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Under the Sea: Unit on oceans** What lives in the ocean? What causes an ocean to move? How is an ocean divided? || What is seawater made of? What are the characteristics of the ocean floor? What are the parts of a wave? What kinds of animals live in the ocean? || Alabama’s Standards · Describe regions of the oceanic lithosphere, including the continental shelf, continental slope, and abyssal plain · Describe layers of the oceanic hydrosphere, including the pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal zone, and intertidal zone. · Relate effects of the moon's positions on oceanic tides American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Project 2061 benchmarks: Skill Objectives  21st Century Skills
 * ** Curriculum-Framing Questions ** ||
 * || ** Essential Question ** || How do oceans affect the world around us? ||
 * || ** Unit Questions ** || What features make up an ocean?
 * || ** Content Questions ** || How do the sun and the moon affect tides?
 * Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks ** ||
 * Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks ** ||
 * The cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere plays an important role in determining climatic patterns.
 * Heat energy carried by ocean currents has a strong influence on climate around the world.
 * Two types of organisms may interact with one another in several ways: They may be in a producer/consumer, predator/prey, or parasite/host relationship. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: white;"> ||  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: white;"> ||  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The students will name and locate the world's oceans using schematic representation.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The students will identify the characteristics of the ocean floor.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The students will analyze the properties and elements of seawater.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will identify the source of a wave's energy and its effect on the water.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will draw, label, and model the parts of a wave.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will distinguish between the different types of tides.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will compare and contrast different kinds of currents.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will identify the characteristics of the water column and how they determine life zones.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will classify marine life based on its location in the water column and identify the factors that determine this location.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will create an ocean food chain that includes producers, consumers, and decomposers.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> The students will design and conduct simple scientific investigations.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The students will select and use appropriate tools, technology, and mathematical techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The students will develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models based on evidence. ||  ||