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Diving into STEM with Oceanic Research GroupSecondary Unit: Teaching STEM with Sharks

Introductory Lesson: Teacher ResourcesConcepts: Ocean Areas, Categories of Ocean Creatures, Food Webs, Adaptations, Boat & Scuba Diving

terminologyGrade Level: 9 Estimated Time: Afterschool: 15 hours Classroom: 5 hoursOverview: Dive into STEM by first learning about the ocean, its inhabitants and ways people explore it. Online Resources: Wonders of the Sea http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/lesson Tools of the Trade - http://www.blueworldtv.com/webisodes/extras

Secondary Unit - Introduction: Teacher Resources - Learn more at www.BlueWorldTV.com!

Jonathan Bird fell in love with the ocean in the 1980s when he learned to dive in college. Already an avid photographer, he combined scuba diving and photography to create what would eventually become not only his passion, but his profession. Although Jonathan has had a few close calls with dangerous animals like sharks, his worst underwater injuries have come from pointy sea urchins and crown-of-thorn sea stars. He was once head-butted by an angry dolphin. None of these things have dampened his enthusiasm for the excitement of underwater exploration. He has traveled around the world to film underwater in places such as the cold waters of Antarctica, the warm waters of Micronesia and even a swimming pool at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Jonathan is an Emmy Award-winning underwater cinematographer and producer, president of the non-profit organization Oceanic Research Group as well as a widely published author, award-winning assignment cinematographer, photographer and speaker. He is the author of 7 books, and director of over 20 films.

Oceanic Research Group is a nonprofit organization founded by Jonathan Bird in 1991. It creates videos that are both entertaining and educational to help increase awareness of the ocean to help protect it. In 2008, Oceanic Research Group launched the Emmy Award winning public television series, Jonathan Bird’s Blue World (http://www.blueworldtv.com/), which has been broadcast continually since then with four seasons released. With partial support from the National Science Foundation, STEM focused educational resources were created to accompany the Blue World videos in classroom teaching. Other projects of Oceanic Research Group are Shark Academy (http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/shark-academy/shark-academy.html) and Wonders of the Sea (http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/lesson.html).

This Introductory Lesson weaves together the different educational resources of Oceanic Research Group to provide students with a foundation for learning about the ocean and its inhabitants. Dive in and see what lies beneath the surface of the water!

Objectives• Introduce students to the realms of the ocean

• Introduce students to creatures and food webs in the ocean• Introduce students to vocabulary related to boats and scuba diving• Discuss adaptations that ocean animals have made for survival

NGSS and Common Core StandardsNext Generation Science Standards

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Common Core StandardsLanguage Standards 6-12Reading Standards for Literature 6-12 Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-12 Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12Writing Standards 6-12

Introduction to the host of Jonathan Bird’s Blue World and Oceanic Research Group

Directions: Find a picture or a synonym (similar word) for each of the Scientific Vocabulary words. Use a dictionary, thesaurus, internet, or any other resource available to you.

Scientific VocabularyHYPOTHESIS - a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences THEORY - an idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but that is not known or proven to be trueDISCOVERY - the act of finding or learning something for the first timeRESEARCH - careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about somethingEXPEDITION - a journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose (such as to explore a distant place or to do research)INVESTIGATE -to try to find out the facts about (something, such as a crime or an accident) in order to learn how it happened, who did it, etc.GATHER - to choose and collect (things)FIRSTHAND - coming directly from actually experiencing or seeing somethingPROOF - something which shows that something else is true or correctEQUIPMENT - supplies or tools needed for a special purposeTEST - a critical examination, observation, or evaluationAPPARATUS - a tool or piece of equipment used for specific activitiesGEAR - supplies, tools, or clothes needed for a special purposeATTEMPT - to try to do (something) : to try to accomplish or complete (something)GUESS - to give an answer about something when you do not know much or anything about it

Ocean VocabularyCOAST - the land along or near a sea or oceanCOASTAL OCEAN - The coastal ocean is the portion of the global ocean where physical, biological and biogeochemical processes are directly affected by land. INTERTIDAL ZONE - the area of the shore that is between the low point and the high point of the tidePELAGIC - of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open seaBENTHIC -of, relating to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of waterCONTINENTAL SHELF - the part of a continent that lies under the ocean and slopes down to the ocean floorSUNLIGHT ZONE (PHOTIC ZONE)- the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.HYDROTHERMAL VENTS - a fissure in the ocean floor from which mineral-rich superheated water issuesPHOTOSYNTHESIS - the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to lightCURRENT - a continuous movement of water or air in the same direction

Boat VocabularyBOW - the front part of a boat or shipSTERN - the back part of a boat or shipSTARBOARD - the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when you are looking toward the frontPORT - the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the left when you are looking toward the frontBRIDGE - the place on a ship where the ship is steeredGALLEY - the kitchen of a ship or airplane

VOCABULARY Introductory Lesson: Teacher Answer Key

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VOCABULARY Introductory Lesson: Teacher Answer Key (continued)Scuba Vocabulary

SCUBA DIVING - a sport or activity in which you swim underwater using an air tank and a special breathing machine that you strap on your bodySNORKEL - a special tube that makes it possible to breathe while you are swimming with your head underwaterMASK - a covering used to protect your face or cover your mouthBUOYANCY COMPENSATOR - an inflatable vest used to control one’s buoyancy underwater or to rest at the surfaceFINS - a thin flat part that sticks out from the body of a fish and is used in moving or guiding the fish through waterREGULATOR - a device for controlling the level or amount of something (such as speed or pressure)DRY SUIT - A dry suit is used in cold water and provides thermal insulation and prevents water from entering the suit.WETSUIT - a piece of clothing that is made of rubber and that is worn by swimmers, divers, etc., when they are in cold water in order to keep their bodies warmTANK - a container for holding a liquid or gasWEIGHTS - a heavy object that is used to press something down or to or hold something in placeCHAIN MAIL SUIT - a kind of protective clothing (called armor) that is made up of many tiny metal rings that are linked together and that was worn by knights and soldiers in the Middle Ages and is also used to protect against shark bitesDIVE COMPUTER - A dive computer, is a device used by an underwater diver to measure the time and depth of a dive so that a safe ascent profile can be calculated and displayed so that the diver can avoid decompression sickness.

Ocean Creatures VocabularySEA TURTLE - a type of large turtle that lives in the sea MANTA RAY - extremely large rays that are widely distributed in warm seas and have enlarged pectoral fins resembling wings ANTHIAS - A genus of brilliantly colored fishes found in warm seasWHALE - an often very large animal that lives in the ocean and that is a mammal rather than a fishJELLY FISH - a free-swimming marine animal with a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensible tentacles studded with stinging cells called nematocystsSHARK -Sharks are a group of fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.DOLPHIN - any of various small marine toothed whales (family Delphinidae) with the snout more or less elongated into a beak and the neck vertebrae partially fusedSHRIMP - any of numerous mostly small and marine crustaceans having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some that are commercially important as foodCLEANER WRASSE - any of a large family of elongate usually brilliantly colored marine bony fishes that usually bury themselves in sand at night and include important food fishes as well as a number of popular aquarium fishes; some eat parasites off other fishPIPEFISH - any of various fishes that are related to the sea horses and have a tube-shaped snout and a long slender body covered with bony platesSEAHORSE - a small fish that has a head that looks like a horse’s head and that swims with its head above its body and tailOCTOPUS - cephalopod mollusks that have eight muscular arms equipped with two rows of suckersBARRACUDA - a kind of fierce tropical fish that has strong jaws and sharp teethCORAL REEF - a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.SPONGE - a marine invertebrate animal filter feeder with an internal skeleton that is able when wetted to absorb waterSHELL -a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animalSEA STAR - any of a class of echinoderms that have a body of usually five arms radially arranged about a central disk and feed largely on mollusksCRAB - a sea animal that has a hard shell, eight legs, and two large clawsHERMIT CRAB - a type of crab that lives in the empty shell of another animal



Vocabulary Bingo: Introductory Lesson - Scientific and Ocean Vocabulary• Write one word from the list below in each of the 25 boxes in whatever sequence you desire. Do not repeat words, and do not leave any spaces blank.• The instructor will read definitions in sequence. Place the number of the definition in the box with the associated term. When you have five in a row, shout, “Bingo!”

a. COAST b. BENTHICc. PROOFd. GEARe. TESTf. CURRENT

m. RESEARCHn. EXPEDITIONo. EQUIPMENTp. GATHER q. PELAGICr. ATTEMPT

s. CONTINENTAL SHELFt. INTERTIDAL ZONEu. HYDROTHERMAL VENTSv. COASTAL OCEANw. PHOTOSYNTHESISx. FIRSTHANDy. SUNLIGHT ZONE (PHOTIC ZONE)

g. HYPOTHESISh. THEORYi. DISCOVERYj. APPARATUSk. GUESSl. INVESTIGATE


Vocabulary Bingo: Introductory Lesson - Definitions

1. HYPOTHESIS - a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences 2. INVESTIGATE -to try to find out the facts about (something, such as a crime or an accident) in order to learn how it

happened, who did it, etc.3. GATHER - to choose and collect (things)4. FIRSTHAND - coming directly from actually experiencing or seeing something 5. INTERTIDAL ZONE - the area of the shore that is between the low point and the high point of the tide6. PELAGIC - of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea7. BENTHIC -of, relating to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of water8. CONTINENTAL SHELF - the part of a continent that lies under the ocean and slopes down to the ocean floor9. THEORY - an idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but that is not known or proven to be true10. DISCOVERY - the act of finding or learning something for the first time11. RESEARCH - careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something12. EXPEDITION - a journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose (such as to explore a distant place or

to do research)13. SUNLIGHT ZONE (PHOTIC ZONE)- the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough

sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.14. HYDROTHERMAL VENTS - a fissure in the ocean floor from which mineral-rich superheated water issues15. PHOTOSYNTHESIS - the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is

exposed to light16. CURRENT - a continuous movement of water or air in the same direction17. PROOF - something which shows that something else is true or correct18. EQUIPMENT - supplies or tools needed for a special purpose19. TEST - a critical examination, observation, or evaluation20. APPARATUS - a tool or piece of equipment used for specific activities21. GEAR - supplies, tools, or clothes needed for a special purpose22. GUESS - to give an answer about something when you do not know much or anything about it23. COAST - the land along or near a sea or ocean24. COASTAL OCEAN - The coastal ocean is the portion of the global ocean where physical, biological and

biogeochemical processes are directly affected by land.25. ATTEMPT - to try to do (something) : to try to accomplish or complete (something)

BOW PORT BRIDGE REGULATOR BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR SCUBA DIVINGCHAIN MAIL SUIT SNORKELDIVE COMPUTER STARBOARD DRY SUIT STERNFINS TANKGALLEY WEIGHTSMASK WET SUIT

Word Search: Diver and Boat Vocabulary



Ocean Creatures Diagram


Ocean Creatures Diagram: Answer Key


Scuba Diver Diagram


Scuba Diver Diagram: Answer Key

Fins

Compensator


Ocean Realms Diagram

Continental Shelf

Intertidal Zone

High Tide

Low Tide

Benthic Zone

Sunlight Zone (Photic Zone)

200m

1000m to4000m

Twilight

No light

6000 to10,000m

Pelagic Zone


Boat Diagram


Boat Diagram: Answer Key

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