LOSING TO THE LIONFISH
Standards: NGSS.SCIENCE MS-LS2-2
You realize this is definitely not your typical summer camp as you watch scuba tanks being loaded onto a boat over your bowl of cereal. Who knew your parents would take you seriously when you said you wanted to go to summer camp in the Florida Keys? You are now part of the Lionfish Hunters, a team of kids helping NOAA researchers determine the impact invasive lionfish are having on Florida’s marine ecosystems. Your counselor announces it’s time to head to the classroom because before you’ll get the key to your own gear locker you first have to understand why the reefs are losing to the lionfish.