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Satellite Observes Massive Ocean Migration

Provided by: NASA |Published on: April 27, 2021

Articles/Websites Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This article discusses the new observations of migrating creatures in the world's oceans, made possible by the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite.
The article contains images taken with CALIPSO, a picture of a copepod, and several links to help explain the terms used in the article.

Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: NASA

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

Students will learn about the daily migration patterns of small ocean creatures that may have large effects on the global carbon cycle and see the benefits of technological innovations.

Additional Prerequisites

It might be helpful to follow the links in the article or review unfamiliar vocabulary terms to help students better understand the article.

Differentiation

This could be a great resource to add to any lesson discussing scientific innovations and technology, predator-prey interactions, the oceans, climate change, the carbon cycle, or food webs.
Students could discuss the fact that the CALIPSO was designed to monitor the atmosphere, yet it was also able to collect data on the oceans. Students could think of other innovations that had unexpected uses.

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