Today’s Walking Classroom podcast discusses the features of the ocean floor and the abundance of living creatures in the ocean. The ocean floor has mountains and valleys, but we just can’t see them because they’re covered by water! Sonar has helped us learn more about the ocean floor and many of the new and different species that live there.
Character Value: Adapting to change
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RST.6-8.4
Next Generation Science Standards
PS–Physical Science | LS–Life Science | ESS–Earth and Space Science | ETS–Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science Elementary School: 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS2-2Middle School: MS-ESS2-3
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The Ocean Floor Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
The Ocean Floor Slide Deck
Explores the exotic lifeforms found in the depths of the ocean.
Explore the wonders of the ocean with the help of one (or several) of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s ten web cams.
Learn more about exploring the ocean floor with these interactive lessons from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Demonstrate knowledge of the ocean floor by solving this crossword puzzle.
Measure a simulated sea floor of varying topography by taking depth soundings with a skewer in this activity from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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