Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Entering the Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe major features of cold-seep communities and the process of chemosynthesis as it relates to organisms in each habitat.  In this deep-sea habitats lesson, students study the categorization of ocean habitats...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Entering the Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe major features of cold seep communities  and list organisms that are found in these communities.  For this water habitat lesson students examine trophic levels, describe the process of chemosynthesis and list...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Entering The Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
For this lesson sixth grade students get into groups and research a given ocean habitat. The major features of cold-seep communities are the objective but plenty information is given about other habitats which could be assigned to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's in that Cake?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners discover the methods scientists use to investigate Oceanic habitats.  In this oceanography instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to identify deep sea submersibles and how they help scientists study the...
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The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: The Deep Sea Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the abyssal ocean ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.