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Ocean Water Lesson Plans
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Students investigate the natural composition of ocean water. For this ocean water lesson, students discover what minerals are composed in ocean water, and how to extract drinking water from the ocean.
Learners study the origin and composition of ocean water. For this ocean investigative lesson students follow a procedure to desalinate their own salt water, they discover the composition of sea water, and write a paper on the Old Man and the Sea.
Learners experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium, sulfate, magnesium, calcium, and potassium.
Students explore the importance of bacteria in the ocean water. In this bacteria lesson, students demonstrate how to practice aseptic techniques and how to culture bacteria.
Students analyze the freezing point of water. In this chemistry activity, students compare the freezing point of fresh versus ocean water. They measure the temperature with and EasyTemp.
Sixth graders examine and model the Coriolis Effect. In this ocean water lesson students create a model and view a PowerPoint demonstration.
Observe the stages of the water cycle by completing 3 activities. To help understanding of the water cycle your students can observe evaporation, the formation of frost, vapor and water and the process of distillation which is used to remove salt from the ocean water.
Students examine how salt is in ocean water. They perform an experiment. They observe and record data from the experiment.
Students explore the diffences in density between fresh water and ocean water. In this hydrology lesson, students take two water samples of salt and frest water, and run tests on both of them. The tests include temperature, salinity and hydrometer. Students record and discuss the results. Additionally, students design an experiment to test what happens to water when it is heated.
Learners use plastic wrap, water, food coloring, salt, and other ingredients to create salt water and then try to desalinize it. In this salt water lesson plan, students try and get salt out of simulated ocean water.
