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Marine Animal Tracking and Bathymetry

Students will use their knowledge of seafloor features to learn about the movements of marine organisms (e.g. sharks). They will gain an understanding of how marine animals are tagged and tracked with satellite technology as well as gain insight regarding the pros and cons of learning about animal behavior. 

NGSS Standards

HS PS4-2 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer. Evaluate questions about the advantages of using digital transmission and storage of information.

Materials

Student computers

Headphones

shark

Key Words

Radio Frequencies

Radio Telemetry

Sharks

Downloadable Materials

Teacher 

English

Spanish

Student 

English

Spanish

                              

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