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Unit Overview: SOL 5.6 - Oceans

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Unit OverviewTitle: Oceans VA SOL 5.6

Author: Katie Neville

Subject: Science

Grade Level(s): ►►5th Grade: 28 students including 4 IEP students. All

learning style and multiple intelligences represented. IEP

students are LD, ED and ADHD.

Duration: ►►15 days - 3 weeks

Unit Description: Oceans: VA SOL 5.6

Lesson Description for Week #1A Ocean - Geological Characteristics

State Standards: ►►SOL: 5.6 The student will investigate and understand

characteristics of the ocean environment.

Key concepts include

a) geological characteristics;

b) physical characteristics; and

c) ecological characteristics.

GoalsUnit Goals: VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans

Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems

Lesson Goals: (Introduction) Introduction/Overview/Ongoing Activities

MethodsAnticipatory Set: Safari Montage - Bill Nye Oceanography

http://10.157.3.241/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex=20757&location=local

Introduce and Model New Knowledge:

►►●●Ocean Foldable

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Provide Guided Practice: How much of the earth is covered by water?A globe (rubber ball) Have the kids toss it around the room and mark on a tally sheet where there left thumb lands on ocean...in the end they will see that the world is mostly covered in water.

Provide Independent Practice: None

iOS App ►►Ocean Blue for iPad (.99)http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ocean-blue-for-ipad/id364185971?mt=8

AssessmentFormative/Ongoing Assessment: Teacher observation

Summative/End Of Lesson Assessment:

Teacher observation

MaterialsColored paper, labels, computer, internet access, Safari Montage,

Blow-up globe, tally sheet, whole class display (TV or IWB)

Lesson Description for Week #1B Ocean - Geological Characteristics

GoalsUnit Goals: VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans

Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems

Lesson Goals: *create and interpret a model of the ocean floor and label and

*describe each of the major features.

*research and describe the variation in depths associated with

ocean features, including the continental shelf, slope, rise, the

abyssal plain, and ocean trenches

MethodsAnticipatory Set: BrainPop Video – Ocean Floor

http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/ocean-floor/

Vocabulary ActivityActivote Quiz

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Introduce and Model New Knowledge:

●●Ocean Floor Flipchart

Provide Guided Practice: 1. Add Ocean Floor Content to Foldable2. Create the Ocean Floor

Ocean floor. Mix cornstarch, water and sand (play sand is ok) Let it come to a boil in a pot and it becomes this great sand mix. You can have the kids make their own "ocean floors" like sea arches, valleys, etc...Plus it's messy and they love it. AFter that I had them draw and diagram there mod-els, so that was cool.

Provide Independent Practice: ►►●●Ocean Floor Inspiration ActivityOcean Floor cookie sheet activity (photo)

iOS App Earth Observers Apphttp://www.earth-observer.org/

AssessmentFormative/Ongoing Assessment: ●●Ocean Floor Quiz

Summative/End Of Lesson Assessment:

None

MaterialsComputer, BrainPop Subscription, Activotes, IWB, cornstarch, water, sand, cardboard for base of ocean floor (Xerox lids should work perfectly), iOS Device, MS Word

Lesson Description for Week #2 Ocean - Physical Characteristics

GoalsUnit Goals: VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans

Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems

Lesson Goals: *design an investigation (including models and simulations) related to

physical characteristics of the ocean environment (depth, salinity,

formation of waves, causes of tides, and currents, such as the Gulf

Stream).

* interpret graphical data related to physical characteristics of the ocean.

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*explain the formation of ocean currents and describe and locate the

Gulf Stream.

MethodsAnticipatory Set: 1. PBS Wave Machine

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/multimedia/wavemachine.html

2. Oceans Alivehttp://www.mos.org/oceans/

Introduce and Model New Knowledge: 1. BrainPop Video – Ocean Currentshttp://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/oceancurrents/

Vocabulary ActivityActivote Quiz

2. BrainPop Video- Waveshttp://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/waves/

3. Safari Montage – Oceans in Motion (climate and waves, ocean floor, ocean depths)http://10.154.3.241/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex=4167&location=local

Provide Guided Practice: 1. Add content to Oceans Foldable

●●2. Oceans in Motion Flipchart

Provide Independent Practice: 1. Why is the Ocean Salty (website and experiment)

http://www.palomar.edu/oceanography/salty_ocean.htm

2. Water Density Experiment

Water Density: Take 3 containers of water. Add a different food coloring to each one. But leave one "plain" water-no color. Add varying degrees of salt to "2" of the containers...make sure one has a lot of salt. Now you have to use a dropper and drop the varying degrees of salt water (just a drop or two) into the plain water and see which salty water sinks. This is really a cool experiment because you can have the kids predict which water will sink, etc...I did it once but I had 4 different color salty waters and it was was GREAT...we had a nice rainbow container in the end. This takes time, but it's worth it, the kids seem to love it.

iOS App 1. Tide Graph App (1.99)http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tide-graph/id288420737?mt=8

2. NOAA Ocean Buoy and Tides App (1.99)

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noaa-ocean-buoys/id406279838?mt=8

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3. Tide App (1.99)

http://itunes.apple.com/app/tideapp/id288399415?mt=8Assessment

Formative/Ongoing Assessment: Glenco Quiz

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617006/student_view0/unit5/chapter18/chapter_review_quiz-english.html

Summative/End Of Lesson Assessment:

None

MaterialsComputers, internet, IWB, LRS, BrainPop subscription, ActivInspire, salt, water, beakers, food coloring

Lesson Description for Week #3A Ocean - Biological Characteristics

GoalsUnit Goals: VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans

Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems

Lesson Goals: *design an investigation (including models and simulations)

related to ecological relationships of the ocean environment.

• interpret graphical data related to the ecological characteristics

of the

ocean, such as the number of organisms vs. the depth of the

water.

• analyze how the physical characteristics (depth, salinity, and

temperature) of the ocean affect where marine organism can live.

• create and interpret a model of a basic marine food web,

including floating organisms (plankton), swimming organisms,

and organisms living on the ocean floor.

MethodsAnticipatory Set: What is phytoplankton?

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton/

Introduce and Model New Knowledge:

1. Safari Montage – Bill Nye – Ocean Life (Ocean Food Chain)http://10.154.3.241/SAFARI/montage/play.php?

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keyindex=3041&location=local

2. Safari Montage – All About Water EcoSystemshttp://10.154.3.241/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex=5353&location=local

Chapter 4 – Oceans – TropicalChapter 5 – Oceans – Polar

3. Ocean Food Chain Video – You Tubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HrIeZtIH6g&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Provide Guided Practice: ●●Ocean Animals Flipchart

Provide Independent Practice: Create an ocean food web:http://www.vtaide.com/png/oceanweb2.htm

iOS App 1. Sea Life Videos App (.99)http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sea-life-videos-ocean-marine/id333875730?mt=8

2. Ocean Encounters App (1.99)

http://wetpixel.com/i.php/full/ocean-encounters-app-available-on-itunes/

3. Ocean Animals Guide App (Free)

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ocean-animals-guide/id382199739?mt=8

AssessmentFormative/Ongoing Assessment: 1. Interactive Ocean Food Chain

http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/marine.htm

●●Build a Marine Food Web (doc)** advanced students

Summative/End Of Lesson Assessment:

none

MaterialsComputers, internet, Safari Montage, YouTube, IWB, LRS, ActivInspire

Lesson Description for Week #3B Ocean - Culminating Activities/Just for Fun

GoalsUnit Goals: VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans

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Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems

Lesson Goals: To create and have fun with newly learned information on

oceans.

MethodsProvide Guided Practice ●●1. LoCo GIS Project - LCPS - Google Earth (Separate Zip

File)

●●2. Oceans Millionaire PowerPoint

●●3. Oceans Study Book

4. Quia Quizhttp://www.quia.com/quiz/2881821.html?AP_rand=963062158

●●5.Oceans Jeopardy

●●6. Race to the Reef PowerPoint

Provide Independent Practice: 1. Ocean Adventures – 3 Gameshttp://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/funandgames/games.html2. Virtual Deep Sea (National Geographic)http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/crittercam-virtual-world-deep-sea/

iOS App Dolphin Play App (.99)\ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dolphin-play/id403039529?mt=8

AssessmentSummative/End Of Unit Assessment(choice):

1. Marine Animal Project - Green Screen Video2. Podcast3. Vodcast4. Written Test

MaterialsComputers, internet, IWB, LRS, Google Earth, green screen video capability, podcast and vodcast equipment.Archive of Animal Sounds and Videohttp://macaulaylibrary.org/

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