Ocean Exploring Photo taken from the Smithsonian staff photographers at the National Museum of Natural History http://photo2.si.edu/uw/uw.html

Introduction Congratulations!!!!!!! The International Ocean Explorer’s Club has chosen you to test their new ocean walker suit. This mission will require you to visit and explore zones in the ocean. Photo taken from http:// home.beust.com/cedric/priv/0301-cozumel/underwater/

The Task During your dive into the ocean, you will enter three ocean zones. Use the internet websites found on the Resources page to research each zone and the creatures that live there. As part of your mission, you are required to keep a journal with a minimum of four entries. You will create one journal entry for each zone, detailing what you see around you. The fourth journal entry is for you to write about your favorite ocean creature. Be sure to include a picture. Finally, you must create either a drawing, diorama, or 3D model of the ocean zones with at least 3 ocean creatures in each zone. You will give an oral presentation of this project to the International Ocean Explorer’s Club.

Process First go to resources page to find the websites for ocean zones. Read about the ocean zones. Next, use the websites to read about the ocean creatures of each zone. Then imagine you are diving through each ocean zone. What do you see around you? Create a journal entry that describes where you are and what you see. Do this for all three ocean zones. Now, pick your favorite ocean creature and find out all you can about it. Your last journal entry will be a description of your favorite creature and a picture of it. Next, use your journal to help you create a drawing, diorama, or 3D model of the ocean zones. You must have at least 3 creatures per zone. Finally, you will use your project to help you make an oral presentation to the class about the ocean zones.

Resources Ocean Zones Viper fish Jellyfish Stingrays Angler fish http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/zone.htm http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep6c.htm Viper fish http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/csloani.htm http://www.bbsr.edu/biodiversity/creaturefeature/cf_viper/cf_viper.html http://www.asmilan.org/eschool/inter/oceans/viper2/ Jellyfish http://danenet.wicip.org/mmsd-it/jellyfish.html http://www.aquarium.org/jellies/jellycam.htm Stingrays http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/oceans/stingray/ Angler fish http://www.geocities.com/thesciencefiles/angler/fish.html http://www.imagequest3d.com/pages/current/pictureoftheweek/deepseaangler/anglerfish.htm Sharks http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/sharks/ http://www.pelagic.org/index.html

More Resources Lantern fish Sea cucumber http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/echinoderm/seacucumber/printout.shtml http://www.divegallery.com/sea_cucumber_2.htm Octopus http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/octopus.html Vampire squid http://www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a1i.html http://www.curator.org/LegacyVMNH/WebOfLife/Kingdom/P_Mollusca/Cephalopoda/vampire_squid.htm Lantern fish http://www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a1r.html http://www.wooster.k12.oh.us/layton/5driscoll/lanternfish.html Snipe eel http://www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a1s.html Hatchet fish http://www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a1f.html http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/hughes2001/acct/jlarios/squidpoem/hatchetfishdocument.htm

Even More Resources Squid Black swallower Tuna http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/squid_inside_story.html Black swallower http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/our_resources/Fish_team/fish_archive/Sptopic/swallowers_Sept00.html http://www.nsuc.net/swallower.html Tuna http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/default.asp?inhab=433 http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pgallery/pgstellwagen/living/living_8.html Opossum shrimp http://www.vattenkikaren.gu.se/fakta/arter/crustace/mysidaci/mysidae/mysie.html http://omp.gso.uri.edu/doee/biota/invasive/7.htm Tripod fish http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/news/chekjawa/ria/text/356.htm

Evaluation You will be evaluated on three items: the journal entries; the drawing, diorama, or 3D model; and your oral presentation to the class. Photo taken from http://www.hawaiipictures.com/pictures/underwater.html

Journal Entries Rubric Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Content Mentions key concepts, but no detail Ideas are out of order Fair amount of information and some details Ideas are somewhat in order Filled with information and details Logical sequencing Creativity Little effort Just lists information Attempts to create a story line but still list-like Story-like with interesting details

Drawing, Diorama, 3D Model Rubric Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Content Innacurate Less than 3 creatures per zone Accurate 3 creatures per zone 4+ creatures per zone Creativity Little effort; looks thrown together last minute Clean and neat Uses material appropriately Uses materials in an interesting and unexpected way to bring a sense of realism to the project

Oral Presentation Rubric Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Content Mentions key concepts, but no detail Fair amount of information and some details Filled with information and details Organization Ideas are out of order; audience has difficulty following Ideas are somewhat in order; audience can follow Logical sequencing Good transitioning skills Speaking Low voice Uses fillers and long pauses No eye contact Awkward pacing Uses some fillers Attempts eye contact Adequate pacing Well paced Clearly spoken Very little or no use of fillers Eye contact Props Does not refer to the visual Refers to visual often Uses the visual to help audience understand topic

Conclusion The International Ocean Explorer’s Club thanks you for completing your mission. We hope that you enjoyed your ocean dive and that you learned many new things about the ocean’s habitat. Photo taken from http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet/scuba.html

Teacher’s Page TEKS Listening/Speaking Reading Writing Science Purpose 3.1 A, D Audience 3.3 A,B, E Communication 3.4 A, B Reading Variety of text 3.7 B Vocab. Development 3.8 B, C Comprehension 3.9 A, B, D, I Reading response 3.10 B Inquiry/research 3.12 D, H Writing Purpose 3.14 A, C, D Inquiry/research 3.20 B Science Concepts 3.8 A Technology Foundations 2 A; 3 A, B Information Acquisition 5 A; 6 A Photo taken from http://www.hawaiipictures.com/pictures/underwater.html