UNIT 2: OCEAN ENVIRONMENT

unit 2: the ocean

environment

(9 DAYS)

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. How did the ocean originally form?
2. What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?
3. What does the sea floor look like?
4. How do earthquakes occur in the ocean?
5. Why is the ability to navigate the ocean useful to biologists?
6. How do the physical characteristics of ocean water affect marine organisms?
7. What role do ocean currents play in the distribution of marine organisms?
8. How are waves formed?
9. Why is the western coast of South America such a productive fishing area?
10. What causes tides?

WARM UPS
UNIT 2 PRIME TIME
PRIME TIME SHEET

VOCABULARY
UNIT 2 VOCABULARY

Unit 2 NOTE-BOOK

GEOLOGY OF THE OCEAN
(CHAPTER 3)

DAY 1: CHANGING SEA FLOOR

NOTES-CH3-Changing Sea Floor
Guided Notes-CH3-Changing Sea Floor
Plate Tectonics Movement-Standard
Oreo LAB & Plate Tectonics

HONORS
Plate Tectonics Movement-Honors

Explore:
LATITUDE & LONGITUDE GAME

VOCABULARY
PRIME MERIDIAN, TROPIC OF CANCER, TROPIC OF CAPRICORN, EQUATOR, INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE, CONTINENTAL SHELF, CONTINENTAL RISE, RIDGE SYSTEM, RIFT VALLEY, SUBDUCTION ZONE, SEAMOUNT, ABYSSAL PLAIN, RIFT ZONE, CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY, FRACTURE ZONE, MANTLE, LITHOSPHERE, ATHENOSPHERE, CRUST, MAGMA