Standards

Tasks

(related standards)

Assessments

1. Students will be able to read and carry out a lab on their own

Water pressure lab

(1,2,3,7)

Lab Report

Analysis of the data

2. Students will be able to draw inference from a lab

Ice berg lab

(2,3,7)

Lab Report

3. Students will be able to communicate effectively with their peers

Man & the Sea

(3,4,6)

Peer evaluation

4. Students will be able to use electronics & non-electronic resources to find answers to questions/problems

Marine life questions

(4)

Self evaluation

5. Students will be able to use the information learned to write effectively

Hurricanes vs. Tsunami

(4,5,6)

Peer evaluation

6. Students will be able to evaluate their peers

Does a giant squid exist?

(3,4,10)

Journal #3

7. Students will be able to justify their thoughts to their peers

Atlantis

Journal #1

8. Students will be able to report their findings on an experiment

Volcano under water

(2,3,7,8)

Presentation

9. Students will be able to design their own experiment

Confronting Coral Reef Crisis

(4,7,9)

Presentation

10. Students will be able to explore the possibility of life in the very depths of the ocean

Drugs from the Sea

(4,5)

Journal #2