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Ocean Life ActivityOcean Life Activity
Publisher
Wilderness Classroom
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
1 hr
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Ocean Life

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Our oceans are composed of many complex relationships. Young oceanographers explore relationships between organisms, understand the world ocean's currents, and discover the effects of water pollution and how it behaves. There are three activities provided.

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Concepts

ocean habitats, oceans, the pacific ocean, the atlantic ocean, biodiversity, the continental shelf, ocean pollution, global warming, relationships, currents, ocean currents, organisms, adaptations, crustaceans, oceanography, plankton, the deep sea, camouflage, bioluminescence, gills, invertebrates, ocean zones, globes, consumers, predator-prey relationships

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the glossary to add words and definitions to student science journals

Classroom Considerations

  • Set up and prepare materials prior to teaching

Pros

  • Has a list of additional resources to build background information and extend activities
  • Contains questions for discussion on the topic of sea turtles

Cons

  • No answer key included

Common Core

SL.4.1.a SL.5.1.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a

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