<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0VRNKo_1FQbUM8o00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0VRNKo_1FQbUM8o00" width="900" height="506" ><figcaption>High schoolers resuscitate Gulf algae for experiments</figcaption></figure>MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — Students at McDonald County are bringing the Gulf of America, aka the Gulf of Mexico, back to the classroom.In August, students in the outdoor research class traveled to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Mobile, Alabama.Students worked alongside marine researchers, traveled aboard a research vessel into the gulf, and collected sediment and water samples from Mobile Bay and surrounding areas.On Tuesday, students began the process of "resuscitating" the gulf sediment they collected during their trip.The goal is to bring the algae and other microscopic life within the samples back to an active state so students can begin conducting experiments in the weeks ahead.It does beg the question: Why travel 700 miles when the mug could have been shipped to the high school?"When we go down there, we can get with Doctor Krauss and really get some hands-on experience in the lab. Plus, anybody can just send you mud, but if you see where that mud is coming from and the process of how to collect it, it's just so much better to be able to stay with the experiment from step one, all the way to the end," said McDonald County High School Senior, Roland Wardlaw.The students are also starting a podcast-style project exploring how maintaining healthy waterways can have an impact far beyond McDonald County.Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KSNF/KODE | FourStatesHomepage.com.</div></body>

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MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — Students at McDonald County are bringing the Gulf of America, aka the Gulf of Mexico, back to the classroom. In August, students in the outdoor research class traveled to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Mobile, Alabama. Students worked alongside marine researchers, traveled aboard a...

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MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — Students at McDonald County are bringing the Gulf of America, aka the Gulf of Mexico, back to the classroom. In August, students in 

High schoolers resuscitate Gulf algae for experiments

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