ETV NTTI Lesson :: A Rainbow Under the Sea: How do Animals Survive in the Ocean? (Grade 2)

South Carolina ETV

South Carolina ETV
1101 George Rogers Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29201-4761
Phone: 803-737-3545

A Rainbow Under the Sea: How do Animals Survive in the Ocean? (Grade 2)

Master Teacher

Geraldine L. Yates

Time Allotment

Five 45-minute sessions.

Overview

This unit will enable students to study ocean animals and how they interact with other animals and plants. Students will learn about characteristics that help ocean animals survive through interdependence with other animals and plants for food and shelter. Students will work in small groups to make a PowerPoint presentation, complete worksheets, and color an "Under the Sea" booklet. The Culminating Activity will be a field trip to an aquarium where the students will observe ocean animals, take digital pictures, and handle some live animals. The photographs will be used to illustrate a class field study notebook.

Subject Matter

Science

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

Recall the basic needs of ocean animals to survive under water.
Recall the characteristics of animals that help them survive in the ocean.
Explain how the ocean environment supports the life of different types of animals.
Explain the interdependence between animals and plants as sources of food and shelter.

South Carolina Curriculum Standards

(These Standards for Grade 2 are available online at http://www.myscschools.com/offices/cso .)

South Carolina Science Academic Standards - Spring 2005

Standard 2-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry, including the processes, skills and mathematical thinking necessary to conduct a simple investigation.

(Inquiry)

2.1.3 Represent and communicate simple data and explanations through drawings, tables, pictographs, bar graphs, oral language, and written language. (photographs)

2.1.4 Infer from observations and experiences.

Standard 2-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and needs of animals as they interact in their distinct environments. (Animals)

2-2.1 Recall the basic needs of animals, including air, water, food, shelter for energy, growth, and reproduction.

2-2.5 Explain how distinct environments throughout the world support the life of different types of animals.

2-2.4 Summarize the interdependence between animals and plants as sources of food and shelter.

Media Components

Power Point

PowerPoint Presentation will be created by the students in small groups with adult assistants.

Video

Junior Oceanographer: The Life in the Sea presents dramatic footage from many areas, including rare sea life from Scripps Institution of Oceanography' s new aquarium, which shows students a wide variety of sea life from all over the world.

Log on to your account at ETV's StreamlineSC Web page (http://etv.streamlinesc.org ) to add the following video segments to your Playlist. Log into the Web site and select Keyword: oceanography. Click on "Junior Oceanographer: The Life in the Sea." Select the "a" in front of the clip "Many Habitats on Earth: The Abundance of Sea Life" (2:12). This adds the clip to "My Playlist." Select Continue button. Click to close window. Repeat same steps for "Plankton: The Base of the Ocean Food Chain" (0:29), "What are Some Special Ocean Adaptations" (4:50), "What is the Ocean Food Chain?" (1:20), and "Life in the Ocean: Survival in the Sea" (0:36). When finished log Off.

(Note to Teacher: If you don't have an account with ETV's StreamlineSC , check with your media specialist about signing up for an account.)

Web Sites

Enchanted Learning ( http://www.enchantedlearning.com) has all kinds of kid friendly information, printouts, pictures, etc. about ocean animals. To have full access, you must register as a member.

SC Discus: Kids Infobits ( http://www.scdiscus.org) Students can use this site to access information on ocean animals for their PowerPoints or field study booklet. You have to get a password from your media specialist to access this site.

Into the Ocean ( http://www.tooter4kids.com/Oceanindex/Oceanindex.htm ) provides teachers and student with information and printouts on ocean animals.

Life in the Ocean ( http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/norma/onfrm.htm ) gives information on animals and plants that live in different habitats in the ocean.

Materials

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. (North-South Books. New York. 1992)

Supplies

"Under the Sea" coloring book for each student
Teacher created handouts for each student
Paper, crayons, pencils for each student

Equipment

Computer
Projector/screen or TV/ TV converter
Digital camera
PowerPoint and Word software

Prep for Teachers

Use the Enchanted Learning Web site to print out "A Rainbow Under the Sea: Ocean Animals" color book for each student. (Use pages from "A Rainbow Under the Sea: Ocean Animals" and "Under the Sea" coloring books.)

Directions: Go to the following Web site:
http://search.enchantedlearning.com/cgi-bin/uncgi/search?key=Rainbow+Under

Locate the coloring book and print out and copy for each student.

Make copies for each student of the "Drawing Funny Fish and Sharks" handout (included in this lesson) and the "Ocean Animals Label Me! Printout" from
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/label/ocean/index.shtml
Highlight printout and copy/paste to Word document and print. Click on Answers and copy/paste to Word document and print.
When using media, provide students with a Focus for Media Interaction , a specific task to complete and/or information to identify during or after viewing of video segments, Web sites, or other multimedia elements.

Introductory Activity

Step 1: Ask your class these questions: "What are some things we share with other people? Why is it important to share?"

Step 2: Tell the class that the story The Rainbow Fish is about the most beautiful fish in the ocean. He has shimmering scales. But he is proud and vain and none of the other fish want to be his friend. He learns how to share by giving away some of his most prized possessions.

Step 3: Begin reading the book to the students. Stop at the bottom of the page that ends with the words, "They turned away when he swam by." Ask the question, "Why would the other fish not have anything to do with Rainbow Fish?" (He wouldn't share.)

Step 4: Continue reading at the top of the page that reads, "What good were the dazzling.." Stop at the bottom of that page that reads, "You will no longer be the most beautiful fish in the sea, but you will discover how to be happy." Ask these questions: "What two ocean animals did Rainbow Fish talk to?" (star fish and octopus) "What good advice did octopus give Rainbow Fish?" (Give a glittering scale to each fish.) "Why was Rainbow Fish happy even though he had given away his most prized possessions?" (He had friends.) "Do you think it is important for animals to share and help each other to survive in the ocean?" (yes)

Now say: "We are going to learn ways fish and plants help each other to survive in the ocean."

Learning Activities

Step 1: Log on to ETV's StreamlineSC Web page to access the five video segments from your Playlist. ( Note to Teacher: It is probably better if you download it to your desktop computer's hard drive or a CD to start with. Many schools actually don't have the band width to live stream.) Students will view segments from Junior Oceanographer: The Life in the Sea . After each segment the class will discuss content questions about the clip.

Step 2: The Focus for Media Interaction questions for 1. "Many Habitats on Earth: The Abundance of Sea Life" (2:12) are "Where do the vast majority of earth's animals live? (in oceans) Why does an eel live in rocky crevasses? (for protection)

Instructions: Locate the video clip on your hard drive or CD. Double click video clip icon. Click on silver circle in the bottom right of the video screen to show full screen. Click the x in the upper right corner when the clip is complete.

Step 3: The Focus for Media Interaction questions for 2. "Plankton: The Base of the Ocean Food Chain" (0:29) are "Why are plankton the most important animals in the ocean?" (They are the major food source for most other ocean animals.) "Where are plankton found in the ocean?" (floating and drifting in the water)

Step 4: The Focus for Media Interaction question for 3. "What are Some Special Ocean Adaptations" (4:50) is "What are some special adaptations of ocean animals?" (body shape, color, gills, fins, swim bladder, tentacles, partnerships)

Step 5: The Focus for Media Interaction questions for 4. "What is the Ocean Food Chain?" (1:20) are "Why are kelp and plankton important in the ocean food chain?" (to make oxygen and provide food for other animals) "Why are scavengers important?" (eat dead animals and plants that fall to the ocean floor)

Step 6: The Focus for Media Interaction question for 5. "Life in the Ocean: Survival in the Sea" (0:36) is "What does the food chain create in the ocean?" (a balance of life)

Step 7: Pass out the color book. As the students begin coloring "A Rainbow Under the Sea: Ocean Animals" color book, divide the class into groups of two and give the groups an opportunity to choose an animal from the following list of animals from the coloring book.

Angelfish shark ray lobster octopus eel seahorse whale dolphin
Clown fish jellyfish crab squid shrimp clam star fish

Step 8: Students will work in small groups to make a PowerPoint presentation with adult help on their selected animals. Slides will be:

Title
Animal description
Where does the animal live?
What does the animal eat?
How does the animal interact?
Where did the information come from?

These presentations will be shared with the class.

Step 9: Students will complete the "Ocean Animals Label Me!" handout to reinforce what they've just learned.

Culminating Activity

The Culminating Activity is a field trip to an aquarium where the students will observe ocean animals, take digital pictures, and handle some live animals. The photographs will be used to illustrate a class field study notebook. The field study notebook will include: picture of ocean animal, name, description and characteristics of animal, location of where the animal lives.

Cross-Curricular Extensions

Writing: Materials for writing project: drawing paper, pencils, crayons, and "Drawing Funny Fish and Sharks" handout.

Community Connections

Invite parents and community to a "Whale of a Tale" event to view the PowerPoints, coloring books, and field study notebook. Serve gold fish crackers, blue punch, and ocean decorated cupcakes. Use ocean theme napkins.

Student Materials

Drawing Funny Fish and Sharks (PDF)