Back to School | Introduction to the Oceans

The Intro to Oceans unit was created specifically for the first week of school. It gives an overview of the course. Working through this short and easy unit is a good chance to work on classroom procedures as far as note-taking, quizzes, daily bellringers, etc.

Materials List: 

• Large maps with lat & long, one for each group - (example) for Puzzle Challenge

• Card stock paper, optional (if you plan to hang on wall) - for Turtle Activity

• Poster graphing paper or regular poster paper, optional - for group graphing all year (example of graph paper, example of poster paper roll, there are many size options)

HS-ESS2-4 – Use models to explain Earth system interactions

HS-ESS2-5 – Analyze data on interactions between atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere

• SC.912.P.8.2 – Differentiate between physical and chemical properties and physical and chemical changes of matter.

• SC.912.P.10.4 – Describe heat as the energy transferred by convection, conduction, and radiation, and explain the connection of heat to change in temperature or states of matter.

• SC.912.E.6.1 – Describe and differentiate the layers of Earth and the interactions among them.

• SC.912.E.6.4 – Analyze how specific geologic processes and features are expressed in Florida and elsewhere.

• SC.912.E.7.5 – Predict future weather conditions based on present observations and conceptual models and recognize limitations and uncertainties of such predictions.