Oceans represent more than 80 percent of all habitats, yet we know less about them than most other habitats on the planet. The instructor introduces the epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, twilight, and midnight zones in the ocean. Then scholars each select one type of fish to research its habitat and adaptations that allow it to thrive.

Concepts

adaptations, ocean habitats, the deep sea, ocean zones, bioluminescence

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Set up clear guidelines about how scholars are expected to cite their resources before starting the research assignment

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson only lasts two hours, but you will need to allow time for student research outside of class
• Lesson lists the videos as optional, but they should be used if at all possible as they are high quality and support the content

Pros

• Provides cross-curricular connections to art, math, language arts, and science
• Includes extension ideas

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.5 RST.6-8.8 RST.9-10.1 RST.9-10.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.9-10.5 RST.9-10.8