About This Lesson
Activity: Fly ROPOS
Description | 2 hours
Media: Pilot the underwater robot ROPOS and work together as a team to explore the deep sea in this augmented reality adventure. *Please note:* The Fly ROPOS experience requires a (free) app download to an iOS device (the link is provided in the media resource below).
Activity: Data analysis - Students document their species identification data from the ROPOS activity, and create graphs to learn about the relationships between species and their habitats.
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About Ocean School
This is a free educational resource from the Canadian Government about the ocean, through the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University and the National Film Board of Canada. Ocean School provides free, media-rich, ocean-based resources in multiple subjects for students in grades 5–12. Created by educators, scientists and storytellers, these interactive learning materials help students understand our influence on the ocean and the ocean’s influence on us.
French
This resource is available in French.
Please note: Ocean School activities are not stand-alone lessons (they do not cover all aspects of one topic or subject) but instead supplement learning through dynamic and engaging experiences.
