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| Essential Knowledge and Skills |
Related SOL |
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| Identify and examine the physical and chemical changes within an ocean environment and explain the factors that influence the changes. |
ES.11 a, b |
| Identify the finite resources of the ocean and analyze current resource management practices. |
ES.11 b |
Summarize how tides occur. |
ES.11 a |
| Examine the relationship between changes in the sea level and ice caps. |
ES.11 a
ES.1 a, b
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Define estuary, using the Chesapeake Bay as an example.
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ES.11 a |
Explain that
- upwellings bring cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface and are areas of rich biological activity;
- there are large current systems in the oceans that carry warm water towards the poles and cold water towards the equator;
- some ocean currents are convection currents.
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ES.11 a
ES.8 c
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| Recognize the variability of sea floor topography, and its relationship to plate tectonics. |
ES.11 a
ES.8 c
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| Relate certain seafloor features such as mid-ocean ridges and trenches to plate tectonic processes. |
ES.11 a
ES.8 c
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| Identify and classify the major topographic features including continental margins, trenches, mid-ocean ridges, and abyssal plains. |
ES.11 c, d
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| Recognize that algae in the oceans are an important source of atmospheric oxygen. |
ES.11 b, e
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Sample Classroom Assessment Methods
- Lab practical on density of fresh/sea water
- Quizzes
- Unit tests
Sample Resources
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