PC4+Oceans+Project

=The Oceans of the World: The Board Game Project=



Part 1: The Introduction.
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Maps:
====A physical map of the ocean floor is essential. If you are not sure what this is then you can find a number of maps here.====

Facts and figures:
====Try to amaze people with some facts about the Oceans. For inspiration, look at the "Did you know?" facts in the text book and the information on page 118. For now you should collect facts and figures in a word document. These should be added to, throughout the project.====

The Game:
====How can we include the information from this section into the board game? We could make cards with questions on them or challenges that the students must complete using the information. We should also think about how the board game will look. Maybe the game begins in space looking down on the earth and as players move through this section of the board, they come closer to the surface of the earth.====

What would the we see if all of the water was removed?
====In this section we are going to learn more about the ocean floor. In doing so you will be looking back at some of the work that you have done on Plate Tectonics as well as looking at how coral reefs form and why we find oil beneath the oceans.====

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**We will need to explain the following features using a variety of media (text, photo's, diagrams, maps, animations, video etc.)**

 * ==== The Abyssal Plain ====


 * Ocean Ridges

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 * Black Smokers (Hydrothermal Vents)


 * Island Arc


 * Ocean trenches


 * Hot Spots (Hawaii)


 * The Continental Shelf


 * Coral Reef formation

Your task is to create an illustrated cross section of an Ocean. Imagine following the ocean floor, you would come accross all of the features above.
====You should find the location of each of these features within your chosen ocean, mark their location on a map, find photographs to illustrate them and then write a short illustration on how the are formed along with any other useful facts.====

Click on the image below to find more maps.[[image:antarctica-map.jpg width="800" height="605" caption="Map of the Southern Ocean" link="@http://www.orangesmile.com/travelguide/afoto/ocean-maps.htm"]]
Useful Links

The US Navy's Office For Naval Research has a lot of excellent information. The Savage Sea's Site has a range of information and animations on the Ocean Floor.

The Game:
====How can we include this in the game. The board could include the same journey across the sea floor with various questions and activities that pass on information to the students playing it. We could also add in some other activities such as a, "Who wants to be a Millionaire," style game based around a journey to the bottom of an ocean trench.====

Life could not exist on earth without the oceans. In this section we will investigate the different ways that the oceans affect life on earth.
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Areas for study in this section are; The origins of life

The Hydrological Cycle How the oceans affect our weather and climate Thermohaline Circulation

Useful information:
[|NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)]

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Oceans under threat:

Ocean Acidification




More Information on Plastic Pollution in the Oceans:




Over fishing and Non Sustainable Fishing Practices:
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