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Unit Overview: SOL 5.6 - Oceans
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Unit Overview
Title: / Oceans VA SOL 5.6Author: / Katie Neville
Subject: / Science
Grade Level(s): / ►►5th Grade: 28 students including 4 IEP students. All learning style and multiple intelligences represented. IEP students are LD, ED and ADHD.
Duration: / ►►15 days - 3 weeks
Unit Description: / Oceans: VA SOL 5.6
Lesson Description for Week #1A / Ocean - Geological Characteristics
State Standards: / ►►SOL: 5.6 The student will investigate and understand characteristics of the ocean environment.
Key concepts include
a) geological characteristics;
b) physical characteristics; and
c) ecological characteristics.
Goals
Unit Goals:
/VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans
Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space SystemsLesson Goals: (Introduction) / Introduction/Overview/Ongoing Activities
Methods
Anticipatory Set:
/Safari Montage - Bill Nye Oceanography
Introduce and Model New Knowledge:
/ ►►●●Ocean FoldableProvide Guided Practice:
/How much of the earth is covered by water?
A globe (rubber ball) Have the kids toss it around the room and mark on a tally sheet where there left thumb lands on ocean...in the end they will see that the world is mostly covered in water.Provide Independent Practice:
/None
iOS App
/►►Ocean Blue for iPad (.99)
Assessment
Formative/Ongoing Assessment: / Teacher observationSummative/End Of Lesson Assessment: / Teacher observation
Materials
Colored paper, labels, computer, internet access, Safari Montage,Blow-up globe, tally sheet, whole class display (TV or IWB)
Lesson Description for Week #1B / Ocean - Geological Characteristics
Goals
Unit Goals:
/VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans
Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems
Lesson Goals: / *create and interpret a model of the ocean floor and label and *describe each of the major features.*research and describe the variation in depths associated with ocean features, including the continental shelf, slope, rise, the abyssal plain, and ocean trenches
Methods
Anticipatory Set:
/ BrainPop Video – Ocean FloorVocabulary Activity
Activote Quiz
Introduce and Model New Knowledge:
/ ●●Ocean Floor FlipchartProvide Guided Practice:
/ 1. Add Ocean Floor Content to Foldable2. Create the Ocean Floor
Ocean floor. Mix cornstarch, water and sand (play sand is ok) Let it come to a boil in a pot and it becomes this great sand mix. You can have the kids make their own "ocean floors" like sea arches, valleys, etc...Plus it's messy and they love it. AFter that I had them draw and diagram there models, so that was cool.
Provide Independent Practice:
/ ►►●●Ocean Floor Inspiration ActivityOcean Floor cookie sheet activity (photo)
iOS App
/Earth Observers App
Assessment
Formative/Ongoing Assessment: / ●●Ocean Floor QuizSummative/End Of Lesson Assessment: / None
Materials
Computer, BrainPop Subscription, Activotes, IWB, cornstarch, water, sand, cardboard for base of ocean floor (Xerox lids should work perfectly), iOS Device, MS WordLesson Description for Week #2 / Ocean - Physical Characteristics
Goals
Unit Goals:
/VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans
Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems
Lesson Goals: / *design an investigation (including models and simulations) related to physical characteristics of the ocean environment (depth, salinity, formation of waves, causes of tides, and currents, such as the Gulf Stream).* interpret graphical data related to physical characteristics of the ocean.
*explain the formation of ocean currents and describe and locate the Gulf Stream.
Methods
Anticipatory Set:
/ 1. PBS Wave Machine2. Oceans Alive
Introduce and Model New Knowledge:
/ 1. BrainPop Video – Ocean CurrentsVocabulary Activity
Activote Quiz
2. BrainPop Video- Waves
3. Safari Montage – Oceans in Motion (climate and waves, ocean floor, ocean depths)
Provide Guided Practice:
/1. Add content to Oceans Foldable
●●2.Oceans in Motion Flipchart
Provide Independent Practice:
/ 1. Why is the Ocean Salty (website and experiment)2. Water Density Experiment
Water Density: Take 3 containers of water. Add a different food coloring to each one. But leave one "plain" water-no color. Add varying degrees of salt to "2" of the containers...make sure one has a lot of salt. Now you have to use a dropper and drop the varying degrees of salt water (just a drop or two) into the plain water and see which salty water sinks. This is really a cool experiment because you can have the kids predict which water will sink, etc...I did it once but I had 4 different color salty waters and it was was GREAT...we had a nice rainbow container in the end. This takes time, but it's worth it, the kids seem to love it.
iOS App
/1. Tide Graph App (1.99)
2. NOAA Ocean Buoy and Tides App (1.99)
3. Tide App (1.99)
Assessment
Formative/Ongoing Assessment: / Glenco QuizSummative/End Of Lesson Assessment: / None
Materials
Computers, internet, IWB, LRS, BrainPop subscription, ActivInspire, salt, water, beakers, food coloringLesson Description for Week #3A / Ocean - Biological Characteristics
Goals
Unit Goals:
/VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans
Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems
Lesson Goals: / *design an investigation (including models and simulations) related to ecological relationships of the ocean environment.• interpret graphical data related to the ecological characteristics of the
ocean, such as the number of organisms vs. the depth of the water.
• analyze how the physical characteristics (depth, salinity, and temperature) of the ocean affect where marine organism can live.
• create and interpret a model of a basic marine food web, including floating organisms (plankton), swimming organisms, and organisms living on the ocean floor.
Methods
Anticipatory Set:
/ What is phytoplankton?Introduce and Model New Knowledge:
/ 1. Safari Montage – Bill Nye – Ocean Life (Ocean Food Chain)2. Safari Montage – All About Water EcoSystems
Chapter 4 – Oceans – Tropical
Chapter 5 – Oceans – Polar
3. Ocean Food Chain Video – You Tube
Provide Guided Practice:
/●●Ocean Animals Flipchart
Provide Independent Practice:
/Create an ocean food web:
iOS App
/1. Sea Life Videos App (.99)
2. Ocean Encounters App (1.99)
3. Ocean Animals Guide App (Free)
Assessment
Formative/Ongoing Assessment: / 1. Interactive Ocean Food Chain●●Build a Marine Food Web (doc)** advanced students
Summative/End Of Lesson Assessment: / none
Materials
Computers, internet, Safari Montage, YouTube, IWB, LRS, ActivInspireLesson Description for Week #3B / Ocean - Culminating Activities/Just for Fun
Goals
Unit Goals:
/VA SOL 5.6 - Oceans
Strand: Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems
Lesson Goals: / To create and have fun with newly learned information on oceans.Methods
Provide Guided Practice
/●●1.LoCo GIS Project - LCPS - Google Earth (Separate Zip File)
●●2.Oceans Millionaire PowerPoint
●●3.Oceans Study Book4. Quia Quiz
●●5.Oceans Jeopardy
●●6. Race to the Reef PowerPoint
Provide Independent Practice:
/ 1. Ocean Adventures – 3 Games2. Virtual Deep Sea (National Geographic)
iOS App
/ Dolphin Play App (.99)\Assessment
Summative/End Of Unit Assessment(choice): / 1. Marine Animal Project - Green Screen Video
2. Podcast
3. Vodcast
4. Written Test
Materials
Computers, internet, IWB, LRS, Google Earth, green screen video capability, podcast and vodcast equipment.Archive of Animal Sounds and Video
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