Earth's Most Important Producers: Meet the Phytoplankton!

by: Nicole Stevens and Meghan E. Marrero

Students learn about single-celled, plantlike organisms called phytoplankton, which are the base of nearly all marine food webs. During the lesson students construct and use a phytoplankton net and create a phytoplankton bloom in the classroom.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 4/1/2011Stock # ss11_034_08_25Volume 034Issue 08

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