Summary
Mark makes a fountain glow using bioluminescent algae — living things that produce their own light when disturbed. A short, wonder-filled look at nature's living light.
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Ages 7+
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Some tiny sea organisms make their own light when the water moves. This living light is a trait that can help scare off or confuse predators.
- How is this glow different from a glow-in-the-dark toy?
- Why might making light help a tiny sea creature survive?
- What made the algae light up in Mark's fountain?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: bioluminescence, organism, trait, survival.
Try it: Draw a sea creature and give it a survival trait (a light, a shell, camouflage). Explain how the trait helps it.