Oceanography

Young scholars explore oceanography by reading a nonfiction book in class. For this scuba diving lesson, students read the book For the Love of Scuba in class and analyze the techniques and equipment used in ocean exploration. Young...

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...

Students explore oceanography by researching migrating fish. In this Pacific Salmon lesson, students participate in a board game activity in which they move a salmon through their annual journey to the spawning habitat upstream. Students...

Discover your inner microbe with this short online quiz. Kids can answer a few short questions to find out with which microbe they have the most in common. As a class, kids could group themselves with like microbes, then teach the rest...

How many zones are in the ocean and how did they get their names? Join the dolphin scientists in their exploration of the different zones in the ocean and the kinds of animals living in them.

Students gain an understanding of the number of oceans and their names by learning a song. They become aware that there are three zones of the ocean and explore the plants and animals that are found at each level.

Students explore biology by reading a science book in class. In this oceanography lesson, students read the book Crabs and identify the traits and characteristics of the bottom dwelling creatures. Students complete a vocabulary activity...

Students investigate Ocean life by participating in an arts and crafts project.  In this oceanography activity, students discuss sea creatures, specifically jellyfish.  Students are given coffee filters, markers, wax paper and wiggle...

Students become familiar with oceanography terms by writing an oceanography horror story.

Students discover the anatomy of a fish by identifying its body parts.  In this oceanography lesson, students view a live fish in their classroom and draw a poster of the fish one body part at a time while identifying it.  Students...