Depth Line Students make a scale of ocean depth on a 4 meter length of adding machine tape, placing labels along the scale indicating notable events. Properties of the Deep Sea Students use colored acetate sheets to simulate the color filtering effect of sea water depth, and to see how fish use this effect as camouflage. Students are introduced to the tremendous pressures and darkness of the deep sea by exploring the structural adaptations of the deep sea Angler Fish. Based on the information available to early scientists, students design and draw an organism that could live in the deep sea. Trawl Simulation Student teams conduct simulated trawls in the deep sea.
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Analysis of Animal Adaptations Fish adapted to the completely dark, high pressure, very cold deep sea habitat are strange indeed. Bioluminescence Students explore the effect of bioluminescence on communication and concealment in the deep sea, using flashlights to role play schooling behavior. Cycling in the Hydrothermal Vents Food webs at a hydrothermal vent are illustrated by teams of students. Difference between Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis is emphasized. Seawater Investigations 1.