Great Bay Project
Great Bay is a very unique part of our ocean system.  It is an estuary and as a result is crucial to the environmental well-being of our oceans.  Use the suggested focus questions below to create a presentation that will astound all viewers.
Here are your choices:

Great Bay: Answer the Essential Question by choosing any 4 of the focus questions and using the measurement data obtained with the whaleboat.

Essential Question: What is the importance of estuaries such as Great Bay to our environment?

Focus Questions Measurement Data
  • What does the data say about Great Bay? 
  • Why is Great Bay called an estuary?
  • What benefits do estuaries provide?
  • What plants/animals can be found in and around the bay?
  • What dangers does Great Bay face?
  • What is the history of human use of Great Bay?
  • What areas make up the Great Bay watershed?
  • How do humans impact Great Bay?
  • What projects are being done to help Great Bay?
  • What types of point source and non-point source pollution are impacting the bay?
  • What can be done to improve or maintain the quality of Great Bay?
  • What are the commercial and recreational uses of Great Bay?
  • What is the function of Jackson Laboratory?
  • What is eel grass and how is it important to the health of the estuarine environment?
  • Describe the hydrologic cycle using the Great Bay watershed.
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  • Water Temperature
  • pH
  • Dissolved Oxygen
  • Salinity
  • Coliform
  • Other  flora and fauna
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    Research links:
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    Satellite view of Great Bay :  Visit this link to find a satellite picture and topo maps of the Great Bay area.  (You can use this site to find satellite views of any area in the United States.)

    The Texture of Great Bay:    A neat site showing weavings made by the students of Moharimet School in Lee, NH during 1995-96. They were made as part of the Artist-in-Residence program that featured Sarah Haskell. They depict the Great Bay and Little Bay of New Hampshire.

    A  simulation Showing De watering of Great Bay The introductory page of a doctoral student's study of Great Bay.  Great map simulations of the water flow during the running of the tide.

    The Natural History of Great Bay  - Natural History, Cultural History, Regional Significance of Great Bay.

    National Estuarine Research Reserve   - General information about flora, fauna, educational centers..... in Great Bay

    Biological Data about Great Bay - Data and Graphics drawn over a several year study.  Not up to date but interesting none the less.

    Graphs of Great Bay Data- Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Temp.  It's all here.

    General Information About Estuaries  - Just what it says!!

    All about lobsters - A great source about all of those lobstering questions that you have.

    Oyster Info.

    Sandy Point Discover center -  Information about the educational center at Great Bay.

    Tide Chart

    The EPA Water Information Service - Information about fresh and salt water from the Environmental Protection Agency.

    The World Bank's Access to Safe Water - Read this description of how much clean drinking water there is around the world.

    Sea Birds - A site with oodles of info about sea birds.

    Gulf of Maine Aquarium - Aquarium site with TONS of info about the Gulf of Maine.

    Water Chemistry - Information about data that might be gathered from ponds or estuaries.

    The EPA estuary site:   Maps, info, and lots of good stuff from the EPA.

    Topo Maps of The Great Bay Area - Full size topopgraphic maps of Kingston and surrounding areas - Stored at the UNH Diamond Library

    The Great Bay Estuary Watershed - Use this link to find a map of the Great Bay watershed.