Advance Preparation
Some activities will utilize the webquest website and student science journals as the only materials while others will require advance preparation. Please make sure to book the computer lab in advance for your students to have 3 full weeks of use. Each student will need to have access to a computer and a printer to print out accompanying worksheets or quiz results. Note the special materials needed for the given activities below:
Team Activities
Activity 1: How Large are the Oceans?
(make a model)
· Stack of 9x11 computer paper
· Student scissors
Activity 2: Ocean Waves, Build a Jetty
(make a model)
Materials need for each team include the following. Adjust materials based upon number of teams choosing to perform the activity:
· Clear plastic tub
· Sand
· Ruler
· Rocks and pebbles
· Wooden craft sticks
· Interlocking plastic blocks
· Water
· Index cards
Activity 3: Ocean Currents
(perform an experiment)
Materials need for each team include the following. Adjust materials based upon number of teams choosing to perform the activity:
· Plastic bowl or container
· Blue dyed ice cubes
· Aquarium or clear plastic tub
· Red food coloring
· World globe
· Glass baking dish
· Beaker
· Hot water
· Tap water
· The Water Planet National Geographic Textbook. 1 Copy for each student.
This activity requires advance prep. Prepare blue dyed ice cubes ahead of time. Place materials in the back of the room at work station tables. Direct students where to obtain warm water and how full to fill the plastic tub with tap water. Monitor students during the activity asking guiding questions as needed.
Activity 4: Marine Habitats
(Make an Ocean Adaptation Wheel)
Materials need for each team include the following. Adjust materials based upon number of teams choosing to perform the activity:
· 2 paper plates per student
· packet of brass brads
· tub of colored markers or pencils
· student scissors
· yarn or string for hanging as mobiles
· tape or glue
Create a sample wheel in advance to show students what a final product should look like.
Activity 5: Climate Change
(Perform an Experiment)
Materials need for each team include the following:
· 5 clear glass jars or plastic cups
· 1 graduated cylinder or measuring cup
· 1 measuring spoon
· 1 measuring spoon 5ml
· 1 small pot
· 1 funnel
· safety glasses for each student
· cheesecloth
· finely chopped red cabbage
· drinking straw
· boiling water
· baking soda
· white vinegar
This lab is very detailed and requires close monitoring of students. The lab will be performed only once so that adult supervision and guidance can be given to students. All teams that choose this activity will perform the lab together as one large team. Prepare a clean workspace on a lab table at the back of the room ahead of time. Set up materials. Explain process to students clearly before beginning. A more detailed list of materials is listed on the lab worksheet link on the student activities website.
Activity 6: Turning Tides
(Act it out!)
Materials need for each team include the following:
· 1 die
· space to spread out and form a circle in the classroom
Individual Activities
Activity 1: Oceans Video
(KWL Chart)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· KWL chart, to be printed off by students at beginning of the activity
Activity 2: Investigating the Ocean Waves
(Lesson and Quiz)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· Printer. Students will print off quiz results at end of online mini lesson
Activity 3: Surfing the Giants. The Science Behind Big Waves
(create a foldable)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· 9 x 11 sheets of blank computer paper
Activity 4: Taking Action to Protect the Oceans
(Read 2 articles. Interview a family member)
No materials needed
Activity 5: Benjamin Franklin and the Mystery of the Gulf Stream current
(Write a lab report)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· students will print off lab report templates at beginning of activity
Activity 6: Ocean Currents. Where are they going?
(Rubber duck spill investigation)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· print off in advance the world mapmaker kits for students
· markers or colored pencils
Team Activities
Activity 1: How Large are the Oceans?
(make a model)
· Stack of 9x11 computer paper
· Student scissors
Activity 2: Ocean Waves, Build a Jetty
(make a model)
Materials need for each team include the following. Adjust materials based upon number of teams choosing to perform the activity:
· Clear plastic tub
· Sand
· Ruler
· Rocks and pebbles
· Wooden craft sticks
· Interlocking plastic blocks
· Water
· Index cards
Activity 3: Ocean Currents
(perform an experiment)
Materials need for each team include the following. Adjust materials based upon number of teams choosing to perform the activity:
· Plastic bowl or container
· Blue dyed ice cubes
· Aquarium or clear plastic tub
· Red food coloring
· World globe
· Glass baking dish
· Beaker
· Hot water
· Tap water
· The Water Planet National Geographic Textbook. 1 Copy for each student.
This activity requires advance prep. Prepare blue dyed ice cubes ahead of time. Place materials in the back of the room at work station tables. Direct students where to obtain warm water and how full to fill the plastic tub with tap water. Monitor students during the activity asking guiding questions as needed.
Activity 4: Marine Habitats
(Make an Ocean Adaptation Wheel)
Materials need for each team include the following. Adjust materials based upon number of teams choosing to perform the activity:
· 2 paper plates per student
· packet of brass brads
· tub of colored markers or pencils
· student scissors
· yarn or string for hanging as mobiles
· tape or glue
Create a sample wheel in advance to show students what a final product should look like.
Activity 5: Climate Change
(Perform an Experiment)
Materials need for each team include the following:
· 5 clear glass jars or plastic cups
· 1 graduated cylinder or measuring cup
· 1 measuring spoon
· 1 measuring spoon 5ml
· 1 small pot
· 1 funnel
· safety glasses for each student
· cheesecloth
· finely chopped red cabbage
· drinking straw
· boiling water
· baking soda
· white vinegar
This lab is very detailed and requires close monitoring of students. The lab will be performed only once so that adult supervision and guidance can be given to students. All teams that choose this activity will perform the lab together as one large team. Prepare a clean workspace on a lab table at the back of the room ahead of time. Set up materials. Explain process to students clearly before beginning. A more detailed list of materials is listed on the lab worksheet link on the student activities website.
Activity 6: Turning Tides
(Act it out!)
Materials need for each team include the following:
· 1 die
· space to spread out and form a circle in the classroom
Individual Activities
Activity 1: Oceans Video
(KWL Chart)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· KWL chart, to be printed off by students at beginning of the activity
Activity 2: Investigating the Ocean Waves
(Lesson and Quiz)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· Printer. Students will print off quiz results at end of online mini lesson
Activity 3: Surfing the Giants. The Science Behind Big Waves
(create a foldable)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· 9 x 11 sheets of blank computer paper
Activity 4: Taking Action to Protect the Oceans
(Read 2 articles. Interview a family member)
No materials needed
Activity 5: Benjamin Franklin and the Mystery of the Gulf Stream current
(Write a lab report)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· students will print off lab report templates at beginning of activity
Activity 6: Ocean Currents. Where are they going?
(Rubber duck spill investigation)
Materials need for each student include the following:
· print off in advance the world mapmaker kits for students
· markers or colored pencils