Oceans

Students complete a variety of activities in preparation for a unit on oceans. They discuss their own proximity to the ocean, identify and name the oceans on a globe, and in small groups identify facts about a selected ocean. Students...

Students become aware of the differences between ocean water and lake water by smelling, tasting and seeing. They distinguish between land and bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life.

In this geography worksheet, learners discover that seas cover 70% of the earth's surface. Students color a fractional circle to show this fact, and then practice printing the names of the oceans of the world.

First graders draw, cut out, and design their own fish shapes by cutting out shapes and putting them together. In this shapes and patterns worksheet, 1st graders also construct a stamp and print patterns with stamps to repeat a...

Young scholars name and locate the oceans on a world map. They compare and contrast the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and identify the types of fish that live in both. They examine the different types of whales and life in a coral reef.

Here are fourteen beautiful slides of different bodies of water, such as oceans, rivers, and glacier water; photographed at various times of the day. This PowerPoint is a useful resource for an introduction to a water unit in science, or...

Have a whale of a time developing problem solving skills with these ocean-themed word problems. This is an excellent resource that brings math to life for young learners.

Play a fun video that plants the five oceans and seven continents into young learners brains. The video first goes through the continents in alphabetical order, and then the five oceans in alphabetical order.

What are the green and blue things on a globe? Water and land—the two main features on Earth. Watch a video that distinguishes items on the globe from continents to countries and water to oceans and freshwater. Quiz the class after to...

First graders complete a unit on oceans. They build models of the ocean, make flipbooks, and perform an experiment to see which items float in salt water and freshwater.