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Turning the Tide in the Pacific, 1941-1943

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the overall strategies pursued by the Japanese and the Allies in the initial months of World War II. What each side hoped to accomplish what what actually happened forms the basis of a comparison made in this lesson.
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Turning the Tide in Europe, 1942-1944

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the overall strategies pursued by the Americans and their British allies in the initial months of World War II in Europe. By examining military documents, students examine the decision to invade North Africa...
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Regents High School Examination: Physical Setting Earth Science 2006

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Test your class on earth science with this extensive resource. This test, created by The University of the State of New York Regents, is made up of 50 multiple choice questions and 32 short answer questions that cover the branches of...
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Seas in Motion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students analyze wave movement. In this Science lesson, students use items that float to observe waves and currents. Students record and discuss their observations.
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Ups and Downs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine tidal currents.  In this tides lesson students describe how the tides affect lives and explain why it is important to monitor them. 
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Why is There a Tidal Bulge Opposite the Moon?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students simulate how the Moon causes ocean tides. In this earth science lesson, students calculate gravitational acceleration using a mathematical formula. They compare the force of attraction between the Earth, Moon and Sun system.
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Field Trip - San Francisco Bay Model

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate scale models while attending a field trip within the San Francisco Bay Area.  In this oceanography lesson, students identify the currents of the Bay Area and discuss how they are created by different tides....
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The Lunar and Terrestrial Tug of War

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, locate, comprehend, interpret, and evaluate information about celestial bodies that influence ocean tides on Earth. They apply this information through graphic representations.
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How Does the Moon Affect Tidal Range?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the phases of the moon. For this tides lesson students use the Internet to retrieve information.
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Lesson one

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Pupils study waves and how it erodes a beach.  For this energy lesson students complete a lab activity on waves and tides. 
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Survival Zone: The Intertidal Zone

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students determine water level tidal predictions for a given place for the next month, current status of the area and the local weather. Links are provided for the information. Students answer questions based on the information found,...
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The Work of Waves and Wind

For Teachers 7th - 12th
This is not revolutionary, but it is informative. Earth science viewers in grades 7-12 get carried away with wave and wind erosion. They view diagrams of how waves impact ocean shorelines. They see examples of the different types of sand...
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Marine Fisheries Management

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Almost 200 slides make this a vast collection! It is a quirky collection, titled "Marine Fisheries Management," but having little to do with that occupation. What you will find are two-toned blue backgrounds with no pictures, but a few...
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Tides and How Creatures Survive

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover tidal pools.  In this oceanographic activity, students observe the tides of the earth and the creatures that inhabit the intertidal zones.  Students role-play the tidal zones by portraying themselves as...
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Ocean Shoreline

For Students 5th - 8th
For this ocean shoreline worksheet, learners will unscramble vocabulary words relating to tides, currents, beaches, and barrier islands.
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Oceans Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this oceans word search puzzle, students identify terms related to the ocean. Examples include words such as swells, tide, and island. A list of 18 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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Astronomy

For Students 7th - 9th
In this astronomy worksheet, students find fifty one words in a word search that are related to comets, galaxies, planets, moons, stars and the tides.
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The Ebb-Tide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study "The Ebb-Tide", an original drama based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson."The Ebb-Tide", like many of Stevenson's works, is a nautical adventure combining mystery, murder and memorable char
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Tide Tote

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students make their own tote bag. In this art lesson, students take a large box of Tide and wet the wallpaper samples to put on the box decorating the box.
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Blue Planet: Seas of Life - Tidal Seas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After viewing the video Blue Planet: Seas of Life, young scholars review oceanic concepts. In this earth science lesson plan, students reflect on the effect tides have on living things and conduct research to create a "tidal trivia"...
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The Moon Made Me Do It!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research about how lunar cycles affect living organisms. In this biology lesson, students prepare an oral presentation of their research results and analyses. They explore the forces that affect tides.
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Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Six different lessons comprise this unit on marine debris. Science, language arts, social studies, and art projects make this an ideal interdisciplinary unit. The result will be well-informed future citizens who can help make a...
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1863: Shifting Tides

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The victory at Gettysburg is forever immortalized in the famous speech given by Present Abraham Lincoln. Designed for secondary pupils, an interesting lesson plan explains how 1863 was a pivotal year for the Union. Academics explore the...
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Coastal Processes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Hold onto your hats for an in-depth look at erosion and sediment deposition along ocean shores! It begins with four pages of vocabulary definitions and describes the coastal profile. It delves into the different ways that sediments are...

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