Technology/Science Lesson Plans
Webquest: Ocean Exploration!
The following is a web-oriented activity that students can complete individually or in small groups. Below is how the activity would be presented to students.
The following is a web-oriented activity that students can complete individually or in small groups. Below is how the activity would be presented to students.
Ocean Exploration!
Congratulations! You have been chosen to go on an underwater ocean voyage! Get ready to become a marine biologist and board the submarine!
Congratulations! You have been chosen to go on an underwater ocean voyage! Get ready to become a marine biologist and board the submarine!
By the end of your adventure, you will have…
- Learned about the different layers of the ocean
- Discovered the animals that live there
- Helped create a class ocean mural!
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Part 1: Time to Dive! The Layers of the Ocean
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Part 2: One Fish, Two Fish! Animal Study
Choose one of the animals listed below
Read about your animal carefully. Fill in your Animal Fact Sheet. Be ready to present your animal. Don't forget to go back to the text!
Choose one of the animals listed below
- Sunlit Zone: Blue marlin, Sand Tiger Shark, Green Sea Turtle, Clown Anenomefish
- Twilight Zone: Jellyfish, Sperm Whale, Electric Eel, Octopus
- Midnight Zone: Anglerfish, Sea Star, Giant Squid, Sea Cucumber, Sea Cucumber
Read about your animal carefully. Fill in your Animal Fact Sheet. Be ready to present your animal. Don't forget to go back to the text!
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Part 3: Making a Mural! Putting it All Together
- Once everyone is done with their Animal Fact Sheet, share your findings with the rest of the group.
- If you are waiting for others, explore some of the other animals in the chart.
- After everyone has shared, put your completed Ocean Layers activity page and Animal Fact Sheet in the basket.
- Find the large mural paper in the back of the classroom.
- Use what you know about your animal and ocean layers to add to the mural.
- Stay in your ocean layer only.
- Use paints, markers, and crayons responsibly.
- Spend only about 10 minutes so you can leave space for others.
- Clean up carefully.
ocean_webquest2.pdf | |
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