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Habitats and Deep Sea Environments

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine and identify the characteristics of the four zones of the ocean. They discover the amount of diversity in marine habitats. They also explore the adaptations organisms have that have allowed them to survive.
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Leader of the School

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students are read a book about the oceans and discuss the characterstics of the main character that makes him a leader. As a class, they use sponges and contruction paper to make their own ocean scene. To end the lesson, they add cut-out...
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NOAA

Turning the Tide on Trash: A Learning Guide on Marine Debris

For Teachers 1st - 12th
The lessons in this learning guide are designed to increase youngsters' awareness of the impacts of marine debris and to teach them about pollution prevention techniques. This fabulous, 30-page packet is chock full of important...
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Curated OER

The Water Planet

For Teachers K - 4th
Students use NASA photographs and hands-on activities to compare the amounts of land and water on our planet. They discover that the world has five oceans and that they cover seventy percent of Earth's surface. Students learn how this...
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Water, Water Everywhere, and Nary a Drop to Drink!

For Teachers 1st
Students sing the continent song and locate oceans between the continents on a map. They read "They Earth is Mostly Ocean" and copy notes into their journals. They watch a demonstration of water and saltwater evaporated to see what is...
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Curated OER

Seashore Explorers

For Teachers 1st - 5th
There are three separate lessons within this resource that can be used together, or that can each stand alone. In the first, five simple activities allow junior scientists to examine the amazing properties of water. In the second, they...
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Curated OER

Sponge-Painted Ocean Mural

For Teachers K - 2nd
I love big mural projects. They bring a sense of ownership to the classroom, look great for parents, and can be a great way to complete a unit. Here are the steps and suggestions needed to create an ocean mural for your class. Learners...
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Curated OER

So Much Water, So Little to Drink

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore salt and fresh water. In this water lesson, students investigate the amount of Earth covered by water. Learners compare the amounts of salt water to fresh water. Students create a visual representation to aid comprehension.
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Lerner Publishing

Teaching Habitats

For Teachers 1st Standards
What makes up a habitat? Use this resource to engage first graders in the exploration of desert, wetland, forest, and ocean habitats. Youngsters classify plants and animals into the four distinct habitats through drawings and cutting and...
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Curriculum Corner

Earth Day Book

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
This Earth Day, celebrate our beautiful planet with an activity book that challenges scholars to show off their map skills, complete a crossword puzzle, write acrostic poems, alphabetize, and reflect on their personal Earth-friendly habits.
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Space Awareness

Continental Climate and Oceanic Climate

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
There's nothing better than a cool breeze blowing in from the ocean. Scholars explore how water affects change in temperature using a hands-on experiment on climate. They use measurement tools to compare the continental and oceanic...
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Aquarium of the Pacific

Ocean Habitats

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Watch what happens in an underwater wonderland! Pupils view a video about two specific ocean habitats and complete a worksheet by placing the fish species into the correct habitat. They then take a deeper look into the ocean habitats by...
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Curated OER

A Coin Out of Water

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Michigan state quarter and identify land and water on the quarter. They locate the Great Lakes and other bodies of water on a map. They compare and contrast streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans.
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Curated OER

Start at the Very Beginning

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore ocean ecosystems. In this cross curriculum art and oceans lesson, students create a collage featuring three-finger algae using sand paper, tissue paper, and construction paper.
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Curated OER

Oily Oceans

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students, after reading Jack, the Seal and the Sea, by Gerald Aschenbrenner, get a hands-on knowledge of the effects of oil on water, and those things that come in contact with it.
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Curated OER

Water, Water, Everywhere!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners become aware of the important role the ocean plays in our lives. Students will gain general knowledge about the ocean by reading information on the Internet. They discover the weather events generated by ocean conditions.
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Curated OER

Density Stratification and Ocean Circulation

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine how circulation currents of the ocean. They use a tub of hot and cold water to demonstrate the currents. They discover how salinity and temperature of water affect its movement.
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Organizer
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What Lives in Oceans and Wetlands?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this habitats worksheet, students compare and contrast what lives in an ocean habitat and a wetland habitat. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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What is a River?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the various types of bodies of water: rivers, oceans, lakes and ponds. They observe models of each and then use clues to discuss how they are alike and different. They imagine they have found a new planet and draw a map...
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Compound Species

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students gather pictures of animals, fish, birds, and insects, and sort them by category: land, sea, and air creatures. They choose two of these categories and imaginatively combine part of animals (such as horns, tentacles, fins, floppy...
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Curated OER

Whale Watchers

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students research physical characteristics and ocean habitats of common species of whale. They create artwork illustrating characteristics of a particular species of whale using a crayon resist technique. Students identify different...
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Curated OER

What's Deep in the Ocean?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students examine the role of an oceanographer in trying to explore the ocean. Using wax paper, they divide it up to show the sunlight, twilight and midnight zones. To end the lesson, they identify the types of plants and animals that are...
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Curated OER

Rockpool Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this rockpool adaptations worksheet, learners study a rockpool habitat and compare it to their own habitat. Students use their senses to describe a rockpool habitat. They bring in items from home and items from a beach to make their...
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Curated OER

Ocean of Words

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore aspects of the ocean. In this ocean wildlife lesson, students watch a power point presentation on the ocean. Students complete a worksheet on what they learned.

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