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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?

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Unit 2 NOTE-BOOK
GEOLOGY OF THE OCEAN
(CHAPTER 3)
DAY 1: CHANGING SEA FLOOR

​NOTES-CH3-Changing Sea Floor
Plate Tectonics Movement
Oreo LAB & Plate Tectonics

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​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

DAY 2:  OCEAN BOTTOM

NOTES-CH3-Ocean Bottom
Ocean Floor Map
Standard-Ocean Bottom Research
Honors-Ocean Bottom Research


DAY 3: OCEAN NAVIGATION

NOTES-CH3-Ocean Navigation
Standard-Nautical Charts Worksheet
Honors-Nautical Chart Challenge Answer Sheets

nauticalchartchallengeform__1_.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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​PLATE TECTONICS ANIMATION

​MIDOCEAN RIGDES ANIMATION

SUBDUCTION ZONES ANIMATION
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WATER, WAVES & TIDES
(CHAPTER 4)
DAY 4: NATURE OF WATER

NOTES-CH4-Nature of Water
Properties of Water LAB
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DAY 5: SALT WATER

NOTES-CH4-Salt Water
Salinity LAB

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DAY 6: CURRENTS

NOTES-CH4-Currents
Standard-Mapping Ocean Currents
Honors-Mapping Ocean Currents
Extra Credit: Using Currents to Sail Around the World


Explore:
​CORIOLIS EFFECT ANIMATION
CURRENTS INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
VOCABULARY
PYCNOCLINE, HALOCLINE, THERMOCLINE, VERTICLE OVERTURN, THERMOCLINE CIRCULATION, PLUNGER, FORCED WAVE, FETCH, SWELL, TSUNAMI

DAY 7: WAVES & TIDES

NOTES-CH4-Waves & Tides
Chasing Mavericks Film Questions
Extra Credit: Ocean Waves Research

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​WIND WAVES SIMULATION
WAVE POWER ANIMATION
DAY 8: REVIEW

NOTES-REVIEW
CH3 Review Sheet
CH4 Review Sheet
DAY 9: UNIT TEST
LABS
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        • Intro to Biology
        • UNIT 1: Biochemistry
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        • UNIT 3: Molecular Genetics
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        • UNIT 5: MARINE FISHES
        • UNIT 6: MARINE REPTILES & BIRDS
        • UNIT 7: MARINE MAMMALS
        • UNIT 8: INTERTIDAL, ESTUARIES & CORAL REEFS
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