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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.f Tides

For Teachers 8th Standards
In this problem, 8th graders are presented with a graph showing high and low tides and are asked to analyze it. Aligns with 8.F.B.5.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: The Water Cycle: The Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Through pictures, diagrams, and charts, learn how the ocean serves as a storehouse of water.
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Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Text Structure of Relationships in Text: Waves and Tides

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this science-themed literacy lesson, students analyze the structure of relationships among concepts in a text and how those relationships help to develop the meaning of a text.
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Website
NASA

Science at Nasa: Ocean Tides Lost and Found

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains what forces are at work on changing the tides of our oceans.
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: National Data Buoy Center: What Are Tides?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Data Buoy Center presents a brief description of the nature of ocean tides.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reveals tidal patterns and that tides are caused by the gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon to Earth.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Second Grade Science: Tidal Waves

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses tidal waves, and how they can very quickly form and cause damage.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Tides Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the different types of tides and the Moon's effect on Earth's tides. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: How Do Earth and Life Interact?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the biosphere, zoom in on some unique ecosystems, and learn how activity in the Solar System and plate tectonics can affect the climate and life on the planet.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Codex Leicester: Fossils/mountains, Moon/tides

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester. Find out how this "Renaissance man" observed the Earth and learned more about tides, moons, and fossils in the mountains.
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Primary
MadSci Network

Mad Scientist: Why High Tide Away From the Moon or Sun?

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent and thorough answer to the often asked question about high tide "bulges" on the side of Earth facing away from the Moon or Sun.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from an introduction to oceanography course taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. The course gives a general introduction to the processes and history of Earth's global oceanic system in...
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Article
Energy for Sustainable Development

Kids and Energy: Ocean Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Generating technologies for deriving electrical power from the ocean include tidal power, wave power, ocean thermal energy conversion, ocean currents, ocean winds and salinity gradients. Of these, the three most well-developed...
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Website
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden provides a brief description of how waves form and move. Click on the "waves" link in the toolbar to the left. This site is basic, but very informative. Includes colorful animations...
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Article
Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: The Tides [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This FYI for Kids (Volume 5, Issue 3) focuses on the tides. It explains the pull on the earth by the sun and moon and how the tides go in and out.
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Primary
Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: Helen Hunt Jackson (1831 1885)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Sonnet Central provides the text of several poems written by Helen Hunt Jackson: A Calendar of Sonnets, The Zone of Calms, Poppies on the Wheat, Mazzini, Burnt Ships, Tides, Her Eyes, and Fealty.
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Other

Quiz: Tides, Eclipses, Day and Night, Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this 15 question multiple choice quiz on tides, eclipses and seasons.
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Handout
Fundación Cientec

Cientec: Las Mareas Y Su Relacion Con Fenomenos Astronomicos Y Meteorologicos

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site you can learn about the tides and their relationship with astronomical phenomena.
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Handout
Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College: Daniel Bernoulli

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a biography web page including information on James, John, and Daniel Bernoulli. The site includes information originally published in "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
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eBook
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Treasures at Sea

For Students 2nd - 6th
Learn about ocean systems and habitats. Lots of reading, writing, games, and interactive activities. Colorful and fun.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Oceans: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will illustrate the unique characteristics of oceans and oceanic life. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Oceans."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Oceans: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will illustrate the unique characteristics of oceans and oceanic life. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Oceans."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Oceans: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will illustrate the unique characteristics of oceans and oceanic life. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Oceans."
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Earth Science, Tides Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
For middle grades. Using your knowledge of tides, answer the following questions.