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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Ocean Floor and Shore Zones

For Students 7th - 10th
Make textbook reading more engaging using this reading activities worksheet, through which scholars review major features found on the ocean floor and the processes that formed these features. They complete 11 terms in a crossword...
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Explorations

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource page contains an exhaustive list of pictures and videos of sea floor structures found all over the world.
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Website
Other

University of California: Ocean Drilling Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists probe the ocean floor off Costa Rica and find evidence that may tell us more about what goes on in ocean trenches.
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Article
Science Struck

Science Struck: What Are Ocean Trenches and How Are They Formed?

For Students 4th - 8th
Around 72 percent of the Earth's surface is found under the oceans. It has always been contributing to the dynamically changing face of the Earth through the tectonic phenomenon occurring at its depths. Such a naturally occurring...
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Handout
Museum of Science

Museum of Science, Boston: Oceans Alive: The Living Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a scale model of the five principal ocean zones, along with additional information.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Ocean Trenches and Ridges

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled map indicating major oceanic trenches and ridges.