Oceanography Unit Study

Dive into the MatchCard Science Oceanography Unit Study with your 3rd to 8th grade students. This hands-on, multi-level unit study explores the ocean depths, provides a game-like review, has lapbook templates, and link to classic ocean literature.

FREE student MatchCards at the bottom of this page.

About MatchCard Science

Investigate our interactive teaching methodology with MatchCard Science Unit Studies. Your students will enjoy hands-on demonstrations and experiments, creative projects, and content mastery with our reusable MatchCards.

Oceanography Objectives

Here are the objectives for your Oceanography Unit Study.
1. Locate and name the six oceans on this planet.
2. Describe three groups of plants and animals in the ocean.
3. Identify the parts of the ocean floor.
4. Trace the route water follows from the watershed to get to the ocean.
5. Identify the function of the different parts of seaweed.
6. Compare the amount of light at different ocean zones.
7. Differentiate between algae and plants.
8. Describe symbiosis on coral reefs.
9. Compare salinty of fresh and salt water.

What Is On Oceanography MatchCards?

The Matchcards are great for teaching and reinforcing the objectives. There is one MatchCard for each of the objectives listed above. The MatchCards give you:

• A simple diagram of the concept
• Information pieces to place on the student card as a game
• Instructor's card with all the answers, a suggested activity for teaching
• A system for built in review

Learn and Do

Every week use the MatchCard to teach the content for that objective. The corresponding instructor's materials give ideas for demonstrations, quick projects, and longer experiments. It's a smorgasboard of hands-on activities with structured content.

MatchCard - Interactive Flashcard and More

Every day students review the content by moving information pieces to the correct category on the MatchCard - like an interactive flashcard.

But there are more ways to use the MatchCards. They can be used as anchor charts, writing prompts, and game-show quizzes.

Game Like Review

In addition, the students review 5 previously learned MatchCards two or three times per week. This is a favorite activity of many students. This review is fun, quick to do, and ensures that the major content is mastered.

With MatchCard Science, students don't learn, test, then forget. Instead, they learn and build.

Add More Waves to Your Unit Study

Unit Study Log

Your Oceanography Log pulls your entire unit study together by listing resources, activities, projects and objectives as they are completed.

Ocean Science Lapbook

Our MatchCards can be turned into an Ocean Lapbook. Kids will create a product they will love to show off, and continue learning every time they do.

Let's Get Literary

Add a little more fun and interest to your study of the sea with our list of classic ocean stories for different ages. Moby Dick, Long John Silver, and the creatures from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea will add a little literary license to the subject.

Get the MatchCard Oceanography Unit Study

You can currently get the Oceanography Unit Study in 3 formats:

• Free Unit Study (student materials only)
• Purchase the download (Instructor's Guide, Student MatchCards, Answer Key, Learning Activities)
• Purchase the soft cover book (same as above, but mailed to your home)

Downloadable Unit Study: $3.99

Includes all Student & Teacher Materials

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Buy the Book: $8.99

Soft Cover Book Mailed to Your Home
Includes all Student & Teacher Materials

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Student MatchCards: Free

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