What's the most fun thing to do in an ocean unit? An ocean project! Join Jessi as she recreates the ocean zones in a glass jar while teaching viewers about the characteristics and types of animals that live in each.

Concepts

ocean zones, ocean habitats, oceans

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring the project to life by incorporating it into the classroom
• Extend the activity by having partners or a group report on a specific zone in the ocean and present to the class

Classroom Considerations

• Preview the video to acquire the materials ahead of time
• Replay the video as necessary to repeat the steps in the project
• Project-based video is the 13th resource in a series of 26

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides background information on the animals living in each ocean zone

Cons

• Speaker talks and moves through content quickly

Common Core

RI.2.7 RI.3.7 RI.4.7