Young scholars explore seafloor sediment. In this ocean environment lesson, students describe the characteristics of different types of seafloor sediment and oozes. They compare and discuss locations of sediments and oozes by plotting...

Students describe major features of cold seep communities and list the organisms that are typical in these communities. For this deep sea environment lesson students work in groups and research their given cold seep group. 

In this lesson sixth grade students get into groups and research a given ocean habitat. The major features of cold-seep communities are the objective but plenty information is given about other habitats which could be assigned to...

Learners explain what an island is, and distinguish islands from similar landforms. They compare and contrast the different ways in which islands are formed.