 Unit 4: Landforms and Topography Activity 5: Ocean Floor (SI GLEs: 3, 11, 13, 14, 19, 33; ESS GLE: 22)
CC: Students will complete a class KWL chart on the ocean floor. Use Inspiration software to brainstorm what students know about the ocean floor. After completing the activities, go back and add what students learned. Inspiration Quick Tips http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/intech/quick_tips/inspiration.htm
Learn more about the ocean floor by viewing these videos at unitedstreaming.com http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm Oceans: Earth's Last Frontier Descending Into the Depths: Exploring the Ocean Floor (08:07) Mapping the Ocean Floor (04:11) Continental Shelves, Continental Slopes, Abyssal Plains, and Trenches (02:10) Underwater Mountain Ranges and Hot Springs (01:46) The Global Ocean Realm
Available in MS Word to print and use for this activity
Digital pictures should be taken of the 3-D models created by students. These can be inserted into a slideshow using PowerPoint. PowerPoint Quick Tips http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/intech/quick_tips/office/powerpoint.htm
CC: Students should have experience making line graphs from data… Instead of making a graph with paper students can make a graph on "Create A Graph" webpage at http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/index.asp |