In this rockpool adaptations worksheet, students study a rockpool habitat and compare it to their own habitat. Students use their senses to describe a rockpool habitat. They bring in items from home and items from a beach to make their...

Students design pictures of ocean environments. In this art activity, students use mixed media art materials to develop a picture that depicts the ocean environment. They use paint, sand paper and various basic art materials.

Explore how waves move in the ocean with your young learners. Fill a two-liter bottle half full with colored water, and have the youngsters move the bottle to make waves inside of it. Then have them listen to the song "Wipe Out"....

Students read and discuss the bycatch of the sea and the economic impact of taking bycatch away. In this bycatch lesson plan, students discuss the rights of fisherman and observe pictures of sea animals.

Students explore ocean biology by participating in a plant growing activity. In this seaweed instructional activity, students identify the importance and uses of seaweed in the ocean and examine different seaweed samples. Students...

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...

Can you go ice fishing in the ocean? Learners examine the freezing point of different saltwater solutions. Each solution has a different concentration of salt. By comparing the freezing points graphically, they make conclusions...

Less than one percent of the earth's water is available for human use. A hands-on activity models the phenomenon for young scientists. Beginning with a specific volume of water, learners remove water that correlates to the percent of...

Villains populate literature. These dastardly characters serve as a contrast to the hero who they set out to destroy. Iago, the villain of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, certainly rates as one of the most despicable. Motivated by...

Water temperatures connect to the movement of the ocean. Pupils read two articles about the temperature and the motion of the oceans before small groups investigate the interaction of hot and cold water. Team members add cold and hot...

Students explore the seasonal changes in Costa Rica.  In this dry season lesson plan students use the Internet to locate science data then generate data for precipitation. 

Fourth graders define new vocabulary associated with oceanography. They locate and label the four oceans. They also identify features of the ocean floor.

Students participate in a demonstration that illustrates the relative amounts of salt in various bodies of water including the Dead Sea, Sallt Lake, Ocean water and distilled water. They taste and compare various mixtures.

Students practice locating the seven continents, four hemispheres, and four oceans using a large world map and a review song. They also import a world map to the Kid Pix computer program then type in proper labels on the map. There are...

Students make a model of the Earth's crust out of foam in order to better explain the make-up of the Earth's layers. They add continents and oceans.

Students locate continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges on the globe. For 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...

Students identify countries, oceans, states, and more on a globe and on a flat map. In this geography lesson plan, students also locate places around their school.

First graders recall names and placement of 7 continents. They recall cardinal directions. They identify and locate 3 oceans.

Learners participate in hands-on activities dealing with what lives in the ocean. They also read literature about the oceans.

Students reflect and investigate how a seacoast is the dynamic border between two worlds-the terrestrial and the marine. In the realm of life science, we can observe marine animals that inhabit the shoreline and tidepools. In the realm...

Third graders label continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges on maps and use the maps to write an informational report about landmarks. In this landmarks lesson plan, 3rd graders write about 1 major landmark.

Students discover how the position of the Sun, Moon and Earth affect tides. In this science lesson, students view a presentation about the tides. Students discuss the different types of tides.

Pupils observe, describe, and record characteristics of ocean animals (mammals and fish) and sea shells. They conduct an experiment comparing and contrasting sugar water, salt water and fresh water and create a mural of coral reef...

For this science worksheet, students write short answers for questions on planets, oceans, elements, and more. Students complete 20 questions.