Table of Contents
Overview 1
Introduction 1
At A Glance 3
Benchmark Rubric 5
Science Background for the Teacher 6
NOAA Resources 11
Lesson 1 The Earth is Cracking Up 13
Lesson 2 Mountains, Valleys, and Plains, Oh My! 32
Lesson 3 Seafloor Profiling 49
Ocean: ____________________ 56
Lesson 4 Multibeam Mapping 59
Resources: 62
Hawai‘i Mapping Research Group: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/HMRG/index.php 62
Directions: Follow these instructions to use the map created with multibeam mapping. 63
Lessons From the Sea is a third to fifth grade marine science curriculum funded by a special appropriation through Senator Inouye’s office to NOAA. The partners in this endeavor are NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA’s Pacific Service Center, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Hawaii Institute of Marine & Biology, and the Hawaii Department of Education.
Sub-Contractors:
Writers: Barbara Mayer, Mary Quijano, Stephanie Anagnoson
Curriculum Specialist: Dr. Barbara Klemm, Florence Asato
Editing and Layout: Diana Papini Warren, Suzan Arsiga, and Paul Sanders,
Artwork by: Brian Kemper, Amanda Cummins
Wave logo by Linda Causey
Grade 5 Unit 4
Overview
 The Land Beneath
the Sea
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