Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Loggerhead Nest Management Program

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the sea turtle management documentary and complete an activity for each slide. They plot the location of nests laid on the island they patrol and discuss their rationale for management decisions. Finally, students...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Holidays Are a Waste of Time!

For Students 7th - 8th
In this holiday worksheet, students, with a partner, examine, discuss and complete a variety of activities involved with celebrating holidays.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marine Animal Life Cycles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the life cycle of a crab and other marine animals. In this marine life lesson plan, 4th graders complete a crab puppet activity, explore crab moulting, research the life cycle stages of a crab, and identify crab...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Marine Objects

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students identify the sources of water on Earth. In this life science lesson, students list the different plants and animals that live in the ocean. They explore marine objects in the lab and draw them.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Timing the Tides

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever been to a tide pool during low tide? Some intertidal animals in the low tide zone are left in a tiny pool of water when the tides go out. Other intertidal animals that live in high tide zones may be left to dry out during...
Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Salinity and Tides in York River

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this learning activity, students explore tides and salinity from tidal freshwater to high salinity conditions along the York River estuary. They learn how salinity changes with an incoming and outgoing tide, observing the dynamics of...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Moon Lunar Cycle and Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
Given models and illustrations, students will identify, demonstrate, and predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle and relate the position of the moon and sun to their effect on ocean tides.
eBook
Other

Physical geography.net: Introduction to the Hydrosphere: Ocean Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the last (18th) section of a textbook chapter on the hydrosphere. It explains what causes tides and tidal variations, describes some different types of tides, and shows on a world map where these tides occur. Includes link to a...
Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: National Ocean Service: Education: Tides and Water Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for explaining and understanding tides. Find out what tides are and why it is so important to monitor them. This is an extensive tutorial followed by a set of review questions. All of the information can be downloaded as...
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NOAA

Noaa: Our Restless Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent explanation of the nature of tides and how they are formed. The one shortcoming is the use of the fictional "centrifugal force", but this is commonly misused in literature.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Ocean Service: Tides Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Coast to coast tide data. Links to state and storm information, historical data and frequently asked questions all about tides.
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NOAA

Noaa: Tide and Current Glossary [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers definitions of the many and varied terms used to describe tides and currents.
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of the Ebb Tide

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext to Robert Louis Stevenson's The Ebb - Tide.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reveals tidal patterns and that tides are caused by the gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon to Earth.
Website
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Whoi: What Causes Tides?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute provides an in-depth but easy to read article on the role of the moon and the sun in respect to tides.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Tides Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the different types of tides and the Moon's effect on Earth's tides. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Other

Univ. Of South Carolina: Www Tide and Current Prediction

For Students 9th - 10th
The Univeristy of South Carolina provides predictions for tides and currents from all coasts of the U.S. Also provides useful related links.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Data Buoy Center: What Are Tides?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Data Buoy Center presents a brief description of the nature of ocean tides.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather and Climate: Tides

For Students 2nd - 8th
Is it time for high tide? Make studying the tides fun with this video. Understand the impact of gravity on the water surfaces of the earth. Take the test to see how well the information is understood.
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Other

Quoddy Loop: Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives an in-depth description of the Quoddy Loop of Islands within the Bay of Fundy. This area has the greatest tidal range in the world. Learn what causes these massive tides.
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NASA

Sci Jinks: What Causes Tides?

For Students 3rd - 8th
How do ocean tides work? What causes them? Find out with this resource.
Handout
NASA

Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory: Ocean Tides and the Earth's Rotation

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the effect that the tides have on the Earth's rotation.
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NASA

Scijinks: Tides and Oceans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover some interesting facts about tides and oceans and activities which correspond.
Handout
Other

Moon Tides: How the Moon Affects Ocean Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the different kinds of tides, high and low tides, lunar tide facts, questions people have asked about tides, and causes of tides.

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