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Interactive
Curated OER

Pacific Ocean Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 5 identification questions regarding the Pacific Ocean.
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NOAA

Ocean Currents

For Students 6th - 12th
Go with the flow! The eighth installment in a 13-part series has earth science students dive in to the world's system of ocean currents. The interactive illustrates the different types and depths of currents, how wind and gravity...
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Lesson Plan
NOAA

A Watery World

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
With about 70% of the earth's surface covered in oceans, it's fair to say that we live in a very wet world. Young scientists gain a better appreciation of this fact as they use maps to identify the world's ocean basins in the first...
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Lesson Plan
NOAA

Into the Deep

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Take young scientists into the depths of the world's ocean with the second lesson of this three-part earth science series. After first drawing pictures representing how they imagine the bottom of the ocean to appear, students investigate...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rubber Duckies and Ocean Currents

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore marine life by conducting a rubber duck experiment. In this water currents lesson plan, students practice identifying latitude and longitude coordinates on a map and define the currents of major oceans. Students discuss...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Earth's Oceans

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Enjoy beautiful images and ocean facts together with the slide show, then see how much you absorbed by taking the quiz. Some of the topics covered in the presentation include water pressure, sunlight in the ocean, the names and locations...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Oceans, Waves, Tides & Currents

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Your introductory lesson to oceanography can be outlined with this apropos presentation. It touches on the physical features of the ocean floor, waves, tides, and currents. One small issue is that some of the graphics are not of the...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Maps and Globes: Where in the World are We?

For Teachers K
Students explore maps and globes. In this introduction to map and globe concepts lesson, students identify features of physical maps, political maps, and globes. Students locate land and water, and recite a poem about the names of the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Southern Ocean

For Students 4th - 6th
It this reading for comprehension learning exercise, students read an informational article about the Southern Ocean and answer questions about it. Students answer 10 true and false questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Line Graph of the Ocean Floor

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students develop a spreadsheet and import the information into a line graph. In this spreadsheet and line graph lesson, students develop a spreadsheet of ocean depths. They import the information into a word processed document. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Properties of the Ocean: Change

For Teachers 5th - 7th
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.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Earth: The Water Planet

For Teachers 6th
Students elicit data on the water cycle, ocean topography, and island formation in this six lesson unit. The ocean floor and the properties of water are examined through a variety of discussions and hands-on experiments.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Arctic Ocean

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Arctic Ocean learning exercise, students read a 2 page passage, then complete 10 true/false questions. Answers are included on page 4. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

What is Marine Biology?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
A marine environment covers the majority of the earth but is arguably the least understood. Teach young scientists about the characteristics of oceans and ocean species using an interactive online lesson. The in-person or remote learning...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ocean Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this environment worksheet, students find the words related to the life found in the ocean and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ocean Planet: Sea Secrets

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students identify ocean features and draw a profile using data points on a map. Through discussion and research, they discover the importance of oceanography and plot a profile of the ocean floor in search for a vessel full of precious...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension Skills: The Atlantic Ocean

For Students 5th - 7th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page article regarding the Atlantic Ocean. Students respond to 10 true or false questions regarding the article.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ocean Currents

For Students 5th - 12th
In this ocean currents learning exercise, students will use maps of the Atlantic Ocean currents and the Pacific Ocean currents to complete 6 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Journey of the Pacific Salmon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the journey of the Pacific salmon. In this salmon species lesson, students review the stages of the salmon life cycle and conduct an experiment to determine how the water and habitat changes during each stage.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

The Motions of the Oceans

For Teachers 6th
Students examine the topics of ocean waves, currents, and tides. They locate and label ocean currents on a world map, conduct experiments, analyze key vocabulary, view demonstrations and record the data, and complete handouts.
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Activity
Wilderness Classroom

Ocean Life

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Our oceans are composed of many complex relationships. Young oceanographers explore relationships between organisms, understand the world ocean's currents, and discover the effects of water pollution and how it behaves. There are three...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sea Horse Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research sea horses around the world.  In this sea horse habitats lesson, students use the Internet to take a virtual tour of a sea horse in its natural habitat.  Learners work in groups to study a geographical region such as...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Major Ocean Surface Currents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate wind driven surface currents and prevailing winds by playing a card game. The cards are sorted by north or south and Atlantic or Pacific. They then predict where the two currents are found and what their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CURRENT AND CLIMATE

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners study currents and how they have been used to plot courses for travel. They examine the ocean currents in both the Atlantic and Pacific and discuss their effect on local weather.