Technology Integrated Lesson Plan
Title: Oceanography
Summary: Students will access one or more pre-selected web sites and compare the
earth’s oceans.
Name: Janet Greeley
Suggested level: 5
Pennsylvania Academic Standard(s): 3.6.4 –D, Recognize the earth’s different water
resources. Know that approximately three-fourths of the earth is covered by water.
Identify and describe types of fresh and salt-water bodies.
Learning objective(s): To Teach Students:
1. Identify Names and locations of the four oceans.
2. Find important facts about their particular ocean.
3. Learn how to make “fast facts” on 5” x 7” index cards.
Materials required: PC with Internet – 5x7 index cards – Word Search – Grolier’s
encyclopedia
Approximate number of class periods: 2
Classroom management strategies: (individual, small group, large group – explain)
Students will work in small groups
Warm up: Brief overview of the Internet & a small presentation on some
background knowledge of the 4 oceans and Oceanography
Activities/ Procedures: Students will be asked to access one of the three pre-selected
web sites to find important facts about their assigned ocean, including its location
size, depths, climate, and average temperature.
Assessment strategies: Teacher will observe students on Internet. Assess knowledge
of concepts learned by providing students with a Word Search Puzzle on the various
facts and concepts learned in class concerning the oceans.
Related Web Sites: http://.mos.org/oceans/planet/profiles.html, (Ocean Profiles:
Looking at the Sea, http:// www.mobot.org/MBGnet/oceans/data.htm (Ocean Data),
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_geography
.html (Ocean Planet Fact Sheets)
Back-up plan: (if the technology fails!) Grolier’s encyclopedia
Branching out: (optional)
Recommendations/ comments:
Ocean Facts (Word Document)
Ocean Facts (.pdf file)
Ocean Instruction (Word Document)
Ocean Instruction (.pdf file)