Outline for How the oceans are built program from
Ocean Adventure!|
I. Introduction - who I am and why we are here II. Continental Drift (plate tectonics) A. How the earth is built B. How continents move and how we figured out that they do C. Mid-ocean ridges D. Volcanoes and earthquakes E. Mountains III. Ocean currents A. Worldwide current patterns B. The Gulf Stream IV. The world’s water A. Water, water everywhere but you really can’t drink much of it B. Why the ocean is blue V. Tides (more advanced version than in Gulf of Maine program) VI. Phases of the moon VII. Earth’s seasons VIII. All energy comes from the sun Follow-up materials provided: Gulf of Maine book and poster, word search activity Maine Learning Results Standards covered for Science & Technology: Grades K-2/ E. 1-3; F. 2,3; G. 1-3; H. 1-2; I. 1-2; J. 1-2; L. 3; M. 1 Grades 3-4/ E. 1-2; F. 1-4; G. 1-4; H. 1-2; I. 2-3; K. 1,2,3,5; L. 2; M. 2 Grades 5-8/ E. 1; F. 1,3,4,5; H. 2-3; L. 4; M. 1 |
Vocabulary List for How the Oceans are Built from
Ocean Adventure!|
continent - one of the seven large land masses on earth island - a piece of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water mantle - the part of the earth between the outer crust and inner core core - the metal ball in the center of the earth crust - the light, hard outer covering of the earth trench - a deep canyon or gash in the ocean floor divergence - to move apart convergence - to move toward each other basalt - the hard, heavy rock the earth was originally made of and now makes up the ocean floor granite - the hard, lighter rock making up most of the continental crust density - how light or heavy something is compared to water current - water moving continuously in the same direction, not unlike a river in the ocean axis - the imaginary line around which the earth rotates apogee - the farthest distance in an orbit from the center perigee - the closest distance in an orbit from the center revolve - to move around in an orbit like the earth around the sun rotate - to spin around on an axis
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