Earth Science Instructional Guide

Earth and Space Science

Module 12: Earth’s Oceans

Quarter 3

McGraw Hill Module 12

● Butcher paper poster for timelines ● Explore and Explain: Data Collection and Analysis, Origins of the oceans,

-Explore and Explain: Data Collection and Analysis - Have students work in groups to create a timeline of ocean discovery. Have them include a summary and picture at each date on the timeline. -Explore and explain: Origins of the oceans and fll out the bottom half of Science Notebook pg 191 --GeoLAB: Model water masses. Start the lab before the Explore and explain to give water time to chill. Finish lab after students are done. - Have them do 5 Explore and Explain: Distribution of Earth’s water, Chemical composition of seawater, Physical properties of seawater, Ocean Layering, and Water Masses, and have them work through Science Notebook pages 193-195

Distribution of Earth’s water, Chemical composition of seawater, Physical properties of seawater, Ocean Layering, and Water Masses

● GeoLAB papers ● balance ● 500-mL

graduated cylinder ● 100-mL glass beakers (4) ● water ● red, yellow, and blue food coloring ● salt ● thermometer ● eyedropper ● graph paper ● ruler ● Calculator ● Refrigerator