The Ocean Trinity Bond

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The OceanTrinity Bond
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Analyze Learners

• This unit plan is intended for a first grade
  classroom.

• The children should have a general knowledge of
  the ocean.

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State Objectives

• SC.1.1.1 ask questions about themselves and
  their world.

• SC. 1.2.1 demonstrate curiosity, initiative and
  creativity by questioning observations of changes
  in the environment (e.g., life cycles motion of
  celestial objects sun and shadow).

• SC.1.4.1 classify objects as living or
  non-living.

• SC.1.4.5 depict movement of living things in
  air, water and on land. (e.g., birds flying, fish
  swimming, worms burrowing in soil).
  

• SC.1.6.2 develop respect and responsibility
  for the environment by engaging in conservation
  practices (e.g., recycling, trash clean-up
  

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Select Methods, Media, and Material

• Sites used
• "Let's explore the Ocean" http//homepage.mac.com/
  gaylejb/Ocean/Ocean_Lesson_Plans.html
  
• "Squish the Fish
• http//www.sheddaquarium.org/sea/interactive
  _module.cfm?id8
  
• "Ocean Planet http//seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_
  PLANET/HTML/search_educational_materials.html
  
• "Treasures at Sea http//www.fi.edu/fellows/fello
  w8/dec98/oceanlife.html

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• Books about the sea or sea animals ( Cyrus the
  Unsinkable Sea Serpent Bill Peet, Wildlife
  Terry Hope, The Magic School Bus Butterfly and
  the Bog Beast from Scholastic, The Animals who
  changed their colors- Pascale Allamand.)
• Worksheets
• Map/Globe
• Materials for the ocean pool waterproof tarp,
  water, sand, rocks, sea animals and decorations

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• Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent and discuss
  important vocabulary words.
  
• Real voyage of the Primrose.
• Do math worksheets Ex.
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• Begin to learn locations of oceans.

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• Begin to discuss the ocean floor
• Read and show pictures in Wildlife
• Determine true length of a whale
• Share stories of encounters of sea animals

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• Read The Animals Who Changed their Colors
• Squish the Fish
• Sea animals and their lifes

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• Read Butterfly and the Bog Beast
• Ocean animals who change their colors
• Other unique animals
• Coral Reefs

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• Ocean Pool
• Read the childrens favorite book
• Ocean made out of sidewalk chalk
• Finding Nemo

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Require Learner Participation

• Almost all activities are student driven
• The children are free to discuss at any time,
  keeping their attention.

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Evaluate and Revise

• Inspiration Bubble Chart
• Class Participation

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