Lessons from the Ocean: Science on the Water Planet
Target Grade(s): 2-high school
Overview:
The ocean is critical to the functioning of the Earth system, and is an authentically integrated context for learning about topics such as density, weather and climate, heat transport, environmental issues, biogeochemical cycles, and much more. Access myriad data sets to apply science concepts and make connections between the ocean and atmosphere, living and nonliving parameters, and life on land as well as in the deep sea.
| Bring the ocean into your classroom by using Earth's waters as a context for standards-based content. |
Standards-based topic areas include:
Earth Science:
Density; Seasonal Changes; Geochemical Cycles such as the Water and Carbon Cycles; Climate & El Nino; Currents, Waves, & Tides; Energy in the Earth System
Life Science:
Diversity of Life; Classification; Life Cycles; Structure & Function; Photosynthesis & Productivity; Autotrophs & Heterotrophs; Food Chains & Food Webs; Nutrient Cycling; Biotic & Abiotic Factors; Ecosystems; Diffusion & Osmosis; Adaptations of Ocean Organisms; Human Impacts on Ecosystems
Science Process Skills:
Making and Testing Hypotheses; Data Collection; Data Analysis & Graphing; Forming Conclusions; Scientific Instruments; Using Models
LIVE Sessions:
Session 1: Topics: Introduction to Ocean Literacy & Teaching Science in the Context of Oceans; Life in the Ocean
Session 2: Topics: Physical Factors in the Ocean & Effects on Living Things
Session 3: Topics: Ocean Adaptations & Marine Life
Session 4: Topic: Weather, Climate & the Ocean & Using Simple Ocean Data in the Classroom
Additional Study:
After the interactive sessions, participants select from a variety of assignments in order to complete the necessary hours to earn credit for the course. Assignment choices include:
- Creating an instructional plan to improve students' ocean literacy.
- Using ocean data to design, carry out, and complete a scientific study.
- Completing a survey of current ocean research on a particular topic.
- Implementing "ocean instruction" into the classroom and assessing the impacts on teaching and learning.
Participants Receive:
- Access to a comprehensive web-based resource center on ocean instruction that features lesson plans, activities for students, demonstrations, interactive games and modeling tools, and much more!
Website:
http://www.bigelow.org/
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