DIGITAL CONTENT AND RESOURCES

Download these activities to do at home or in the classroom.

Squid Anatomy Scramble – learn the names of external features and fun facts about squid.
External Fish Anatomy – learn the terms and body parts you need to start becoming an expert in fish identification.

Wonderfully Weird World of Sponges – Celebrate how wonderful sponges are with these activities.
Plankton Activities – Explore and discover the amazing world of plankton without needing a microscope.

Calculating Biodiversity – Use your math skills to investigate the species richness, species evenness, and biodiversity of a community of organisms.
Trawl Sampling on the R/V Acadiana – Explore trawling as a scientific research method and the diversity of demersal and pelagic species of Terrebonne Bay by working with data collected by LUMCON over decades.
Point-Intercept Transects – Learn how to measure community composition using a common transect method.
Periwinkle Snail Abundance – Use transect data to investigate the Periwinkle snail population in a Cocodrie salt marsh.

Ocean Depth and Pressure Video Short – Follow the journey of Styrofoam cups underwater and investigate the relationship between depth and pressure in the ocean.
Ocean Pressure and Depth Activity – Apply math skills to determine the differences seen after a cup travels to the bottom of the ocean.
Squid Chromatophore Function Video Short – Lean about the cells that allow squid to change color for camouflage and communication.
Grass Shrimp Video Short – Learn about some of the things that make grass shrimp so cool.
Trawling on the R/V Acadiana Video Short – Witness a sampling trip conducted by LUMCON on the R/V Acadiana.
Great Blue Heron vs. Great Egret – This video highlights some of the differences between these two bird species.
Meet the Giant Land Crab – This video short introduces a very reclusive species of terrestrial crabs.

Connect the Dots – Can you identify this common Louisiana species?
Migration Maze – Can you help a small fish migrate from the salt marsh to the Gulf of Mexico?

Predicting Coastal Flooding Events – Explore the complex issue of coastal flooding at the Marine Center. Can you predict when the water will high as well as a LUMCON staff member?
Ocean Feature Exploration – Explore features on the seafloor with Google Earth. You can submit data to be part of a massive exploration effort.
Nature’s Speed Bumps – Explore changes to a Louisiana Barrier Island using Google Earth.
Storm Monitoring (**Updated**) – Become a storm tracker by using the LUMCON weather cameras and the monitoring station to track the impacts of storm events at the Marine Center.

Water Temperature vs. Substrate Color – Try this experiment to see if substrate (bottom) color has a relationship to the temperature of a body of water.

Nautical Term Activity – Learn to recognize, understand, and use some common terms used on a research vessel.
Idioms and the Ocean – Learn about common everyday phrases have roots in maritime culture. We guarantee you’ll be “taken aback” by how fun this is!
Nautical Flags – Learn the meaning, to recognize, and to use the flags to create messages for others.

Women in Marine Science – This is a webpage featuring audio recordings of women having a conversation about their careers within marine science.
Women in STEM Activity – This is a great activity for students looking for mentors in STEM careers including marine science.

April 28, 2020 – Wonderfully Weird World of Sponges with Dr. Stephanie
- To register click this link.