This Ocean Biome Library Lesson is for librarians serving Grades 3-6. It includes PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF versions.
This Ocean Biome Library Lesson includes two parts. Part I is a whole-class library lesson. Part II is a scrolling slideshow with scavenger hunt.
This Ocean Biome Library Lesson is perfect for librarians on the Specials rotation.
This Ocean Biome Library Lesson includes two differentiated scavenger hunt activities.

Ocean Biome Library Lesson – 5 Ocean Zones – World Oceans Day

$8.00

This Ocean Biome Library Lesson introduces elementary students to the five ocean zones, marine biology, and animal adaptations to live in the deep ocean. It’s also perfect for World Oceans Day in the library! Includes a two-part lesson, scavenger hunt activities, and standards-aligned lesson plan.

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS OCEAN BIOME LIBRARY LESSON

  • Recommended for: Grades 3-6
  • Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
  • Formats: PPT or Google Slides + ability to open PDF documents
  • Editable: YES, all text is editable in all three formats

***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement an Oceans read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

THIS OCEAN BIOME LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:

  • 60-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
  • List of 24 recommended ocean – themed read-alouds (1 page)
  • Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages)
  • Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page)
  • Prep, set up, tips (6 pages)
  • Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (2 pages)
  • Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
  • Instructions on how to set up PPT and Google slide timings for digital bulletin boards

OCEAN BIOME LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES

  • ASL sign language “ocean”
  • Names of the world’s 5 oceans
  • 5 ocean depth zones (common and scientific names)
  • Ocean problems today
  • Conservation tips that kids can do everyday to help oceans
  • Each ocean depth zone, defined
  • Life in each ocean depth zone
  • How many people have ever been to the hadal zone
  • Difficulty living in each depth zone
  • Animal adaptations to live in depth zones
  • Challenger Deep and Mariana Trench
  • Vocabulary: bioluminescence, intertidal zone, continental shelf, biome (terrestrial and aquatic), greenhouse gas, runoff

DIFFERENTIATED OCEAN BIOME SCAVENGER HUNT

  • 2 versions + answer key
  • Version 1 – students color the icons and objects as they find them in the presentation slides
  • Version 2 – questions about the information in the slides + smaller images to find

RECOMMENDED READS

  • Includes picture books, fiction, nonfiction, and one graphic novel
  • all have a theme of ocean biomes, the deep sea, marine animals, and life in the different ocean zones
  • total of 24 titles
  • includes small images from the presentation
  • titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
  • All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive professional reviews, and currency.

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