ACTIVITY - INVESTIGATING TIDES AND PHASES OF THE MOON
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Investigating Tides and Phases of the Moon - Ocean Globe UCLA 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students use lunar cycles and tide charts to graph the inter-relationship between tidal patterns and lunar cycles.
Concept: Ocean water movement
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Constance, change, and measurement
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
9-12 B Physical Science
Motions and forces
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Energy in the earth system
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 1. The Earth has one big ocean with many features (concept c) 2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth (concept c)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 10 Air-Sea Interaction 10:15-19
Chapter 11 Highways in the Sea
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Constance, change, and measurement
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
9-12 B Physical Science
Motions and forces
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Energy in the earth system
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 1. The Earth has one big ocean with many features (concept c) 2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth (concept c)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 10 Air-Sea Interaction 10:15-19
Chapter 11 Highways in the Sea
60 mins
