The Best Ocean Unit Study for Kids, Marine Biology for Kids and Under the Sea activities, Teach your kids about the ocean zones and Ocean life with these ocean theme activities. Plus, get free printable zones of the ocean worksheets to reinforce everything they learn!

We’ve got a fun ocean activity for kids to help learn the ocean zones: it’s a craft that upcycles a used container and turns it into a cool piece of undersea art that can store treasures! This takes just a few materials and there’s a good chance you already have the supplies at home. Look…

Learn about the 5 layers of an ocean (also called ocean zones) with your child using this hands-on activity with materials already in your pantry!

The Best Ocean Unit Study for Kids, Marine Biology for Kids and Under the Sea activities, Teach your kids about the ocean zones and Ocean life with these ocean theme activities. Plus, get free printable zones of the ocean worksheets to reinforce everything they learn!

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Kids can learn about the five ocean zones and the sea animals that live in each layer with this creative science habitat project and underwater world!

Epipelagic Zone [Sunlight] This zone has the depth of about 200 meters (656 feet) below the ocean surface. Microscopic plants called phytoplanktons are present in this zone. Sunlight penetrates thi…

Teach your kids about the 3 oceans zones: sunlight, twilight and midnight. Plus, get a free printable zones of the ocean worksheet to reinforce everything they learn!

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Ocean Zones Activity! *This item is included in our Ocean Unit Study bundle* https://echoschoolhouse.etsy.com/listing/1682706987 This is a digital download, no physical item will be mailed to you. This ocean zones activity is the perfect addition to your ocean studies! You will receive an eight page PDF with the activity to download. You will have the option to print out the full color pages, or choose the empty zone page to color in the water colors yourself! This activity will tell you what animals can survive in each ocean zone, and then you can test your memory and understanding by cutting out and sorting the animals yourself! This is a great game for hands on learners! *This is for personal use only. Please to not redistribute the files in any way.* After your purchase, you will be able to download these files from etsy. If you need help, here is an article with instructions on how to download your digital files: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949. Thank you so much! Please reach out with any questions!

Kids can learn about the five ocean zones and the sea animals that live in each layer with this creative science habitat project and underwater world!

Learn about the 5 layers of an ocean (also called ocean zones) with your child using this hands-on activity with materials already in your pantry!

Different layers of the ocean listed and explained with facts and a diagram. Learn how the different zones are divided.

The Best Ocean Unit Study for Kids, Marine Biology for Kids and Under the Sea activities, Teach your kids about the ocean zones and Ocean life with these ocean theme activities. Plus, get free printable zones of the ocean worksheets to reinforce everything they learn!

A fun and creative activity for kids to explore three ocean water zones, sunlit, twilight and midnight zones, and the sea creatures in them!

This is my entire unit on Ocean Zones. It includes articles, Cornell style note sheets, exit tickets, quiz, and test. The unit starts with the zones in the ocean, then we go into the three groups of life found in the ocean. After this, abiotic factors and adaptations are discussed. The culminating a...

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Explore the layers of the ocean with this easy but fun activity and learn more about the ocean and its animals! Free printable resources available here!

Last month, our research led us deep as we dove into the zones of the ocean! We had a blast with ocean exploration. The students were REALLY interested in the Hadal Zone and all the mysterious &…

Expert oceanographers have created various models that break down the global ocean into various zones, including the three and five layers concepts as described below.

Today we did our project on our science memory work. We made a fun sensory project on the three ocean zones. Here is how I did it...I used various materials that are easy to come by. I went to to dollar store and purchased foam boards, white glue, shaving cream, blue colored body wash, bubble wrap, sand paper and then printed out a bunch of pictures from the internet of various ocean creatures that you would find in the three layers of the ocean. I used light blue, medium blue and black colored construction paper for the backgrounds. Click above picture for labels/experiment. For the added information like the fisherman with the various ocean jobs and the verses and the list of animals at various levels of the ocean I used parts of the lapbook from the Atlantic Ocean Study on http://www.homeschoolshare.com/atlantic.php you could use whatever elements grab you for your project from that unit study. The elements I used I printed out to be 2 to a page which reduced their size down to what you see on the boards. I don't have a website for the various pictures of ocean life - I just google imaged that and printed a couple that looked good to me. First we did a little experiment to demonstrate how far light can penetrate the ocean and sustain life. It's noted at the end of the above document, so click above if you would like to do that activity. Then the kids all colored the sea life that they wanted to use for their various layer of the ocean and cut them out. Once they completed the coloring then they added their sand paper that was cut to represent the continental shelf and pasted it onto their top light blue paper. Next they added the appropriate fish to their paper and pasted them on. Lastly, the added the bubble wrap and glued that down over top the sheet of paper. The bubble wrap was to represent the oxygenated/light filled layer of the photic zone. Next we took gallon plastic bags and filled each one about 1/3 a cup full of blue body wash gel. Then the kids with Mom's help sealed the plastic bag closed properly and began to squish and play with their bag. Once they played for a while they folded the bag over about 2 inches to overlap the back of the second blue paper and taped it to it. Then they flipped over their paper and the gel covered the blue sheet with their ocean animals that had been glued to the front side and it represented the darker less oxygenated/light bathyl zone. Once those two steps were completed, then they glued down their black construction paper and did NOT add their fish pictures to this layer yet. I got out a large pan and added shaving cream and white glue and had the kids mix it together with their hands - they LOVED this part! Add added a bit of black tempura paint to turn it dark and they continued to mix. I had they take turns 2 at a time because it is a very messy project - so two at a time would play in the mixture and then they would take some of the mixture and added it to to their black construction paper covering all of the paper. Then once their hands were again clean, they gently placed the pictures into the mixture on their paper. Lastly, they labeled and pasted any of the additional documents to complete their project. Notice how April is standing back.... Special Guest Appearance by our very own Ms. Erynn!!! That made the day extra fun too!! For our snack, I made miniature seas using rice cakes putting cream cheese that I mixed blueberries into to make blue (although I didn't mix much so it was very light-but better than blue dye!) and pushed in goldfish cracker and starfish crackers. The kids enjoyed that as well! What a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!!

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In the science activity this week, students will learn that there are four layers to the ocean and have an opportunity to make an Ocean Layers booklet. In the development of the Year 1 Science book, we created this fun project to … Catholic Schoolhouse Ocean Layers Box (Y1, W3) Read More »

Use this worksheet as a way to introduce, teach and review some of the ocean zones. Younger students can use it as a coloring sheet. Older students can label each zone by either cutting and pasting the labels or by simply handwriting each name on the line. Color each ocean zone in a different color [Read On]

Well, now that we are finally wrapping up on our Habitats Unit, let me share with you our Ocean Exploration Adventure that lasted ALOT longer than expected, but we learned alot and got to make alot of fun projects! Get those googles and snorkels, because we are diving in!!! :) We opened up the Ocean Unit with doing a KWL chart. A KWL chart is a three-column chart, with three different areas. K = What you already know Some things we knew about the ocean: The water is salty, there are lots of different sharks, there are coral reefs, and many, many more! W = What you want to learn Some things we wanted to learn about the ocean: Are there different layers like the rainforest? How many types of sharks are there? How many types of fish are there? And many, many more! :) L = What you learned Some things we learned....well, keep reading and you will find out! The first thing I had the students dive in and study was the different layers of the ocean! Did you know there were layers in the ocean....because I didn't, and I definitely learned the ins and outs of the different layers throughout this ocean unit! Keep reading to find out the different layers, and to see which animals live in what layers! :) Ocean Zones: (Starting from the surface) Sunlit, Twilight, Midnight And...the student's creations!!! SO CUTE! :) The second thing I had the students dive in and study was ocean animals and the facts about them. In groups of three, I had the students research a specific ocean animal on the laptops through a WebQuest that I found on-line. After researching their animal and taking notes on specific areas that I wanted them to research, they then had to seperate from their group and write their own animal research report. After writing their rough draft, I conferenced with them to help them correct their writing, spelling, etc. After making corrections, I then let the students type their writing onto a Microsoft Word document so they could get that exposure to technology as well as create their final draft for their animal research project. After completing their writing....and because of all their HARD WORK, I had to reward them by letting them make their ocean animal out of construction paper ONLY! :) Their ocean animal creations came out absolutely ADORABLE and I was so proud of them! :) They are so creative! First Step: Researching the facts! Second Step: Writing those sentences! :) Third Step: Be CREATIVE! :) The third and final thing I had the students dive in and study was scuba divers and what scuba divers do in the ocean! We had a short lesson about scuba divers and then we created our OWN scuba divers by using construction paper, a scuba diver mask template, and plastic baggies for their masks! :) The kids LOVED this! After making their scuba diver, they had to do a quick writing to show what scuba divers might see in their scuba diving adventure and it gave them a way to connect their picture to their writing! I had to include three of these because they are THAT cute! :) Overall, the ocean unit was such a fun unit to teach because there is SO MUCH you could do within the unit. I absolutely loved teaching this unit and could have taught it for so much longer....but I only have so many days with these kiddos and a whole lot more curriculum to teach! Well, I hope you enjoyed the Diving Deep adventure, learning new things as well as enjoying my students' creativity that I am blessed to be around everyday! I truly love my career, even if I do get worn out sometimes (aka: right now!) :) Thank you all for listening and until next time, stay safe. <3

With different colored paper or paint samples, kids can make a Layers of the Ocean craft to learn about the properties of each depth of water.

With different colored paper or paint samples, kids can make a Layers of the Ocean craft to learn about the properties of each depth of water.

The Best Ocean Unit Study for Kids, Marine Biology for Kids and Under the Sea activities, Teach your kids about the ocean zones and Ocean life with these ocean theme activities. Plus, get free printable zones of the ocean worksheets to reinforce everything they learn!

Quickly engage your students with this fascinating ocean unit! From animals to coral reefs, this unit has it all. Topics included are: ocean zones, tides, waves, tide pools, coral reefs, shells, trenches, plants, and animals. There are seven reading passages with two follow-up worksheets and/or ...

Teach your kids about the 3 oceans zones: sunlight, twilight and midnight. Plus, get a free printable zones of the ocean worksheet to reinforce everything they learn!

This resource is ideal for reading groups, ocean animal studies, and informational text. This book focuses on midnight zone animals. Perfect for any ocean unit. The focus words for this emergent reader are: has, have, can, are. To reinforce the habit of pointing to each word as students read or follow along, I have placed a dot under each word as a reminder to point as reading. There are two options of this book, either a “deep sea” version or a “midnight zone” version. Be cautious while printing to avoid printing the version you do not want (only 3 pages are different).

This hydrosphere lesson bundle includes EIGHT interactive lessons that help motivate and engage your students with teaching the hydrosphere unit. Lessons include Properties of Water, Distribution of Water on Earth, Ocean Zones and Ecosystems, Oceans as a Reservoir, Water Cycle, Estuaries, Water Quality Indicators, and Pollution and Water Quality Standards.

Simplified version of the Ocean Zones for kiddos to match the zone to the definition. I was prepping to tutor Foundations (first time....yikes!) and had to come up with something for the ocean zones that went with the memory work for C1 W19. Now I'm no scientists/oceanographer, but I had a really hard time with this one. The way the zones are broken down are a bit more complex than this and actually Photic is a main zone while Bathyal (spelled wrong, maybe, in the guide) and Abyssal are sub zones of the Aphotic zones and the Photic zone is actually the Epipelagic...blah, blah....blah, blah, blah...Have I lost anyone yet? Cuz I sure am!!! All that work, and class was cancelled. Snow day. At least I really know Week 19! Here's the answer sheet for tutors and moms!

Quickly engage your students with this fascinating ocean unit! From animals to coral reefs, this unit has it all. Topics included are: ocean zones, tides, waves, tide pools, coral reefs, shells, trenches, plants, and animals. There are seven reading passages with two follow-up worksheets and/or ...

Are your kids fans of The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library books? We are! This activity was inspired by Bonnie Worth's Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures. This phenomenal installment of the Cat in the Hat books takes readers down deep in the sea to explore the five ocean levels. Of course it rhymes, has playful images, and teaches kids about ocean life in a way that is whimsical and fun; for example, "A shark grows its teeth in neat rows in its face. When the front row wears out, the next row takes its place." Cool, huh? As my son and I read the book, he labeled a worksheet with a glued on paint sample strip that I got at the hardware store (it's really two glued together since each only showed four colors and I needed five). The ombre effect of lightest to darkest blue hues was perfect for illustrating the sunny zone all the way down to the trench!! If you've got an artistic kid, have them draw some of the plant and animal life typical to each level - or use stickers! Download the worksheet I made here. Glue on your paint strip. And read Wish for a Fish!

Can your students name the 7 continents and 5 oceans? If you need an easy to use comprehensive resource for the major landmasses and oceans of the world, this social studies unit is packed full of key facts, features, differentiated reading passages and comprehension questions, a research globe craftivity, and more to help you bring the seven continents and five oceans to life! No more scrambling to piece things together, this cohesive unit is cross-curricular and includes ma

Sea creatures have special features that allow them to live in different parts of the ocean. Some have special features that help them to be superb hunters and others have special defense abilities. Some need sunlight while others can live in very deep water with no light at all. Take a look at these info-graphic / picture information diagrams. What do you notice? What creatures live in the deep?

Dive right into this ocean life exploration unit! Your students will have the opportunity to explore this topic using: arts and crafts, non-fiction ocean animal readers, science explorations and so much more! This unit includes: 1. Recommended Book List 2. Ocean Life Reading Comprehension pages for : fish, Puffer Fish, starfish, seahorse, jellyfish, mollusks, dolphin, whale, shark, sea turtle, crustaceans 3. Ocean Zones Wheel craft/reader with Templates (sunlit, twilight, midnight and abyssal) 4. Ocean Zones printable-draw an animal for each zone 5. Making Words from "Ocean Life" 6. KWL Chart 7. Can, Have, Are Chart 8. Fish & Dolphin Venn Diagram Activity with answer key 9. Let's Label "Parts of a Shark" with answer key 10. "Fishin' for Numbers": Greater or Less Than Math Center 11. "Fishin' for Numbers" recording sheet 12. Seashell Roll & Color Addition Math Game 13. Starfish Roll & Color Subtraction Math Game 14. Seashell Syllable Sort with answer key 15. Saltwater Science Investigation & Observation printable 16. Submarine Window Craft with Templates 17. Submarine Story Creative Writing Paper 18. Ocean Snack Idea BONUS: This resource includes an interactive version of the PDF that you can assign to students to complete on a device, using Easel by TpT. Perfect for grades K-2nd! For Kindergarten students, some printables may require a more guided instruction approach. First and second grade students will be able to complete printables more independently. Be sure to download our preview for a closer look into this unit. Enjoy! ~ Curriculum Castle Connect with us! Follow our store here Pinterest Facebook Instagram Blog ***************************************************************************** TERMS OF USE: This item is a digital download from our TpT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Curriculum-Castle by Yvette Florez and Jessica Ruiz. As such, it is for use in one classroom only. This item is also bound by copyright laws and redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. You MAY: •use items (free or paid) for your own classroom students or personal use •distribute our resources in printed packets to your students/families •send via email to your classroom families •post on password protected class websites or apps that the general public can NOT access •reference our resources in blog posts, workshops, seminars and share on social media provided credit is given to Curriculum Castle (link back to our store or individual product) You MAY NOT: •alter the resource or remove the copyright •claim this work as your own or use commercially in any way •sell the files or combine them into another unit for sale/free •distribute our resources to other educators (Please send them a link to the resource or purchase additional discounted licenses through Teachers Pay Teachers.) •post or distribute our resources on a non-secure blog, school or district website, or file sharing site (this includes paid and free products)

This hydrosphere lesson bundle includes EIGHT interactive lessons that help motivate and engage your students with teaching the hydrosphere unit. Lessons include Properties of Water, Distribution of Water on Earth, Ocean Zones and Ecosystems, Oceans as a Reservoir, Water Cycle, Estuaries, Water Quality Indicators, and Pollution and Water Quality Standards.