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Discovering Habitats in the Marine Environment
ROCKY SHORE VERSUS THE DEEP SEA
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Do starsh and tuna live in the same place?
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
The habitat and inhabitants of the rocky shore and deep sea
How to make generalisations from data and information
Living things are suited to their habitats
Watch Antarctic Coastal Marine Life
to introduce the concept of a
marine habitat.
Dene rocky shore and deep sea.
Discuss these habitats. Include light,
temperature, food, predators and
ecosystem. Build a visual representation
of each collating images on Flipboard.
Display images of sea plants
and creatures.
Predict whether they live in the
rocky shore or the deep sea.
Use the images to identify things that
would make living easier and harder
in each habitat.
Summarise similarities between the
rocky shore and deep sea.
Create a Wordle for each of
the habitats to complement the
visual representation.
Plan an expedition to discover the
habitat of the rocky shore. Use the
Student Activity Guide to help. Each
group will complete the investigation
in diferent areas of this habitat.
Investigate the types of sea plants
and creatures that students might
come across.
Research rules and etiquette for
exploring a marine environment.
Decide on the information you need
to collect in your group, then negotiate
this as a class.
Carry out the expedition taking care to
have the least impact on the environment
as possible.
Document the expedition using
Instagram. Label the photos
using Overgram.
Display the photos using Flickr.
Discuss anything surprising
or any wonderings.
Collate the information from the
expedition using a Google Doc.
Analyse and interpret the data
and information. Are there diferent
habitats within the rocky shore?
Evaluate the pros and cons of living there.
Make generalisations about creatures and
plants who make this habitat their home.
Investigate any you didnt recognise.
What questions are there after
the expedition?
Compare life on the rocky shore to the
deep sea using a Double Bubble Map.
Use what you know about the rocky
shore to speculate about the deep sea.
Which would you prefer?
Choose
Identify
Recognise
Summarise
Compare
Classify
Plan
Select
Inspect
Discover
Examine
Practice
Deduce
Support
Think
Elaborate
Combine
Speculate
TRY THIS WITH
Years 6 - 9
Students who have an interest
in science in action
Students who love hands on learning
Students can check that they have successfully completed the task by:
Collecting all the necessary data
and information on their expedition.
Using what they have learned
to make informed speculations.
Including justications and supporting
evidence in their answers.
Community engagement
High expectations
Innovation, inquiry and
curiosity
Ecological sustainability
Integrity
Thinking
Managing self
Participating and
contributing
Science
The Arts
Crustaceans
Echinoderms
Molluscs
Habitat
Student Activity Guide
Antartic Coastal Marine
Life video
Hydrospheres Marine
Environments Fact Sheet
What are the Diferent Types
of Things in the Sea?
Fact Sheet