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- Grade Range
- 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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- 5th - 7th
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Students research and create a visual presentation on the seasonal salinity of the Earth's oceans. They apply the research in a simulation of a lab disaster in which they must relabel ocean samples. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify some consumer goods that come from the ocean. They classify these items into groups, identify their source, and calculate the cost of buying such goods. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students become aware of the differences between ocean water and lake water by smelling, tasting and seeing. They distinguish between land and bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the oceans subsurface, movement and the life it sustains. They, in groups, practice their math and science skills. They develop interactive displays to show the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students complete a unit on oceans. They build models of the ocean, make flipbooks, and perform an experiment to see which items float in salt water and freshwater. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students compare and contrast the properties of salt water in the oceans/seas and freshwater elsewhere on the planet. They also analyze mixing caused by currents in the ocean, including the effects of warm and cold water as well as with surface currents. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students use a chart ot make cognitive connections about the salinity of the ocean. The tapping of prior knowledge is used and new observation adds to it to draw a conclusion that makes real sense. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students experiment to find out about ocean currents and the difference between salt and fresh water. They study the effect of wind on surface currents, how fresh water floats on top of salt water, and the difference between ocean water and fresh water. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students investigate the effects of salt and the sun on the ocean water temperatures. In small groups they make predictions, then take the temperature of water that are fresh, salty, shady, and sunny, and combinations of the four. Students record their results and discuss them as a class. Full Review »
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