Water on Earth Kate Nidzgorski

 Geography/Science  3 rd Grade  The purpose of this instructional Powerpoint is to inform the student of the major bodies of water of the Earth along with their location.  The student will be able to identify the major bodies of water on a map and distinguishing features of the with 100% accuracy.  GLE Use information and illustrations to identify the earth’s major landforms and water bodies  GLE Design a simple investigation to demonstrate how earth materials can be conserved or recycled.

Facts about Earth’s Water  70% of the Earth’s surface is made up of water.  96.5% of the water is in the oceans  ONLY 2.5% is Freshwater.  Of the 2.5% of freshwater over half of it is frozen in glaziers and ice caps

OCEANS!  There are five oceans that surround the Earth.  Arctic Ocean  Atlantic Ocean  Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean  Southern Ocean

Pacific Ocean  Location: The Pacific ocean is located between the Americas and Australia/Asia.  The Pacific Ocean is the BIGGEST Ocean for it cover 30% of the Earth’s surface.  Most of the Earth’s volcanoes are located in the Pacific Ocean Basin.  It is the home of the Great Barrier Reef, like in the movie Finding Nemo.  The Picture on the right is of coral found in the Pacific Ocean and the picture on the left is some of the Great Barrier Reef.

Atlantic Ocean  Second Biggest Ocean  Half the size of the pacific it covers about 20% of the Earth  Location: Between Eastern America and Europe and West Asia  First ocean to be crossed by ship and airplane.  Largest Island of the Earth (Greenland) is located in the Atlantic

Indian Ocean  Location: Between Africa and Austra-Asia  Known for having largest breeding grounds for humpback whales  Also known for housing a thought to be extinct fish Coelacanth is found in the warm waters off the Comoro islands between Mozambique and Madagascar  Transport route for oil from middle East Each with Asia

Arctic Ocean  Location: Around North Pole and across the Arctic circle  Many polar bears live on the artic circle and swim the artic ocean  The rare Lion’s Mane Jellyfish is found in this ocean  Has a number of natural resources fish, oil, gas, and various minerals.  The Arctic is shrinking due to global warming

Southern Ocean  Location: Around the South Pole across the Antarctic circle  Home of the emperor penguins and the wandering albatrosses  Usually it is covered ice and icebergs that break off  Has an abundance of krill due to the very low temperatures

Pollution!  Everyday people are polluting our Earth in many ways but the one way that effects the most people and creatures is the pollution of the waters.  By throwing trash in the waters it hurts the animals that live in it by having them choke or get tangled.  Oil spills have caused us to kill many animals and even our source of drinking water as well. 

Recycling  Recycling is the process of converting waste into reusable material  REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE 

What you can do!   This video shows ways you can recycle and help the planet stay a beautiful place to live and not a mucky gross place.

Summary  The planet is being polluted but you can help keep our planet clean by recycling, reducing the amount of materials we use, and reusing things that can be used again.  There are 5 oceans:  Pacific  Atlantic  Arctic  Indian  Southern 