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Math in Science-The Pressure is On

For Students 9th - 11th
In this pressure worksheet, students find the pressure of objects using the equation for pressure. They find the pressure of air in the atmosphere and the pressure of water in the ocean at different depths.
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The Seafloor

For Students 9th - 12th
In this seafloor worksheet, students review the terms associated with formations found on the seafloor including sea mounts and seafloor spreading. This worksheet has 8 fill in the blank questions.
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Tides

For Students 6th - 12th
Sometimes low, sometimes high, but always in motion! Explore Earth's tidal system in the 10th interactive in a series of 13. Engaging life and earth science students alike, the versatile resource demonstrates cause and effect between...
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Ocean Life

For Teachers K
Students explore the types of plants and animals that can be found in the ocean. They browse books and/or magazines to identify and gain a knowledge base of plant and animal life found in the ocean, then create a collage.
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Food Web Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars describe typical marine food webs, and explain why food is generally scarce in the deep-ocean environment. They discuss reasons that seamounts may support a higher density of biological organisms than would appear to be...
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Sea Floor Spreading I

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students use Excel to explore the geodynamics Model equation for ocean depth around a sea-floor spreading center. They complete an introductory tutorial on Excel for students with no prior Excel experience.
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Big Fleas Have Little Fleas!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study seamounts and learn the importance of structures to species. In this ocean explorer lesson, students participate in an activity that teaches them how to modify a seamount so that they are more suitable for species. 
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Knowledge Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
For this oceans quiz worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of concepts related to the ocean.
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Habitats and Deep Sea Environments

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars 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.
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Diatom Ooze

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore seafloor sediment. In this ocean environment instructional activity, students describe the characteristics of different types of seafloor sediment and oozes. They compare and discuss locations of sediments and oozes by...
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Under The Sea

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study how a tsunami is formed by underwater events such as earthquakes, volcanoes or landslides. They discuss what they knew about living and non-living things in the ocean.
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TOPSY TURVY MAPS

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use the data analyzer and motion detector to collect data and measure distances. They create topographic maps drawn to scale of a given setup and relate the concepts to the creation of historical ocean maps.
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Altimetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders accurately measure the distance to eight points on an uneven surface by conducting a simulation of sattelite altimetry. They create a two-dimensional model of the simulated ocean surface by graphing data from the Radar Run...
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Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

For Students 7th - 9th
In this plate tectonics worksheet, students match 9 terms with their definitions. Topics include the types of boundaries, the layers of the Earth's crust, plate tectonics and continental drift.
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Tides & Lunar Cycles

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students demonstrate how the moon affects the tides, a neap tide, and spring tides by using their bodies as models. After students observe the model they created, they draw and label the diagram on a provided worksheet. They then log...
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Living Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain bioluminescence. In this life science lesson plan, students discuss bioluminescence and conjure examples of organisms that carry this trait and how it is useful in their environment.
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Estuarine Currents

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore an estuarine system to gather data on density driven currents. This type of current is contrasted with temperature and wind driven currents.
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Sea Secrets

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the following: For centuries, people have been challenged by the mysteries that lie beneath the blue depths of our ocean planet. Very little was known about the ocean until late in the nineteenth century, although nearly...
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Learning Lesson: That Sinking Feeling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover the origin of the Great Ocean Conveyor. They participate in a demonstration showing how salinity and temperature affect water density. They also examine the new sea ice that forms every winter.
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The Seafloor

For Students 9th - 12th
For this seafloor worksheet, learners describe the different structures found on the seafloor. This worksheet has 6 short answer and 6 matching questions.
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The Globe Game

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students locate continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges on the globe. In this globe lesson, students play a toss the globe game. They name the continent, ocean, or major mountain range that is located closest to their right thumb...
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Plate Tectonics Review

For Students 8th - 10th
In this plate tectonics worksheet, students review concepts such as the types of plate boundaries, the concept of continental drift, sea-floor spreading, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. They match 30 terms with their definitions.
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Estuarine Currents

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students experiment observing a demonstration on models of density-driven currents which are typically found in an estuarine system of water flow. They compare/contrast water temperature and salinity to the formations of estuarine currents.
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Seafloor Spreading

For Students 8th - 9th
In this seafloor spreading worksheet, students find mistakes in statements that are descriptive of seafloor spreading. Students correct the given sentences to make a true statement.

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