Fifth grade curriculum is focused on the Open Ocean.Resource Materials — Open Ocean
Brock Magiscope
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
This is a great children's microscope. Objects less than 2.5 inches thick can be viewed instantly, indoors or out. We recommend using with the sand lab.
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Teacher Resource: No
Minimum Grade: K
Maximum Grade: 12
Current, The Journal of Marine Education
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
An excellent magazine resource for all marine education. Free with membership to National Marine Educators Association.
Publisher: National Marine Educators Association
Teacher Resource: No
Globes, Inflatable
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
Inflatable Earth globes available at various diameters: 9/12/16/27 inches. Oceans are Blue or Clear.
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Teacher Resource: No
Minimum Grade: K
Maximum Grade: K
Krill - A Whale of a Game
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
Dive right into the ocean community with this unique marine food chain card game. Learn to live on a diet of plankton while you chart your way through Arctic waters. This whale game comes with a deck of 77 cards that you can use to play five different games with two to six players.
Publisher: Ampersand Press
Teacher Resource: No
Minimum Grade: 2
Maximum Grade: 12
Marine Debris and Entanglement
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
Publisher: The Ocean Conservancy
Teacher Resource: No
Open Ocean Slide Show
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
Publisher: MARE: Marine Activities, Resources and Education
Teacher Resource: No
The Ocean Adventure
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
The oceans come to you with unique, virtual underwater expeditions. Marine biologist and underwater photographer team, Wayne and Karen Brown, bring their world-wide ocean explorations to life with their high-energy, fast-paced, multimedia presentations that combine actual specimens, biological models, life-sized (or larger-than-life) inflatable animals, unique props, costumes, creative dramatics, storytelling techniques, high-tech SCUBA diving equipment, audience participation, and breathtaking underwater photography/videography.
Based in Southern California, Wayne and Karen tour nationally and frequently tour Northern California. There are no additional travel fees to Northern California schools. They have presented marine science programs in schools throughout the U.S. for 25 years and oftern present at MARE schools as part of Ocean Week events.
Website: http://www.theoceanadventure.com/intro.html
Teacher Resource: No
Minimum Grade: K
Maximum Grade: 8
Duration: 45 minutes
Website Audience: Leader, Habitat
Vendor 1: The Ocean Adventure
Whales
Resource Type: Miscellaneous
Publisher: Center for Marine Conservation
Teacher Resource: No
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