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How Much Ocean?
In this ocean worksheet, students are given a map of the world and they predict the amount of water that covers the Earth's surface. They count the total number of squares on the given map that represent the water and they land and they...
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Ducks in the Flow: Resources about Surface Ocean Currants for the Upper Elementary Classroom
Students investigate surface ocean currents. In this oceanography lesson, students work in small groups to create models that demonstrate surface currents, the Coriolis Effect, and how surface currents move debris. This lesson includes a...
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Oil Spill Solutions
Learners build a system to remove oil from a water source. In this environmental engineering lesson, students plan and build a system to contain and remove oil from a water source using various materials provided by the teacher. Learners...
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The Intertidal Zone: Tide and How Creatures Survive
Students explore oceanography by completing science worksheets. In this tide pools lesson, students discuss the forces of the tide pools, the animals that live within them, and the impact they have on the rest of the ocean. Students...
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Gifts from the Sea
Students investigate parts of the ocean. In this seaweed lesson, students identify foods that contain seaweed, parts of seaweed, and how the ocean affects our lives. As a class students brainstorm ways we rely on the ocean and compare...
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I Can Preserve My Planet
Students explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this ocean preservation lesson, students use KWL charts to understand ways the ocean is important to our daily lives. Students create a poster or wirte a letter to someone...
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Hurricane Paths: Comparing Places with Different Prevailing Winds
In this wind worksheet students study a wind rose and graphs for Boston and answer several short answers on prevailing winds.
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The Nutrient Cycles
Students investigate the circle of sea life by creating nitrogen compound models. For this oceanography lesson, students discuss sea creatures and where their waste goes. Students identify nitrogen cycles in the ocean by...
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Monitoring Life In The Rocky Intertidal Ecosystem
Students investigate marine life by researching aquatic organisms on the Internet. In this oceanography lesson plan, students monitor algae and animals of the ocean by identifying their population and habitat on data sheet ID cards....
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Properties of Fresh Water and Sea Water
Students conduct experiments using water. In this properties of fresh and sea water lesson plan, students investigate boiling point, freezing point, and the water's retention of heat. Students hypothesize, collect and record data,...
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The Great Barracuda
Students explore oceanography by researching the great barracuda. In this animal life lesson, students read several vocabulary terms dealing with ocean life and examine a drawing of a barracuda. Students examine the many...
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Fish Hazards
Young scholars study the Pacific salmon and see the different challenges they face. In this environment instructional activity students complete several activities that show how humans have affected the salmon environment. These...
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Journey of the Pacific Salmon
Students explore oceanography by researching migrating fish. In this Pacific Salmon lesson plan, students participate in a board game activity in which they move a salmon through their annual journey to the spawning habitat upstream....
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Conditions at Sea Data Activity
Students study how to forecast sea conditions. In this oceanography lesson plan students complete a class activity on wave making.
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Build a Polyp
Students research coral polyps. In this coral polyps lesson plan, students discover the anatomy of a coral polyp and how they feed. Students create an edible coral polyp model.
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Rocky Shore Food Web Drama
Young scholars explore food chains. In this ecosystem lesson, students discover how plants and animals rely on each other for survival. Young scholars research the rocky shore ecosystem and create a skit representing the ecosystem.
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'O'opu Life Cycle
Students investigate the life cycle of the 'o'opu also known as Hawaiian gobies. In this amphidromous living lesson, students discuss the reproductive cycle, create props and an obstacle course to demonstrate the importance of the...
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What Lives in the Open Ocean and Where Do They Live?
Students explore oceanography by participating in a flash card activity. In this ocean inhabitant activity, students define a list of ocean related vocabulary terms and answer ocean geography study questions. Students utilize organism...
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How Are Open Ocean Organisms Structured for Their Environment?
Students explore biology by conducting an animal dissection. In this oceanography lesson, students identify the life cycle of a squid and other animals that are involved with commercial fishing. Students dissect a squid in class and...
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Fisheries Management in the Open Ocean
Students explore biology by researching fishing equipment. In this oceanography lesson, students discuss the impact of human technology on the fish population. Students utilize marbles as a visual aide and complete fish population...
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Under Pressure: How Deep Can They Dive?
Students explore geography by conducting an in-class experiment. In this deep sea exploration lesson, students identify the different zones of the ocean and utilize water bottles, masking tape and scissors to conduct a water pressure...
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Hawaii's Freshwater Animals - Species Report
Learners explore biology by creating a report for the class. In this oceanography lesson, students research and identify the survival characteristics of a list of freshwater animals by utilizing the Internet and library. Learners...
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Factors Affecting Ocean Currents
Young scholars design and conduct an experiment to determine the effect of salinity and temperature changes in the movement of ocean currents. In this earth science lesson, students record observations and collect data. They share their...
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Marine Protection Areas
Students explain the importance of having Marine Protected Areas. In this ecology activity, students research MPA's in any of the Great Lakes. They play a MPA simulation game and identify MPA's on the map.
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