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Why is Hawaii's Ocean Important? ActivityWhy is Hawaii's Ocean Important? Activity
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Why is Hawaii's Ocean Important?

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Studying the oceans? Focus on Hawaii's ocean with a resource packed with activity-based worksheets. Everything from products that come from the ocean to the abundance of plants and animals that call the ocean their home, Hawaii's ocean is worth learning about.

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Concepts

oceans, hawaii, marine ecosystems, marine life, ocean pollution, coral reefs, the pacific ocean

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Print off activities as you wish to use them instead of printing off the entire packet at once
  • Have groups do research on some of the marine animals mentioned in the resource and create a poster or interactive presentation to share with the class
  • Point out Hawaii on a map to make geography connections
  • Create a bulletin board out of some of the marine activities once they are colored or completed

Classroom Considerations

  • Best used as supplemental activities during a unit on ocean habitats and ecosystems
  • Review some of the materials required for each activity before using in the classroom

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  • The 28-page packet comes with skills practice worksheets, hands-on activities, matching games, and word puzzles
  • Some sheets come with answer keys

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  • None

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