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| Type of Product: | e-Book (our e-books are in PDF format and can be viewed on your computer or any compatible reading device) (also see print version of this book) |
| Publication Date: | 10/31/2011 |
| Pages: | 258 |
| Stock Number: | PB298X3e |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936959-99-0 |
| Grade Level: | Elementary School, Middle School, High School |
| Read Inside: | Read a sample chapter: A Pile of Water |
Description
How well can your students—
• Explain why ice floats?
• Model ocean currents?
• Predict tides?
• Describe the proper clean-up of an oil spill?
Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography, Revised 2nd Edition, immerses students in activities that focus on water, the substance that covers nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface. Eighteen ready-to-use, teacher-tested classroom activities and supplemental readings offer explorations and straightforward explanations to foster intuitive understanding of key science concepts. Students cover topics such as the structure of water molecules, saltwater and freshwater mixing, and tidal forces as they create waves, dissolve substances, float eggs, and more. Background materials for students and teachers, detailed and illustrated procedures for doing hands-on activities, and supplemental resources provide all the tools necessary to make a splash in the classroom.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
(mouse over for full classification)
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Water
Sediment deposition
Weathering
Freshwater
Oceans
Asking questions
Measuring
Modeling
Observing
Scientific habits of mind
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| Intended User Role: | Elementary-Level Educator, High-School Educator, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Teacher content knowledge |
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Additions and Changes to Revised 2nd Edition
About Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography
Creating Scientific Knowledge
Observing and the Problem of Scale
Getting Ready for Classroom Instruction
Key Concepts
Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography and the National Science
Education Standards
Safety in the Classroom Practices
Standards Organizational Matrix
Activities at a Glance Matrix
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—Where the Rivers Meet the Sea
Activity 10 Current Events in the Ocean
Activity 11 Body Waves
Activity 12 Waves and Wind in a Box
Activity 13 Tanks a Lot—Activities for a Wave Tank (Teacher Demonstration)
Activity 14 Plotting Tidal Curves
Activity 15 Tides Mobile
Activity 16 The Bulge on the Other Side of Earth
Activity 17 Oily Spills
Activity 18 Forever Trash
Readings
Introduction
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
Constructing a Wave Tank
Resources
About the Authors
Index
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National Standards Correlation
This resource has 13 correlations with the National Standards.
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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. (K-4)
- Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses. (K-4)
- 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.
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