Why is the ocean important for humans and for the Earth? Did you know that the ocean covers 70 percent of the surface of the earth? And scientists have only explored a very small part of it! In Oceans and Seas! With 25 Science Projects for Kids readers ages 7 though 10 dive into the underwater world of some of the most amazing landscapes on Earth. On this amazing underwater adventure, kids experience the ocean's tropical reefs and spot crabs, sea sponges, and thousands of kinds of fish darting in its crags and folds. They'll meet a giant squid with eyes the size of dinner plates and an umbrella-like bioluminescent jellyfish. Through fun facts, engaging illustrations, links to primary sources, timeline, glossary, and resources, readers will be challenged to think about how ocean creatures and plants survive and depend on each other from the sunlit surface to the seafloor, where sunlight does not exist. Student-led STEAM activities, such as building a submarine and creating an ocean in a bottle, use the framework of the scientific method to reinforce learning and enhance critical and creative thinking skills as kids learn about efforts to conserve these incredible creatures and their habitats. Oceans and Seas! is part of a set of four Explore Waterways books from Nomad Press. In the Explore Waterways set, readers ages 7 to 10 learn about the waterways of our world, including the what, where, how, and who about the origination, content, and aquatic life that water contains. Through science-minded STEAM projects and experiments that encourage readers to think of waterways as part of a larger ecosystem, kids develop critical and creative thinking skills about the role waterways play in our world. Titles in the Explore Waterways set include Marshes and Swamps! With 25 Science Projects for Kids; Lakes and Ponds! With 25 Science Projects for Kids; Oceans and Seas! With 25 Science Projects for Kids; and Rivers and Streams! With 25 Science Projects for Kids. Nomad Press books in the Explore Your World series for children ages 7-10 integrate content with participation. Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.

 

This book is part of a book series called Explore Your World .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Nomad Press .

Anita Yasuda is a teacher and her work has been featured in Edmonton's Child, Faces, Highlights, Homeschooler's Guide, Kahani-A South Asian Literary Magazine, and New Jersey Parent. She lives in Orangeville, Ontario. Tom Casteel is an illustrator and cartoonist with a master's degree from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Tom has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including The Brain: Journey Through the Universe Inside Your Head ; Cities: Discover How They Work ; and Human Migration: Investigate the Global Journey of Humankind . Tom lives in South Bend, Indiana.

This book has the following chapters:

Timeline

Introduction: Let's Explore Oceans and Seas

Submarine Science Journal

Salt Water Density

Chapter One: Why Are Oceans and Seas Important?

Go on a seaweed scavenger hunt.

Make an Aquascope

Let's Breathe

Chapter Two: Extraordinary Exploration

Compass

Mariner's Quadrant

Make a Mini Diving Bell

Find the North Star

Chapter Three: Ocean Animals

Ocean Zones in a Bottle

Send Secret Messages- how animals use light to communicate

A Layer of Blubber- how animals have adapted to their habitats

Jets of the ocean- how cephalopods move through the ocean

Underwater Volcanoes

Explore Tectonic Plates

Chapter Four: Ocean Plants

Coccolith Model- Cliffs of Dover Challenge

Mad Lib Activity

Plants Create Oxygen

Seaweed

Algae Investigation

Chapter Five: Oceans, Weather, and Climate

Water Cycle in a Jar

Ocean Circulation (investigating different densities of water)

Ocean Currents in Action (creating currents in a bag)

Deep Ocean Currents (how heat and energy are transported around the world_

Water Holds Heat (Investigating how water holds heat)

Hurricane in a Jar (Investigating how powerful storms form)

Chapter Six: Conservation Challenge

Create a Lava Lamp (simulating an oil spill)

Acidic Oceans Experiment (how acidic waters affect coral reefs)

Cleaning up an Oil Spill (the impact of an oil spill on water and wildlife)

Plan a Cleanup Event

Glossary

Resources

Index