Monday: Students will work on the chapter review for ch-20, The Ocean Basins. Next they will work on a vocabulary game and concept mapping. Tuesday: Students will work on the extension activity. They should do research and creat an imaginary walking tour of the ocean basins. Their tour should begin at the edge of a continent and explain exactly what tourists should look for along the continental margin and the ocean floor. They should present it to their peers on a power point.
Wednesday: We’ll discuss sec-21.1, Properties of ocean water. We’ll learn about the composition of ocean water, elements in ocean water, dissolved gases, salinity of ocean water, temperature, density, and color of ocean water. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.
Thursday: Discussion on sec-21.2, Life in the oceans. We’ll learn about the ocean chemistry and marine life, sunlight and marine life, ocean environments, benthic and pelagic zones. Next we’ll discuss sec-21.3, Ocean resources. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.
Friday: Students will watch videos on life in the oceans.
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You might want to have the kids look at the NOAA Ocean Explorer site, or learn about careers with the NOAA Corps
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/
http://www.noaacorps.noaa.gov/recruiting/
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