About This Lesson
Research on tagged ocean predators has helped scientists better understand coastal ecosystems and their link to protecting shorelines. In this lesson, students learn about lemon sharks and how their grazing habits help keep mangrove ecosystems healthy. Students will explore tagging data on an interactive website. Finally, students will explore predator/prey relationships and their effect on coastal ecosystems with an outdoor game. This lesson is part of a curriculum related to the PBS series Earth A New Wild and was developed in collaboration with PBS LearningMedia.
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