Only One Ocean, GEMS Teacher's Guide (7-9)

Contact Information

Phone: 510-642-7771
Fax: 510-643-0309

Street Address: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California Berkeley, 1 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, California 94720-5200

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Compendium Resource

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Very in-depth hands-on exploration."

Pedagogy
"Great use of logic, reasoning, higher level thinking skills."

"Lots of hands-on involvement."

Teacher Usability
"Requires a lot of teacher preparation time."

"Will need very skilled classroom management to keep this moving along and students on task."

"Excellent instructions, materials list, and timelines."

"All three texts comprise a thorough delivery of understanding of aquatic and marine communities."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) University of California, Berkeley

Description: This comprehensive companion to Ocean Currents interweaves the concepts of connected ocean basins, animal adaptation, and sustainable fisheries. Its highlight, a classroom squid dissection conducted by student pairs, leads to activities about ocean fisheries and diminishing resources. Students brainstorm and present possible solutions in a "world conference."

Activities address both National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Appendices include resources, assessment suggestions, and literature connections.

Web Address: http://lhsgems.org

Program/Resource Type: Activity/Learning Kit, Curriculum, Publication

Audience Served: 5, 6, 7, 8

Cost: $21

EE Focus: Biodiversity, Economics, Ecosystems-Coast/Marine, Population, Stewardship, Sustainable Development, Restoration

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science

Counties Served: Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

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A
A-
A+
A-
A

Discipline Emphasis

Science
History/Social Science
Health
Mathematics
Visual/Performing Arts
Language Arts
Industrial/Vocational Ed.
Foreign Language