Lesson Topics: Oceanography
Key Points:
-What is oceanography?
-Geological Oceanography
-Pangea
-Tectonic Plates
-Physical Oceanography
-Waves, Tides, Currents
-The story of the rubber duck
-Ocean Zones
-Chemical Oceanography
-Salt, CO2, Ocean Acidification
-Pollution
Activity:
-Worksheet 1: Anatomy of a Wave
Worksheet 1-Anatomy of a WaveANSWERS
-Worksheet 2: Ocean Currents
Worksheet 2-ocean curentsANSWERS
-Worksheet 3: Ocean zones
Worksheet 3-Ocean ZonesANSWERS
-Worksheet 4: Temperature and Currents
Worksheet 4- ocean currents activity
Videos:
–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4pWafuvdrY&t=50s
–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xtgtJTC2go
–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fcXL61NZS0
–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M6eWK4VG1g
–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA2-Vc4PIOY
References:
–https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/coriolis-effect/
–https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/05currents4.html
–http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/ocean-layers.html
–https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/whysalty.html
–https://blog.littlelives.com/explain-to-kids-the-ocean-97adcf2ba224