understand this topic. :) |
I got enough information for the reader to kind of understand the topic. :| | I don't have enough information. :( | |
| Presentation: | My board was fully decorated and full of information :) | my board was correct but was not colorful enough. :| | My board was plain. :( | |
| Mental: | I remember everything and do not need notes to present. :) | I occassionally have to use my notes to remember. :| | I could not remember and had to use my notes the whole time. :( |
Conclusion
Marine habitats can be protected, enhanced, restored, or created with current science and engineering capabilities (although restoration of natural functioning can vary significantly). Scientific and engineering knowledge, procedures, and technologies for shoreline protection and for habitat enhancement, restoration, and creation are substantial, although not complete.