Formations Flipbook
Oceanography
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Task: Create a document that conveys your understanding of five formation concepts through visual
representation and written explanation:
Formation of the universe (Big Bang Theory)
o What is the Big Bang Theory?
o How long ago was the Big Bang?
o What evidence supports the Big Bang Theory?
o What questions remain unsolved?
Formation of the Solar System (Nebular Hypothesis)
o What is the Nebular Hypothesis?
o What is a Nebula?
o How did a Nebula change into a Solar System
o How old is the Solar System?
Formation of The Earth
o How did the Earth Form?
o How was protoearth (early Earth) different from today’s Earth?
o What are the different layers of the Earth?
o Why did the Earth’s layers form?
Formation of the Oceans
o How did the Oceans form?
o Where did the Oceans water come from?
o Why are there oceans on Earth, but no other planets?
Formation of the Atmosphere
o Where did the Atmosphere’s gasses come from?
o How is the Atmosphere different now than when it first formed?
o What is the composition of the atmosphere?
Format: You could complete the task by creating a flipbook, comic strip, brochure, poster, or a creative
document of your own.
Grading:
1.
Formation of the universe section is accurately portrayed and explained through pictures/diagrams and
words…….............................................................................................................................................................___/5
2.
Formation of the Solar System section is accurately portrayed and explained through pictures/diagrams and
words…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____/5
3.
Formation of the Earth section is accurately portrayed and explained through pictures/diagrams and
words……………………………………………………………………..……………………………………..____/5
4.
Formation of the Oceans section is accurately portrayed and explained through pictures/diagrams and
words……………………………………………………………………..……………………………………..____/5
5.
Formation of the atmosphere section is accurately portrayed and explained through pictures/diagrams and
words………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………____/5
6.
The document shows creativity, neatness, and effort………………………………………………….…………____/5
Total………………………………..._____/30