Earths highest mountains deepest valleys and flattest plains are found not on land but under the ocean.
Characteristics of the ocean floor interactive lab activity.
The assessment is a series of questions about the lab lesson including construction of a data table and higher level questions about lab content.
Ocean structure virtual lab what are some characteristics of the ocean and the ocean floor.
Ocean basin topography ocean environments deep sea floor abyssal topics solid earth.
Describe the major features of the ocean floor and explain how the ocean floor is mapped.
Conceptests grade level college lower 13 14.
The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur.
Ocean biology human impact.
These instructional materials are included.
The activity is best done in a large indoor or outdoor space.
Ocean floor mapping activity 25 purpose create a profile map of a contrived artificially designed ocean floor and relate the process to ocean floor mapping.
My students always worked very hard at this lab and were surprisingly well behaved.
Marine geology and geophysics theme.
Some are large enough to see with the naked eye like one species that grows in white filamentous mats on mangrove roots in the west indies though most are microscopic.
Characteristics of the ocean floor.
Background through the use of various technologies scientists have been able to create profiles of the oceans floors.
Maybe use this with the online review.
This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level.
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However it is now known that they live everywhere in places as dissimilar as the ocean floor to the cow gut.
Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet.
They slope first gradually and then steeply down to the ocean floor.
Extensions and connections for all students have students make an ocean floor model in a waterproof container such as a large clear plastic box and then cover the model with opaque liquid such as very dark colored water.
Images connect the virtual lab with what happens in the real world.
Ocean floor characteristics worksheet click here.
Student guide lab procedure teacher guide.
Introductory level ready for use ready to use earth system topics solid earth.
This activity involves role playing and props to engage students in understanding the concept of invasive species and how they travel.
Hydrothermal vents are like geysers or hot springs on the ocean floor.
Have students determine the profile of the unseen ocean floor by taking.
Along mid ocean ridges where tectonic plates spread apart magma rises and cools to form new crust and volcanic mountain chains.
