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Thematic Focus: Oceans
Oceans
Oceans cover 361 million square miles — almost three-fourths of the earth — and are the world's largest ecosystem. Dive into an exploration of how they formed, what they're like, and how scientists investigate them — with the featured video clips, lesson plans, discussion guide, and activities.
Resources
Discussion Guide
Explore the amazing origins, interesting properties, and diverse inhabitants of the earth's largest but little understood resource.
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Grades 3-5 Lesson Plan
Do a demonstration that shows how earthquakes affect various types of waves in the ocean.
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Grades 6-8 Lesson Plan
Challenge students to create a timeline of ancient oceans and the history of earth.
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Grades 6-8 Lesson Plan
Explore pollution of the oceans — its causes and solutions.
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Activities
Oceans
A photograph of the ocean for use in classroom presentations and activities
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Home in the Ocean
A double puzzle challenging students to unscramble words as they discover what's at home in the ocean
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Video Clips
Introduction to Oceans
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Understanding Behaviors and Characteristics of Ocean Animals: Dolphins and The Giant Squid
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Earth: The Water Planet
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Ocean Pollution
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Travel on the ocean, perform virtual lab experiments, and meet endangered marine species through the interactive Oceans CD-ROM.
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