Science 8 Catalina Field Project Links Page

Project Overview
The Catalina Field Project is the culminating project for the 8th grade fall trimester. Students travel to Catalina Island to complete a field research project that includes using GIS and other ecological monitoring equipment. Each project is researched by a team of 2-5 students.

2007 Projects by Subject Area or Research Question

Does kelp grow in rocky or sandy areas of the ocean floor?

What is the impact of human disturbance on the Garibaldi?

What Habitats do Fish prefer?

 

How does marine life coloration vary?

Where do the predators of the kelp forest ecosystem live?

The Bottom Dwellers

Algae Distribution across the Channel Islands

Distribution patterns of Marine Mammals.

Kelp Density and El Niño patterns

Global Warming's Impact on the Ocean

Sea surface temperature Impacts on the Kelp Forest.

Where are the Gobies?

 

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