Outline for
Introduction to Oceans from Ocean Adventure!|
I. Introduction - who I am and why we are here II. The world is mostly water A. World map B. Globe toss
III. The ocean is very different from the land A. Can you tell a plant from an animal? B. To tell what kind of animal something is, we group it with other animals that look similar (work with dry shells) C. Animals need ways to protect themselves like shells, spines and camouflage (pass around live animals)
Follow-up materials provided - Gulf of Maine book and poster, world map activity
Maine Learning Results Standards covered: Science & Technology: K-2/ A.1-2; B.1; D.2; E.3; J.1-3; K.6; L.1-4 Social Studies: K-2/ geography A.1; B.1-5 |
Vocabulary List for Introduction to Oceans from
Ocean Adventure!|
(This program is used for many age groups. Pick out age-appropriate terms) ocean - one of the four largest bodies of water on earth sea - a large body of water but smaller than an ocean continents - one of the seven largest pieces of land on earth island - a piece of land completely surronded by water ocean floor - the rocks and mud underneath all that water habitat - the kind of place a plant or animal lives alive - a plant or animal that is born, eats, grows and has babies dead - a plant or animal that was alive but isn’t anymore inanimate - something that never was alive, like a rock |