Pandemic + You = Home-School Teacher  

Face-masked scientists are waiting for your call:

One-to-one help setting a project up?  This form is intended to get information from you so that ARS can deliver a customized product to you so that you can teach an aquatic science project.  ARS will reach back to you usually in 24 hours with suggestions.          ---Education Set Up Questions---

(1) Video Classes: 

We are starting classes!!!  They are open to everyone.  Teachers and parents are encouraged to join in.  

• Class- Monday 23rd of March 2020 10am Pacific Time:  Algae Basics using a green algae Nannochloropsis kit AKNo-00001.  You don't need the kit to be part of the conversation.  (completed)
• Class- Tuesday 24 of March 2020 at 2:00pm Pacific Time:  Algae Basics using the Spirulina kit AKAp-00001.
• Teacher Training- Wednesday 25th of March 2020 at 2:00pm Pacific Time:  This is going to be an office hours for what you need from us to help you teach.  
• Spirulina Farming Class  Thursday 26th of March 2020 at 11:00am Pacific Time.  With this online meetup we will go over the basics of algae culture at home.  We will be using our spirulina farming kit (FKAP-01000).  We will go over basic operation and tips and hygiene.

(2) Lesson and Lesson Plans

• 200 Algae Projects:  Algae Lesson Links   We have curated a couple hundred lessons from across the wild internet.   These links have been categorized.  Use your best judgement if they look phishey.   
• Algae Growing  (Google document)
• Algae Bloom Investigation (Google document)
• Algae Bloom Experiment (Downloadable PDF)
• Brainy Briny's Teacher Primers:  These plans are designed to walk you through the specifics of process and to get you and your students up to speed on the science.   We aim to please, so if you have a specific process you would like us to write up, let us know!  All of Brainy Briny's Teacher Primers are free!   
• General Instructions
• Estimating Algae Biomass
• Estimating Zooplankton Biomass
• Growth Rate vs Irradiance
• Photosynthesis vs Irradiance Curves
• Nitrate Removal by Algae Culture
• Toxicity Testing using Brine Shrimp (LC50%)
• Carrying Capacity Based on Food Availability
• Carrying Capacity Based on Oxygen Availability

(3) Algae Culture supplies:

	Algae Beads
	Algae Culture Algae Culture Kits
	Brine Shrimp Kits

Algae and Zooplankton Kits

Algae Kits

Refills

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