Oceans

= Final Project: Ocean Currents and Habitats =


 * Level: 6th Grade**
 * Area: Earth Science**

=**Student Objectives:**= I will be able to explain how waves form and change. ||
 * ** Monday's Objectives: ** ||
 * I will be able to describe the characteristics of waves.
 * ** Tuesday's Objectives: ** ||
 * I will be able to identify what causes currents and describe how they affect climate. ||
 * ** Thursday's Objectives: ** ||
 * I will be able to describe how scientists divide the ocean into zones and classify marine organisms. ||

=**Our Big Idea Questions**:=
 * How do waves form and change?
 * What causes surface currents and deep currents?
 * How do currents affect climate?
 * How are ocean zones and its organisms classified?

= Assessment and Evaluation: =
 * Complete your daily webquest sheet for Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (July 16th, 17th, and 18th) as your exit tickets.
 * Choose a topic for your project below for your **final test grade.** You will have until **Tuesday, July 25th**, to complete it.
 * Use these rubrics to help you with your Keynote presentation and oral presentation.
 * You will **present** your project to the class on **Wednesday and Thursday, July 25th and 26th, 2012.[[image:lptp4.gif width="200" height="172" align="right"]]**


 * Topic #1: Ocean Currents, El Nino and La Nina **
 * 1) What are ocean currents, and how do they affect our climate?
 * 2) How are El Nino and La Nina similar? How are they different?
 * 3) Why are El Nino and La Nina important to know?

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 * Topic #2: Ocean Habitats and Organisms **
 * 1) What are the ocean zones? List them from shallowest to deepest.
 * 2) How are marine organisms grouped, and where can we find them?
 * 3) Research 3 deep sea creatures (1 slide per animal).

 Your Keynote must have...
 * Final Project: Create a Keynote presentation. **
 * 1) A title page with student name, grade, and core #
 * 2) 1 slide for each question listed above
 * 3) Appropriate graphics, images, or diagrams with captions
 * 4) 2 slides for the following questions:
 * How does this help you understand more about oceans?
 * What new information did you learn from your research?
 * What questions did you have about oceans that were still unanswered?
 * 1) Your Keynote must be between 8-12 slides long.

Enchanted Learning: All About Ocean Waves Ocean Currents NOAA: What is El Nino? NOAA: What is La Nina? El Nino and La Nina: What's the Difference? Weather Wiz Kids: El Nino and La Nina (Scroll down on page until you see El Nino and La Nina) National Geographic: El Nino video National Geographic: El Nino and La Nina video #2
 * Websites to use for Topic #1 **

BrainPop Jr.: Ocean Habitats Oceans Alive! Ocean Zones Oceans Alive! Ocean Plants and Animals Enchanted Learning: Ocean Zones and Some Animals Living in Sunlit Ocean Zone Deep Sea Creatures
 * Websites to use for Topic #2 **

Check out some of these online ocean games:
 * Early Finishers: **
 * Paint and make an ocean
 * Marine Food Chains
 * BBC: Blue Planet Ocean Games