OCEAN ADVENTURES
Vanessa Stannett and Angelique Reed
Third Grade Science

INTRODUCTION

There are many plants and animals that live in many types of environments. Today, we will be learning about the different animals that live in the ocean. You will learn about how they live and what they eat.

TASK

You will choose a sea creature or animal to research. For example, you may choose a starfish, shark, sea otter, dolphin, killer whale, sea horse, squid or any other animal. You will answer four questions.

1. What does your animal or creature eat?

2. Does it have any predators and what are they?

3. Does your animal or creature live in the deep ocean, the tide pools, shallow waters, or coral reefs?

4. Describe what body parts your animal or creature has.

PROCESS

1. You will work in a group of four.

2. You will choose one sea creature or animal to investigate.

3. You will find the answers to the four TASK questions using RESOURCES links.

4. Use the research worksheet to answer the questions.

5. Make a POSTER OR DIORAMA of your sea animal or creature using the information from your WORKSHEET. Your worksheet and poster or diorama will be EVALUATED upon accuracy and completeness.

RESOURCE LINKS

http://www.highlandpark.org/sherwood/SWAT%20team/underwater.htm

http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/linda/loceans.htm

http://www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/species/4020.html

http://www.worldbookonline.com/

http://www.seaworld.org/Search/query.htm

WORKSHEET

Animal

Description of Animal

Water Habitat (i.e. Salt or fresh)

Body part that allows them to live in this habitat

Food

Home (i.e. cave, plant, sea anemone, etc.)

EVALUATION

1	2	3	4	Score
One student did the majority of the work.	Two students in the group participated equally.	Three students in the group participated equally.	Everyone in the group participated equally.
Worksheet was not done.	Worksheet was incomplete and/or inaccurate.	Worksheet was somewhat accurate and complete.	Worksheet was completed with accurately.

POSTER OR DIORAMA

1. Must include a picture of your chosen animal

2. Food that your animal eats.

3. Habitat that your animal lives in. Example: Some fish live in a coral reef or some live in a tide pool.

CONCLUSION

Congratulations! You are a Jr. Marine Biologist! We hope you learned a little more about ocean creatures and their habitats and how to research information on the web.