Oceans06+Open+Ocean

=Week 6 Ocean Odyssey Open Ocean= < back to Team Page > < back to Ocean Odyssey at the Forge >

Resource link for other activities suggested by teachers: []


 * Goal: Explore**
 * Jelly fish
 * Whales
 * More on levers

Book:


 * AGENDA:**

**What do you know... Whales**
Whales Facts about orcas: []

White sea shark (1:48) @http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/planet-earth/videos/deep-ocean-oceanic-whitetip-shark.htm
 * Videos: whales and sharks**

Dophin fins []

5 videos from National Geographic Kids Communication: 8 minutes

**What do you know...** Jelly fish

 * Videos: Jelly fish**

Jelly fish and other zoo plankton []

Short clip on how jelly fish move water and affect the climate []

Jellyfish from National Geographic kids []

More on jellyfish []

11 minutes on scientific info about jellyfish http://youtu.be/pimIbTqJLZc

Orca Whales

[] killer whale, dolphin, hammerhead shark,
 * Orca Whales FACTS**

Talk about how big they are...
 * Measure how tall everyone is and take it outside to see how many kids to be as big as a killer whale (with tape measures)




 * Measure weight -- weigh everyone to see how much it takes to add up to a whole whale
 * Play with it on a spreadsheet



Create a whale out of large table paper. Sketch out pattern and let kids paint the black on two sides (front and back). Let dry. Staple together and stuff with wadded up newspaper. Hang in the window (I found these hooks at a local store for hanging from the ceiling.



We didn't actually get to levers... but the kids loved their orca -- they named it Flipper...


 * Optional Activities**

Make a jellyfish []

Waves: []

Salt water density Water Density: Take 3 containers of water. Add a different food coloring to each one. But leave one "plain" water-no color. Add varying degrees of salt to "2" of the containers...make sure one has a lot of salt. Now you have to use a dropper and drop the varying degrees of salt water (just a drop or two) into the plain water and see which salty water sinks. This is really a cool experiment because you can have the kids predict which water will sink, etc...I did it once but I had 4 different color salty waters and it was was GREAT...we had a nice rainbow container in the end. This takes time, but it's worth it, the kids seem to love it.
 * Experiment:**

Salt Water Experiment: Did you know that it is easier to float in the ocean than in the swimming pool? Do you know why? Salt. The ocean is full of salt. Salt water can hold up more than plain water. That is why you can float in the ocean more easily. Try this experiment to see for yourself. You'll need: *2 clear, wide mouth, plastic jugs or jars *9 cups warm water *1 cup salt *raw potato *measuring cup *spoon Pour 4 and 1/2 cups warm water (half of the water) in one jar and add salt. Stir with spoon until salt has dissolved. Pour the other 4 and 1/2 cups of warm water (last half of the water) in the other jar. First put the potato into the jar without the salt and watch it sink. Then put the potato into the jar with the salt and watch it float.

Oil spill: You can spill veggie oil in a pan and kid can put different items in pan to demonstrate what happens during an oil spill. You can also experiment with different substances to clean up oil spill and have the children discover which one cleans the best...etc They can also predict, etc...
 * Oil spill?**