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Lesson Plan
National Geographic

National Geographic: The World Ocean

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of four lessons where students look at the vital role oceans play in our lives, at the hydrosphere and the impact humans have on it, how humans use the oceans and who is responsible for protecting them, and the rationale...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: The World Game

For Teachers 2nd
Play the World Game to become familiar with continents, oceans, countries, and states.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: The Fascinating World of Jellies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the mysterious jellyfish blooms that have occurred in the world's oceans. Because the resulting alteration to the marine food web has had devastating effects, researchers grow and study jellyfish at the Monterey aquarium....
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Seas of Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
A part of the PBS series "Journey to Planet Earth," this section explores the world's grasslands, some of which are in environmental danger. Includes video and educational resources.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: World Atlas: The World

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides continent, country, and ocean floor maps from all over the world. Click on a continent's name to access the detailed maps which also include statistical facts on each available country.
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Website
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World and Busch Gardens Animal Bytes: Seahorse

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how many kinds of seahorses exist, how they are born, and how they survive in the world's oceans and seas.
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World Geography Games

World Geography Games: Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify the world's oceans through this interactive quiz.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Second Grade Science: A World of Ice and Water

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers different bodies of water, including rivers, lakes, and oceans.
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Website
Other

Save Our Seas Organization: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Shallow Seas

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the fascinating world of the shallow seas and discover what lives and grows there through pictures, news, and external links.
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Interactive
Other

Noaa: Large Marine Ecosystems of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at large marine ecosystems throughout the world. See animated maps showing the growth of chlorophyll in oceans, seas, and river systems.
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Graphic
National Geographic

National Geographic: My Wonderful World: World Wall Maps (Pdf)

For Students 9th - 10th
Make your own full color or black and white mosaic wall map on your own printer. World maps, continents, Asian regions, and oceans are available for downloading, printing, and assembling.
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Primary
Other

Germany's High Sea Fleet in the World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Entire online text of an original book written by the chief German Admiral in World War One.
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Graphic
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

University of California: A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps in different categories such as fishing, climate change, and pollution were pulled together into a composite map that shows the impact of humans on the world's oceans. Analysis at the time (2008) showed that 40% of the world's...
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Website
Texas A&M University

Ocean World: Bringing the Ocean to the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource for students and teachers to see information on icebergs, fisheries, coral reefs, waves, currents and more. Provides teachers with learning activities. Has its own ask-an-expert site (Ask Dr. Bob), and provides real-time...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Mountains and Oceans: The Earth's Oceans

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the oceans of the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Watching Our Seas Rise

For Students 9th - 10th
Ocean levels are increasing around the world. Find out why this type of climate change has scientists concerned.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: On Exploring the Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, and even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping....
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "World Without Fish" by Mark Kurlansky

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 6-10) to pair with "World Without Fish" by Mark Kurlansky. Mark Kurlansky discusses how humans treat the oceans and the fish that live in them, and what the world will likely look like if fish...
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Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Indian Ocean

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a general overview of the Indian Ocean's impact on our world. It includes maps and information on transportation, economy, elevation extremes, and more.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Four World Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about four groups of humans developed from non-connected geographic zones due rising seas. Human history can be explained by this division.
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Interactive
Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Geography Games: Oceans and Seas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Study a labeled world map showing the oceans and seas, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Oceans

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the world's five great oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic on this site.
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Handout
Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Oceans of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
A set of illustrated fact pages, and some activity sheets, on coral reefs, tidal pools, and ocean ecosystems. Find maps, graphic organizers, and a movie link to tidal zones. Hyperlinks to specialized vocabulary words are also provided....