Oceanic Landforms | Knowitall.org

Lesson Overview

Students will describe and define the ocean floor including the continental shelf and slope, the mid-ocean ridge, the rift zone, the trench, the seamount, and the ocean basin.

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Less than 1 hour

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5.P.2B.6 Design and test the appropriate method(s) (such as filtration, sifting, attraction to magnets, evaporation, chromatography, or floatation) for separating various mixtures.
- 5.E.3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how natural processes and human activities affect the features of Earths landforms and oceans.
  - 5.E.3A Some of the land on Earth is located above water and some is located below the oceans. The downhill movement of water as it flows to the ocean shapes the appearance of the land. There are patterns in the location and structure of landforms found...
    - 5.E.3A.2 Develop and use models to describe and compare the characteristics and locations of the landforms on continents with those on the ocean floor (including the continental shelf and slope, the mid-ocean ridge, the rift zone, the trench, and the a...

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