Adopt-A-Float
Lesson Plans
Contributed Classroom Materials
A variety of worksheets and classroom materials have been gathered or developed by science teacher Joanna Chierici to help students with synthesizing different types of float data.
These labs can be done before receiving a demonstration float. They show what can be measured in the ocean and how currents move.
Windows to the Universe: Ducks in the Flow
External link to a set of surface current lesson plans (two of which are linked below). The instructions and the workshop were generated by Ms. Chierici.
Going with the Flow
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The Ocean in Motion
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Ocean Currents Salinity Lab Instructions
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Ocean Currents Temperature Lab Instructions
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Ocean Currents Lab Stations Worksheet
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Float Lessons
Contributed by Joanna Chierici
“When we received the float, we went over how the float worked and why we use them using the PowerPoint and the blog worksheet (we used the SOCCOM At Sea Blog). There are some YouTube videos embedded in the PowerPoint. I also created a simple instruction guide for the website to extract data. After we learned about the float, we used the data worksheet to look at our floats. We then linked all this to biogeochemical cycles and climate change. I used these resources with grades 6 through 9. It was a really worthwhile experience and the students loved seeing their float on the blog and the videos that Greta made last year. We were able to integrate it seamlessly into our earth science curriculum.”
Data From The Float Powerpoint Lesson
How the float works and why we use them. There are some YouTube videos embedded in the PowerPoint.
Check Out The Float Blog Worksheet
how the float worked and why we use them, SOCCOM At Sea Blog
Instructions To Use The Data Base
simple instruction guide for the website to extract data
Using The Data Worksheet
Look at your floats.
Contributed by Ron Banas and Jack Madani, Princeton Day School
Tracking Ocean Currents
Grade 7 Activity; this link will take you to a different website with ads