Author: juliethierman

Introducing the Simulation Steps 1-2 same Step 3: Go to: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/greenhouse-effect/latest/greenhouse-effect_en.html. Select “Waves” from the simulation options. Describe what is depicted: a planet much like Earth, but with an atmosphere we can manipulate. Have students pull the Greenhouse Gas Concentration slider on the right down to the bottom—no greenhouse gases. Then have them click on the cloud button at […]

Unit 3: How Are Humans and the Ocean Interconnected? Students learn about human impact on the ocean by exploring ways humans use, need, harm, and protect the ocean. The following video resources support student learning. Session 3.2: Evidence of Connections Session 3.3: Investigating Overfishing Session 3.4: Investigating Pollution Session 2.7: Open Ocean Food Web Session […]

Unit 2: What is Life Like in the Ocean? Students learn about the diversity of habitats and organisms in the ocean. Students also learn what an adaptation is and about adaptations that help ocean organisms survive in specific ocean habitats. They also learn about the interconnectedness of habitats by creating ocean food webs. The following […]

Unit 1: What Kind of Place is the Ocean? Students learn that the ocean is the defining feature of our planet. Students investigate physical features of the ocean, including ocean currents and ocean layers. The following video resources support student learning. Session 1.1: Planet Ocean Session 1.2: Modeling Ocean Currents Session 1.4: Making Sense of […]

For educators using the GEMS Ocean Sciences Sequence 3–5 curriculum: here we provide resources that support the curriculum, including all supplemental videos outlined in the teacher’s guide. Click on each Unit link below to find the video resources used in each session. Unit 1 Video Resources Unit 2 Video Resources Unit 3 Video Resources Alternatively, […]

Unit 3: What Are the Causes and Effects of Climate Change? Session Resources include videos, animations, simulations, and websites that are intended to be used with the curriculum. HTML5 versions of the animations were made possible through funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, award #16-06-B-00071 Providing More Experience resources are described in the right hand […]

Unit 2: How Does Carbon Flow Through the Ocean, Land, and Atmosphere? Session Resources include videos, animations, and simulations that are intended to be used with the curriculum. HTML5 versions of the animations were made possible through funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, award #16-06-B-00071 Providing More Experience resources are described in the right hand […]

Unit 1: How Do the Ocean and Atmosphere Interact? Session Resources include videos, animations, and simulations that are intended to be used with the curriculum. HTML5 versions of the animations were made possible through funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, award #16-06-B-00071. Providing More Experience resources are described in the right hand pages of […]

For educators using the GEMS Ocean Sciences Sequence 6–8 curriculum, all resources outlined in the written curriculum can be found on the following pages. All necessary Introduction Guide Cover animations, videos, and simulations for all activities in this curriculum, as well as media resources that provide more experience (as discussed on the right hand pages […]

Participants examine evidence of the effects of sea level rise on a local and global scale, and engage in an activity that explores the causes of sea level rise, allowing them to make claims as to the causes. They consider additional pieces of evidence, working collaboratively to make evidence-based cause and effect connections. They then […]