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Sponges
Sponge Videos
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Lesson Plan
Spectacular Simple SpongesStudents explore unique sponge adaptations through short Shape of Life videos and student-centered activities.Full Lesson Plan
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Factsheet
Sponges: The TrailblazersScientists believe sponges are the oldest animal phylum. They first appeared about 600 million years ago.Download Factsheet
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Reading
Sponges: Animal Eve, Where Do Organisms Come From?I'm obsessed with learning where we came from. And what I mean by that is not who your mother and father are, or your grandparents, but rather where do the organisms come from that gave rise to complex animals like us.Download Reading
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Creature
Boring Sponge
Boring sponges are anything but. These sponges drill into strong calcium carbonate structures and their process is incredible.
Boring Sponge
Boring sponges are anything but. These sponges drill into strong calcium carbonate structures and their process is incredible.
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Scientist
Amanda Kahn Assistant Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories- San Jose State University
Join Amanda as she shares the magnificent world of sponges and how they go to battle with the climate crisis.
Amanda Kahn Assistant Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories- San Jose State University
Join Amanda as she shares the magnificent world of sponges and how they go to battle with the climate crisis.
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Did You Know?
Sponges Beneath an Ice Shelf
When an iceberg broke loose from an ice shelf in the Antarctic, scientists conducting research nearby seized the opportunity. They wanted to look at the newly-exposed seafloor 209 square miles deep.
Sponges Beneath an Ice Shelf
When an iceberg broke loose from an ice shelf in the Antarctic, scientists conducting research nearby seized the opportunity. They wanted to look at the newly-exposed seafloor 209 square miles deep.
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Shape of Life Blog
Sponges: Heroes of Coral Reefs
As sponges filter huge amounts of seawater, they and their symbionts process and release carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, contributing to nutrient cycling on coral reefs.
Sponges: Heroes of Coral Reefs
As sponges filter huge amounts of seawater, they and their symbionts process and release carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, contributing to nutrient cycling on coral reefs.
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