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Into the Deep

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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 topographic and bathymetric maps as they gain a better understanding of different seafloor features.

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CCSS: Adaptable NGSS: Adaptable
Concepts
the sea floor, the continental shelf, mid-ocean ridges, trenches, oceanography, ocean exploration, oceans, the arctic ocean, the atlantic ocean, the indian ccean, the pacific ocean, topographical maps, bathymetry, landform maps, physical maps, Maps, geographic features, the earth, the earth's crust
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use this lesson as an introduction to plate tectonics
  • Offer the interactive ocean geography and geology game as a science learning center during a unit on plate tectonics
  • Extend the lesson by having students create clay models of the ocean floor
Classroom Considerations
  • This lesson is intended to take two 45-minute sessions, but depending on your class schedule it can be taught in a single day
  • The "Map Game" presentation includes some questions to ask during the game, but more will need to be created
Pros
  • Lesson provides all necessary supporting materials
  • Includes a colorful diagram that identifies different seafloor features
  • Two presentations are included that are downloadable as PowerPoint files, allowing teachers to adapt them to meet the needs of their class
Cons
  • None