Ocean Planet: Interdisciplinary Marine Science Activities

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Title:

Ocean Planet: Interdisciplinary Marine Science Activities

Url:

http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/ocean/main.html

Publisher:

Smithsonian Office of Education

Description: This website includes a set of six interdisciplinary lesson plans from the Smithsonian, complementing their online "Ocean Planet" exhibit. Topics include: ocean bottom features and seafloor mapping; marine habitats and biodiversity; consumer goods from the ocean; oil spills impacts and solutions; causes of marine strandings; ocean-inspired vocabulary. Units contain: background; instructions for the teacher; maps, data and forms for students; discussion questions; all available online in PDF format. Student activities stress science, math, language arts and social studies.

LC Classification:

Agriculture -- Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Atlases -- By region or country -- Oceans (General)
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Ecology
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Natural history (General) -- Geographical distribution. Biogeography. Phylogeography -- Physiographic divisions -- Water. Aquatic biology -- Marine biology

GEM Subject:

Science -- Biology
Science -- Oceanography
Science -- Biological and life sciences
Science -- Ecology
Science -- Earth science
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Oceanography
Geography -- Oceans

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator

Education Level:

High School
Middle School
Elementary School

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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