Tides, High and Low

# Students learn how gravity and the moon affect tides.

# Students find out how tides are useful to man.

# Students connect to create captivating relief sculptures using what they have learned about tides.

Sea Stars on the Ocean Floor – A Mini Diorama

# Students research the habitats of sea stars, identify different species, discover variations in the number of arms, and discover how they move.

# Students create realistic representations of the habitats of sea stars.

# Students present facts about sea stars to their classmates.

Ocean Scenes and Coral Reefs

# Children explore plants and animals that live at various ocean levels, including beaches and coral reefs.

# Students demonstrate their understanding of ocean layers and life with chalk drawings.

Melted Oceans

# Children identify colors and how movement is represented in ocean photographs and paintings. If possible, they observe and sketch real waves in varying weather conditions.

# Students experiment with melted crayon techniques. Whenever crayons are heated for an art activity, provide adult supervision and conduct melted crayon techniques in a well-ventilated area. Overheating wax crayons during melting may release irritating fumes.

# Students use their knowledge of color mixing and blending, and of ocean waves, to create colorful sea images.

Glittery Shell Fish

# Students find out about varied forms of ocean life, including information on shellfish and how they differ from fish with scales.

# Children identify various types of seashells, and recognize that at one time each shell was a home to a sea creature.

# Students decorate the inside of a seashell with an ocean scene.