Oceanography

Students explore oceanography by reading a nonfiction book in class. In 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. Students answer...

Students explore biology by researching fishing equipment. In this oceanography lesson plan, 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...

Young scholars examine nature by creating their own animals. For this animal adaptation lesson, students define scientific vocabulary terms dealing with adaptation such as sea stars, sea cucumbers and exoskeleton. Young scholars utilize...

Students explore environmental challenges by participating in an oil spill simulation. In this water safety instructional activity, students discuss why oil spills happen and how their impact affects the entire ecosystem. Students...

Students explore biology by participating in a field trip. In this oceanography lesson, students define the survival characteristics of bottom dwelling creatures also known as ocean grazers. Students attend a class field trip to a beach...

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

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 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...

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.