Curated OER
Sinking Races
Students build plankton models and compete to see which sinks most slowly. They write, or orally present ,the adaptations they incorporated to slow the sinking rate of their organisms. Race results can be grounds for some prizes!
Curated OER
Community Distribution
In this community distribution worksheet, students use a diagram showing the distribution of ocean organisms in the photic and aphotic zones to complete 3 short answer questions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Light at the Bottom of the Deep, Dark Ocean?
What types of adaptations enable deep-sea fishes to survive and collect food in the darkness of the deep ocean? Interactive, hands-on lesson plan takes students on an exploration of deepwater adaptations by searching for Skittles in a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Zones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the different zones of the ocean.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Zones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the different zones of the ocean.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Ponds and Lakes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Features, including zonation, of ponds and lakes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Ponds and Lakes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Features of ponds and lakes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Aquatic Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of aquatic biomes.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Understanding the Ocean Ecosystem
Describes the two organisms capable of photosynthesis in an ocean ecosystem, the different ocean zones and the plants and animals that live in them, some facts about the ocean, and the five oceans of the world.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Lakes
What is a lake? Discover the answer to this question when you explore this informative resource. This site provides information on how temperature and seasonal changes effects lakes, how lakes are formed, how lakes compare in numbers to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.14 Aquatic Biomes
Understand the living and nonliving aspects of aquatic ecosystems.