Splash Biography

Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface, and it is estimated that humans have only explored around 5% of the ocean. We actually know less about our oceans than we know about our solar system! The ocean is home to millions of different species that are constantly interacting with one another. However, the ocean ecosystem is under constant stress from human activity that includes ocean acidification, temperature rise, overfishing, coral destruction, and pollution. In this lesson, mentees will explore the effects of human activity on the food web as well as model some of the simplest organisms in the sea, plankton.

Students will be exploring space travel and settlements. The lesson covers the process of reaching a planet and sustaining life on it then goes into interstellar exploration.

In this lesson, students will be delving into genetics and DNA. The students will first explore natural selection through a simulation, then create a DNA model to learn about the structure of DNA and the pairing of nucleotides. By the end of the lesson, students will have a general understanding of the structure, components, and importance of DNA, as well as how natural selection influences our genetics.