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CSTAR: Are Scientists Robots? - A Study On The Health And Survival Of Clams

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Christopher Tolliver - Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI)
Are scientists cold and unemotional Robots? Actually, science is a very human activity and relies on passion and creativity. This experiment was to determine the degree of temperature and salinity on the health and survival of clams. Although the collection of data was predetermined and predictable, the solution was to be creative, motivated, and think "out of the box" – characteristics clearly not found in robots.

Lesson Plan Components - Are Scientists Robots?   (Target audience is middle school science students)arget Audience is middle school
science students.

  1. Watch the video on YouTube: (Are Scientists Robots?) 
  2. Review the Guiding Questions, Benchmarks, Vocabulary Definitions on this PDF file
  3. Additional Internet Resources: Research Projects at the (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute: Venus Clams Aquaculture)
Copyright © 2017. The Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE). All rights reserved. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant #1038998, 1039107, 1038990, and 1039014.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.              
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