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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students observe how salt concentration increases in water and how the salt remains after the water evaporates. After a lecture/demo, students perform an experiment that lasts over a period of 3 to 4 days. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore water density and design a hydrometer to measure density. This activity is part of Ocean World's home site and excellent resources and links are provided. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students research a variety of ocean animals, organizing the facts in the form of a database. They input the results of the research into the appropriate field of their database for their Oceanography Science Unit. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students create ocean descriptors as a class. They narrow the specific characteristics of their fish's environment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students use an Internet Web site to locate the scientific information about various marine species. They use the Internet to find the scientific information about marine animals. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students study at least four characteristics of fish in order to identify animals that are classified as fish. They complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting humans and fish. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students watch a video on ocean currents and salinity. Then then examine a map and locate the Gulf Stream and where they expect the greatest effects on salinity to occur. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students llocate information on the computer to create a self selected project. After students research the ocean layers they produce either a speech, PowerPoint, model, mural, or newspaper headline story. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students take a provided ocean Trivia Quiz in order to start a discussion of the ocean. They then perform an experiment on how the amount of salt in the ocean affects it and varies from ocean to ocean. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students are asked to explain the sequence of rock and sediment types and to devise an experiment to test this hypothesis. It is intended for students with some prior knowledge of oceanography, sedimentary geology, and plate tectonics and requires them to synthesize all of this knowledge to answer the question. Full Review »
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