{"id":682,"date":"2016-03-10T15:32:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T15:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efolio.soton.ac.uk\/blog\/discoveroceanography\/?page_id=682"},"modified":"2016-03-10T15:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T15:32:36","slug":"lesson-f-blooming-algae-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/for-teachers\/scheme-of-work\/lesson-f-blooming-algae-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson F: Blooming Algae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this lesson students will learn about the process and causes of <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips8'>Eutrophication<\/span> and algal blooms. Using algal samples from Southampton Water they will set up their own experiments to illustrate the effects of fertilizer contamination on algal growth. These can be revisited over time.<\/p>\n<p>You will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesson plan<\/li>\n<li>Lesson presentation (main or extension)<\/li>\n<li>Equipment for class practical\n<ul>\n<li>Jam jars<\/li>\n<li>Chlorella\/Algal samples from Southampton Water<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Distilled water<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Miracle Gro<\/li>\n<li>Measuring cylinders<\/li>\n<li>Lamps<\/li>\n<li>Oxygen probes (Top sets)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips8'>Eutrophication<\/span> process worksheet<\/li>\n<li><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips8'>Eutrophication<\/span> animation<\/li>\n<li>Why the oceans matter video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All of the presentations and files can be downloaded <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edshare.soton.ac.uk\/16553\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>The student <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips74'>Area<\/span>\u00a0of this website contains\u00a0information about independent study activities.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips0','The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on\u00a0the dependent variable.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips8','Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to run-off from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips41','Taking a sample or samples of (something) for analysis.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips71','A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips74','The amount of space inside the boundaries of a 2D or 3D object.'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this lesson students will learn about the process and causes of Eutrophication and algal blooms. Using algal samples from Southampton Water they will set up their own experiments to illustrate the effects of fertilizer contamination on algal growth. These can be revisited over time. You will need: Lesson plan &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3738,"featured_media":684,"parent":573,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-682","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3738"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/682\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoveroceanography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}