In the Geography Notebook, create an OCEANS section. (Use OCEANS note pages.)
1. Read through the "How many oceans are there?" section below aloud.
2. Watch the Google Earth Video and Underwater Astonishment Video below.
3. Find all five oceans on the globe, then again on the world map.
4. Complete the activities below. Take pictures of the activities (Noted by (P)) to be included in the notebook.
Under each photo, have the girls write a brief explanation of each activity pictured.
5. Read at least 2-3 library books on the oceans together.
6. Discuss each ocean individually. Some questions to ask:
* Which continents does the ocean border?
* Does it touch any other oceans?
* How deep is the deepest point?
* Are there any underwater mountains? Trenches?
* How did it get its name?
* What sea life is unique to this ocean?
1. Read through the "How many oceans are there?" section below aloud.
2. Watch the Google Earth Video and Underwater Astonishment Video below.
3. Find all five oceans on the globe, then again on the world map.
4. Complete the activities below. Take pictures of the activities (Noted by (P)) to be included in the notebook.
Under each photo, have the girls write a brief explanation of each activity pictured.
5. Read at least 2-3 library books on the oceans together.
6. Discuss each ocean individually. Some questions to ask:
* Which continents does the ocean border?
* Does it touch any other oceans?
* How deep is the deepest point?
* Are there any underwater mountains? Trenches?
* How did it get its name?
* What sea life is unique to this ocean?
How many oceans are there?
As a kid I learned four oceans, the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Arctic. However, the waters around Antarctica have recently been awarded ocean status as they constitute their own current and other conditions. Since the year 2000, these waters have been called the Southern Ocean. Also, there is some debate about the status of the Arctic ocean as an ocean. Some oceanographers consider it to be a sea, a Mediterranean sea in fact. At present, it is still afforded ocean status. Source: http://bogglesworldesl.com/continents_oceans.htm
All oceans are salt water.
To the tune of "The Adaams Family."
They point to each continent and ocean as they sing the song.
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
There's Asia and there's Europe
There's North and South America
There's Africa and Australia
Don't forget Antarctica
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
There's Pacific and Atlantic
Indian and Arctic
Don’t forget the Southern
Five oceans of the Earth
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
Video: Google Earth Tour - Continents and Oceans (2:29)
Video: Underwater Astonishments (5:22)
Activities - 70% of the earth's surface is water:
As a kid I learned four oceans, the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Arctic. However, the waters around Antarctica have recently been awarded ocean status as they constitute their own current and other conditions. Since the year 2000, these waters have been called the Southern Ocean. Also, there is some debate about the status of the Arctic ocean as an ocean. Some oceanographers consider it to be a sea, a Mediterranean sea in fact. At present, it is still afforded ocean status. Source: http://bogglesworldesl.com/continents_oceans.htm
All oceans are salt water.
To the tune of "The Adaams Family."
They point to each continent and ocean as they sing the song.
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
There's Asia and there's Europe
There's North and South America
There's Africa and Australia
Don't forget Antarctica
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
Continents of Earth (snap, snap)
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
There's Pacific and Atlantic
Indian and Arctic
Don’t forget the Southern
Five oceans of the Earth
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
Oceans of Earth (snap, snap)
Video: Google Earth Tour - Continents and Oceans (2:29)
Video: Underwater Astonishments (5:22)
Activities - 70% of the earth's surface is water:
- (a) Fill a glass 70% full. (P)
(b) Add salt to the water. Let them taste the "salt water." (Discuss the difference between fresh water and salt water.) - On a black-line world map, label the oceans and color them blue (leave the rest blank)
- Count out 100 goldfish crackers. Put 70 in one pile to represent the oceans and 30 in another pile to represent land forms. (Then enjoy eating the world!) (P)
- Locate our local beach on the map of the Pacific Ocean. Take a trip down to the beach. Let them try the "real" salt water. Read the book "Puget Sound" by Katie Marcisco (J551.461432 MAR). (P)