Students investigate how ocean currents affect our world. In this ocean currents lesson, students perform an experiment to show how cold water is near the poles and warm water is near the equator. Students use water, food coloring,...

Students explore the oceans from their origin. In this oceans instructional activity, students read and discuss excerpts from the Book of Genesis regarding the creation of the ocean. Students then clean up a mock oil spill, measure the...

Students complete a unit of activities to learn about ocean life as well as improve their math and measurement skills. In this ocean life and math skills lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about ocean life and complete...

Students draw conclusions about how the ocean affects temperature. In this weather lesson, students use the Internet to gather data to help them come to a conclusion about how the climate in a certain region is directly affected by the...

Here is a great hands-on activity that should lead to a greater understanding of salt water, why the ocean is salty, and how ocean waves are formed. This terrific, old-school lesson has clearly described activities, and all of the...

Students analyze wave movement. In this Science lesson, students use items that float to observe waves and currents. Students record and discuss their observations.

Learners calculate volume using the correct formula and the correct unit. They explore different prisms, spheres, cubes, and cones as they calculate volume and relate it to depths in oceans.

So many shapes in our vast oceans. Young explorers can discover new shapes in a variety of ways in this lesson. One way is having free exploration with a pattern shape kit handed out by the teacher. Another is by viewing a...

Learners collect real world data from the Web regarding high and low tides at various locations in the United States. They find a function which models this data and make predictions on tide levels based on the information found.

Sixth graders analyze the data from a scientific experiment. In this statistics instructional activity, 6th graders answer questions about some data to show their understanding of the data. They apply the result to future decisions when...

Several real-world problems are posed as a way to learn about vector fields in order to make some predictions after analyzing the data. The main problem comes from the tv show NUMB3RS and is based on solving a crime where a body has...

Students explore their world using the book "This is the Way We Go to School." They predict information about the story based on the title and pictures. Students label a world map with the names of continents and oceans. They write a set...

Spupils identify consumer goods obtained from the oceans. They classify the items and calculate the cost of buying these goods. After taking a simulated sea shopping spree, they tally the cost of the items purchased. They conclude the...

Young scholars construct and interpret a line graph of ocean floor depth and a bar graph comparing the height/depth of several well-known natural and man-made objects and places. In addition, they calculate the depth of two points using...

Fifth graders make a model of the ocean floor.  In this ocean characteristics lesson, 5th graders complete a KWL chart about the ocean floor, use the Ocean Depth Data Sheet to create a graph, and create a 3-D model of the ocean floor.

In this counting worksheet, students will determine the number of starfish pictured by counting and then identify the correct number form a list of four numbers.

In this tidal forces worksheet, students read about the gravitational pull from the moon that causes the ocean tides. Students solve 3 problems including finding the Roche or the tidal radius for the Earth and Moon, comparing the Roche...

For this ocean worksheet, students are given a map of the world and they predict the amount of water that covers the Earth's surface. They count the total number of squares on the given map that represent the water and they land and they...

Fourth graders plot points on a graph, connect the dots to make the ocean floor profile and label the topographical features. They utilize a worksheet and a website imbedded in this plan to plot the ocean floor.

Students practice their math skills in determining the water/land proportions of the Earth. Using globes, they locate the seven continents and oceans and determine which covers more space. They use this information to participate in...

Young scholars complete a form that requires them to make decisions about how severely different types of marine debris affect people, animals, vessels, communities. Results are totaled and analyzed to determine which types of marine...

Young scholars experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium,...

Students explore ocean biology by capturing organisms on a beach. In this clam collecting lesson plan, students identify the clam species and discuss the anatomy of a clam as well as the importance they provide as a meal. Students...

In this lighthouse color by number worksheet, students practice their fine art skills and their number identification knowledge by coloring in a lighthouse and a sailboat sailing in choppy ocean waters.