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- 2nd
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Students demonstrate their ability to find the five oceans on a globe and on a world map and relate their knowledge of mountains and other physical characteristics of land masses to the physical characteristics of the ocean floor. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students gain an understanding of the number of oceans and their names by learning a song. They become aware that there are three zones of the ocean and explore the plants and animals that are found at each level. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore oceans, and demonstrate reading comprehension skills, including reading strategies, inference, literal meaning, and critical analysis. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students examine the different creatures living in the oceans by using the Internet. They view photographs and video clips. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students gather information about oceans from seafood watch cards. They work together to create a poster about what contributes to unsustainable fishing practices. They also discover how humans help and hurt the seafood populations. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students explore the last frontier on Earth - the ocean. After gathering information on the ocean's physical features, resources, and ecology, the students debate the merits of developing ocean resources and building undersea human habitats. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students identify issues that countries must resolve before laws can be put into place to protect the resources of the oceans. Researching various countries, they identify their national interests and defend proposals for laws. They compare and contrast the interaction among groups an discuss the importance of reaching an agreement on laws of the sea. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify environmental health issues. They describe how human actions affect the health of the environment. Students discuss some ways in which the ocean environment has been polluted by industry, business and vacationers. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students investigate the ocean looking for diversity and connections to how the ecosystem works together. They integrate faith with the study to appreciate nature. Students keep a journal notebook to contain the notes created while conducting research. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the realm of an ocean through an ocean WebQuest. The Problem Based Learning Theory is used within this lesson. They complete several activities on the different concepts of oceans. Students are challenged to solve real-world problems. Full Review »

