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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Guide O Rama

Exploring the Oceans (pg C92)
Guide O Rama


Page # | Tip


C96      | read the introduction (Oceans and Seas) and look for key details about our world’s oceans.
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C97      | What does the vocab word salinity make you think of? This section made me wonder about animals that live in the oceans. How does salinity affect their lives?
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C98      | How far out do you think our continental shelf is? Use your chromebook to learn about the eastern continental shelf and Georgia’s Gray’s Reef.
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C99       | Look at the diagram across 98-99. This is helpful to visualize the concepts you read about in the text.
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C102     | Have you been to the ocean before? This section on waves helps us understand how ocean waves work. Can you think of a way we could model these waves in our classroom?
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C102      | According to the text, how high can waves get in a major storm?
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C104      | The section on currents makes me think of Finding Nemo. Think about the movie. What current do we learn about in that movie? What do you know about currents?

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C104       | Have you ever been caught in a rip current? Think about the strength of the wave and how it moved you. If you have not, think about what the book describes. Write a few sentences about your experience or what you think it would be like based on the book.
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C106        | Look at the tide chart for the Bay of Fundy.
  1. What day is the tide the highest?
  2. What is the height on Jan 18th at time 1206?
  3. What day and time is the tide 24.1?
  4. What is the difference between the highest and the lowest tide?






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