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- 5th
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Students research a problem with the ocean environment in which humans have caused or made worse. They identify the government agency which have the power to make policies concerning the ocean. They generate their own conclusions to their problem. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students examine and identify the characteristics of the four zones of the ocean. They discover the amount of diversity in marine habitats. They also explore the adaptations organisms have that have allowed them to survive. 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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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the geological characteristics of the ocean environment and create a labeled drawing of the ocean floor's geography. Students view videos and conduct Internet research about the ocean's floor and then create their labeled sketch of the ocean floor. 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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- 5th
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Students create their own oil spill to explore the various ways in which technology can have a negative impact on the environment. They discuss the daily use of technology and it's ability to be a positive for some groups and a negative for others. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students recognize and identify two dimensional shapes. They relate objects in the ocean environment to geometric figures. Students identify patterns in nature. They create patterns and designs with shapes. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students explore how sea animals adapt to their environment. They discuss the deep ocean environment and the habitats that live there. After viewing a video of the deep-ocean environment, they write ten observations and share them and identify characteristics of each animal they observe. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the ocean environment. They research the geological, physical, and biological characteristics of the ocean. Students examine how ocean pollution impacts humans, coral reefs, and animals. They search for solutions to the pollution. Students create a newsletter containing their researched information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students discover the importance of ocean life and the ocean environment. They conduct online research using Field Reports about sea turtles and interact with online technology to view, describe, and discuss different dolphin behaviors. Full Review »

