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Oceanic Exploration

Price: 645 USD

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A Deep Sea Dive Into STEM Exploration

Take the dive with Oceanic Exploration and journey from the tropics to the poles to inspect arctic food webs, simulate coral reef adaptations and survey everything from the great river deltas to the Mariana Trench. Through engineering design activities, challenge learners to collaborate on sustainability projects such as tracking great white sharks across the open ocean, answering and reflecting on important sea-dwelling questions about the variety of the oceans and the differences in ecosystems.

With action-packed, hands-on STEM activities, learners discover the physical and geological sciences that underpin all ocean life. In Oceanic Exploration, STEM education is your oyster!

Grades: 4-6
Students: Up to 30
Contact Hours: 12+

Subject Targets:

Physical Science, Life Science, Earth Science, Engineering Design, Math Connections

Reusability and Expansion:

Refill Kit Available: This product offers affordable refill kits. See the materials tab for details.

Settings & Tech Requirements

Recommended Settings:

Summer Camps
Classrooms
Out-of-School Time Programs

Tech Requirements:

None

Curriculum Topics

Each Activity Includes:

Schedule
Topic Background Information & Vocabulary
Step-By-Step Activity Instructions
Opening & Closing Discussion
Optional Extension Activities

Curriculum Topics:

Ocean Geography
The Water Cycle
Deltas and Density
Buoyancy and Adaptation
Surface Temperature and Plankton
The Arctic and the Food Chain
Coral Reefs and Adaptation
Underwater Volcanoes
Deep Sea Trenches
The Kelp Forest, Overfishing and Extinction
The Kelp Forest, Science Research and Saving the Sea Otter
Tracking the Great White Shark

Professional Development

Product Orientation:

Half-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $500+
One-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $1000+
Additional training available for purchase

Materials

Complete Program Includes:

Oceanic Exploration comes with all the supplies needed for 30 students to complete 12 one-hour activities:

Instructor Guide: 1
Printed Student Pages: 30 sets
Storage Tub: 1
Baking Soda: 1
Bottle of Vinegar: 1
Clay (1 lb): 7
Colored Pencils (12 pack): 15
Dice: 30
Dry Erase Page Pockets: 31
Dry Erase Markers: 31
Electric Tea Kettle: 1
Graduated Cylinders: 6
Index Cards: 100
Inflatable Beach Ball: 1
Pencil Sharpeners: 6
Plastic Containers: 6
Pipettes: 32
Rolls of Masking Tape: 6
Salt (1 lb): 1
Scissors: 15
Set of Feathers: 1
Set of Food Coloring: 1
Sponge: 1
Access to the Digital Resource Portal

Curriculum Print & Digital Includes:

Instructor Guide: 1
Printed Student Pages: 30 sets
Access to the Digital Resource Portal

Refill Kit Available:

Looking to use your Oceanic Exploration program with a new group of marine explorers? This refill kit will get them back to observing the great depths of the seas!

Printed Student Pages: 30
Baking Soda: 1
Bottle of Vinegar: 1
Colored Pencils (12 pack): 15
Index Cards: 100
Pipettes: 32
Rolls of Masking Tape: 6
Salt (1 lb): 1
Set of Food Coloring: 1
Sponge: 1

Standards & Alignment

Habits of Mind:

16 thinking habits developed by Art Costa and Bena Kallick to empower students to succeed in a 21st-century learning environment.

Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
Creating, Imagining, Innovating
Gathering Data through All Senses
Managing Impulsivity
Persisting
Questioning and Posing Problems
Responding with Wonderment and Awe
Striving for Accuracy
Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition)
Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
Thinking Flexibly
Thinking Interdependently

21st Century Skills:

A set of widely-applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.

Communication and Collaboration
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Flexibility and Adaptability
Information, Media, and Technology Literacy
Leadership and Responsibility
Productivity and Accountability
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.A.2 Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3 Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.B.6 Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem; understand that a variable can represent an unknown number, or, depending on the purpose at hand, any number in a specified set.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.1 Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

Next Generation Science Standards:*

NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
NGSS 4-ESS1-1 The History of Planet Earth
NGSS 4-ESS2-1 Weathering and Erosion
NGSS 4-ESS2-2 Plate Tectonics
NGSS 4-LS1-1 Structure and Function
NGSS 5-ESS2-1 Modeling Earth’s Systems
NGSS 5-ESS2-2 The Roles of Water
NGSS 5-ESS3-1 Human Impacts on Earth Systems
NGSS 5-LS2-1 Modeling Cycles of Matter
NGSS 5-PS1-1 Structure and Properties of Matter
NGSS 5-PS1-4 Investigating Chemical Reactions.
NGSS MS-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
NGSS MS-ESS2-2 Explaining Earth’s Materials and Systems
NGSS MS-ESS2-3 Plate Tectonics
NGSS MS-ESS2-4 Modeling the Water Cycle
NGSS MS-ESS2-6 Weather and Climate
NGSS MS-LS1-5 Growth and Development
NGSS MS-LS1-6 Photosynthesis
NGSS MS-LS2-1 Analyzing Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
NGSS MS-LS2-2 Explaining Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
NGSS MS-LS2-3 Modeling Energy Flows in Ecosystems
NGSS MS-LS2-4 Population Dynamics in Ecosystems
NGSS MS-LS4-4 Natural Selection
NGSS MS-LS4-6 Adaptation
NGSS MS-PS1-4 Structure and Properties Matter

* Next Generation Science Standards and NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

About the Author

Julia Frisbie

Julia studied International Relations, Creative Writing, and Marine Biology at Stanford University. She fell in love with the kelp forest during a semester at the Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey, CA. Her two favorite marine animals are the harbor seal and the lettuce-leaf sea slug. She has a career in communications and enjoys hiking, sea kayaking, and seal spotting near her home in Anacortes, WA.

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