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Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography


By: Brent A. Ford and P. Sean Smith
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Type of Product:NSTA Press Book
Average Rating:
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Publication Title:Project Earth Science Series
Publication Date:1/1/2000
Pages:210
Stock Number:PB114X
ISBN:978-0-87355-130-4
Grade Level:Middle School, High School
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Description

Immerse your students in Earth’s most abundant resource--water. Embark on a voyage of discovery as you steer your students through activities designed to teach them about currents, waves, and tides. From an understanding of the properties that make water unique, your students will get a global view of the marine environment, including the impact of human activities on the oceans.

This book is one of four in NSTA's popular Project Earth Science series. The other books are Project Earth Science:Geology, Project Earth Science:Astronomy, and Project Earth Science:Meteorology.

Ideas For Use

The activities in this volume are designed to be hands-on and can be performed using materials that are either readily available in the classroom or inexpensive to purchase. Each activity has a student section—ready for duplication—and a teacher’s guide. The student section contains background information that introduces the concept behind each activity. Following this is the procedures for the activity and a set of questions to guide the students as they draw conclusions.

Additional Info

Science Discipline: (mouse over for full classification)
Water
Sediment deposition
Weathering
Freshwater
Oceans
Asking questions
Collecting data
Interpreting data
Measuring
Modeling
Observing
Scientific habits of mind
Using scientific equipment
Intended User Role:Informal Educator, Middle-Level Educator, New Teacher, Teacher
Educational Issues:Assessment of students, Classroom management, Informal education, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Learning theory, Teacher content knowledge, Teacher preparation

Contents

• Acknowledgments

• Introduction

• Overview of Project Earth Science

• About Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography

• Getting Ready for Classroom Instruction

• Key Concepts

• Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography and the National Science Education Standards

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1 – A Pile of Water
Activity 2 – A Sticky Molecule
Activity 3 – Over and Under—Why Water’s Weird
Activity 4 – How Water Holds Heat
Activity 5 – Water—The Universal Solvent
Activity 6 – Won’t You BB My Hydrometer?
Activity 7 – Ocean Layers
Activity 8 – The Myth of Davy Jones’s Locker
Activity 9 – Estuaries
Activity 10 – Current Events in the Ocean
Demonstration 11 – Body Waves
Activity 12 – Waves and Wind in a Box
Demonstration 13 – Tanks A Lot—Activities for a Wave Tank
Activity 14 – Plotting Tidal Curves
Activity 15 – Tides Mobile
Demonstration 16 – The Bulge on the Other Side of Earth
Activity 17 – Oily Spills
Activity 18 – Forever Trash

READINGS

Reading 1 – Water: The Sum of Its Parts
Reading 2 – The Ocean
Reading 3 – The Tides: A Balance of Forces
Reading 4 – Waves
Reading 5 – The Ocean: A Global View

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Master Materials List
Appendix B: Resource Guide
Appendix C: Constructing a Wave Tank
Appendix D: Standards Organizational Matrix
Appendix E: sciLINKS


This Title Also Available as Part of a Set:
Set: Project Earth Science Series (set of 4 books)
Buy any three Project Earth Science books and get the fourth FREE!
Set includes Geology, Astronomy, Physical Oceanography, and Meteorology.
Member Price: $67.08 Nonmember Price: $83.85

Book Series
View other books in the Project Earth Science Series.
Project Earth Science: Meteorology
Project Earth Science: Astronomy
Project Earth Science: Geology

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National Standards Correlation

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  • Earth Science
    • Properties of earth materials
      • Earth materials are solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere.
      • The varied Earth materials have different physical and chemical properties, which make them useful in different ways, for example, as building materials, as sources of fuel, or for growing the plants we use as food.
      • Earth materials provide many of the resources that humans use.
    • Changes in earth and sky
      • The surface of the earth changes.
      • Some changes to the surface of the Earth are due to slow processes, such as erosion and weathering
    • Origin and evolution of the earth system
      • Interactions among the solid earth, the oceans, the atmosphere, and organisms have resulted in the ongoing evolution of the earth system. (9-12)
  • Science as Inquiry
    • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • Plan and conduct a simple investigation.
      • Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.
      • Use data to construct a reasonable explanation.
      • Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations.
      • Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
      • Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.
      • Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.


Customer Reviews
This book should be titled "Amazing Water"
  Reviewed by: Rita Meier (Lisle, IL) on November 1, 2007
  This is a very helpful book for anyone wishing to to teach teachers or students how water is different from other liquids and how important it is in our world.

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