Process

Part I: Jellyfish Research -

Form a group consisting of 3 students and decide who will be designated "Group Member 1", "Group Member 2", and "Group Member 3".
Do the individual jellyfish research assigned below for your particular Group Member Role. (*Take Notes)
Regroup and share with your group members what you have learned.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Group Member 1 -

Please Review the Following Websites and then Watch the Video Clip "Jellyfish Invasion":

Newspaper Article from The Japan Times Online by Michael Casey:
"Invading Jellyfish Put Hurt on Fishermen, Swimmers"

US News Science Article by Michael Casey:
"Jellyfish Swarm Northward in Warming World"

Reaction to Michael Casey's Article "Jellyfish Swarm Northward in Warming World" by Charles Kelly:
"Jelly Fish and Its Economic Impacts"

UK Telegraph Article by Fiona Govan:
"Jellyfish Invasion Closes Beaches Across Spain"

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Group Member 2 -

Please Review the Following Websites and then Watch the Video Clip "Jellyfish on the Hunt":

UK Newspaper Article by Paul Eccleston:
"Killer Jellyfish Population Explosion Warning"

Online Article from The Environmental Ezine by Suzanne MacNevin:
"Jellyfish Swarms Feeding on Polluted Waters"

LiveScience Article by Diane Banegas:
"The Jellyfish Explosion"

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Group Member 3 -

Please Review the Following Websites and Listen to the Following Podcast.
Then Watch the Video Clip "Box Jellyfish - Irukandji":

Article by Jeremy Hance:
"Will Jellyfish Take Over the World?"

Article from the Cairns Post by Julie Lightfoot:
"Jellyfish Warnings Not Working"

Planet Earth Podcast:
"Tracking Jellyfish Blooms"

Part I: Jellyfish Research Continued -

4. Now that you have each completed your assigned individual research and have shared with each other what you have learned, you will now visit some websites together as a group that will lead you into Part II of this Jellyfish Webquest!

Please Review the Following Websites:

The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS):
"Who We Are"

Australian Marine Environment Protection Association (AUSMEPA):
"About Us"

Monterey Bay Aquarium SeaNotes Article on JellyWatch:
"All Eyes on Jellies"

JellyWatch Home:
"www.Jellywatch.org"

Part II: Project Jellyfish -

5. Now as a group, you will write either an e-mail or a letter (your choice) to both The Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Australian Environmental Protection Association (whose websites you should have just visited in Step 4). These e-mails/letters should specifically address the concerns with the recent increase in the jellyfish population in the waters off of Australia and solutions that could be implemented to control these jellyfish blooms. Additionally, your e-mails/letters should propose means by which to raise Australian and tourist awareness of the location and dangers of jellyfish in an effort to keep both Australians and tourists safe.

*You can either choose to address the same e-mail/letter to both organizations or you can choose to write individual e-mails/letters to the respective organizations. (Your evaluations will NOT be based upon whether you choose to address the same e-mail/letter to both organizations or whether you choose to write individual e-mails/letters to the respective organizations)*

E-mail Address for The Australian Marine Conservation Society: [email protected]
Postal Address for The Australian Marine Conservation Society: PO Box 5136, MANLY QLD 4179

E-mail Address for the Australian Environmental Protection Association: [email protected]
Postal Address for the Australian Environmental Protection Association: PO Box 4282, Hawker, Canberra, ACT 2517, Australia

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

6. Next, you all will work together to create an online posting for the online saltwater forum Living Reefs. This post should address the recent increase in the jellyfish population, concerns associated with the increase in the jellyfish population, and actions that can be taken by individuals to reduce/control the jellyfish population. Additionally, the post should advertise/encourage the use of www.jellywatch.org.

- Go to the Living Reefs Forum.
- Login with the Username: ProjectJellyfish and the Password: jellyfish (*Password is case sensitive)
- Go to the Living Reefs "Off-Topic Forum" and create a "New Thread" titled: "Jellyfish Awareness Project"
- Create a posting following the guidelines outlined above.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

7. Lastly, each group member needs to create a posting (about jellyfish awareness) with a link to www.jellywatch.org and post it on one or more of the following sites: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Google Mail, AIM, Yahoo, or another similar website in an attempt to spread the word about jellyfish issues and encourage the use of www.jellywatch.org.