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One Ocean

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Title:

One Ocean

URL:

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/one-ocean-teacher-guide/

Content Source:

National Geographic

Type:

Informational Material

Overview:

This guide was developed to support teachers in teaching topics with real-world context and provide them with the background to feel competent and comfortable when teaching about the ocean. It provides a solid introduction to the ocean and the ocean literacy principles in an accessible and reader-friendly manner. In addition to general information about the ocean, the guide includes numerous education features, such as teaching tips and student thinking, that help to connect the content to classroom practice.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 4

16 ) Describe patterns of Earth's features on land and in the ocean using data from maps (e.g., topographic maps of Earth's land and ocean floor; maps of locations of mountains, continental boundaries, volcanoes, and earthquakes).

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns

Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Describe patterns of Earth's features on land using data from maps.
Describe patterns of Earth's features in the ocean using data from maps.

Teacher Vocabulary:

patterns
data
structures
features
topographical
continental boundaries
deep ocean trench
ocean floor
volcanoes
mountains
earthquakes

Knowledge:

Students know:

Locations of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, ocean floor structures, earthquakes, and volcanoes occur in patterns.
Volcanoes and earthquakes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans.
Major mountain chains form inside continents or near their edges.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Organize data using graphical displays from maps of Earth's features.
Articulate patterns that can be used as evidence to describe Earth's features on land and in the ocean using maps.
Use logical reasoning based on the organized data to make sense of and describe the patterns in Earth's features.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Earth's features occur in patterns.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Water and Landforms

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.4.16- Use a map key to identify land and water features on a map.

Tags:

biodiversity, ocean

License Type:

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Author:

Stephanie Carver

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One Ocean