Chapter 5: Oceanic Zones

“Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.”

― Sarah Kay

Assignment #1: Science Journal #9

Answer the following questions:

1. How do humans impact the beach?
2. How are beaches protected from human impacts?

Requirements:

• Provide a paragraph (5 to 8 sentences) response to all questions
• Work cited with in text citations if used.

Assignment #3: Tide Pool in a Bottle Model

Step 1: Complete the pre-model questions

Bring in a milk jug, plastic container, soda bottle or shoe box (you want a water proof container) for your model. (If you do not have one, be sure to ask your partner if they have one.)

Step 2: Add rocks to your diorama model (To help Ms. Burnett please bring in rocks if you can.)

• Color the sides of your container to replicate the rocky surroundings.
• Use some real rocks securely glued to the container for a three-dimensional detail.

Step 3: Add sand to the bottom of your diorama to coat the bottom at a depth between 1 and 2 inches.

Step 4: Take plastic animals or replicas you make and secure them to the rocks and sand with glue.

• Replicas like starfish, barnacles, kelp and mussels are appropriate to use in the sand and on the rocks.
• Use animals such as black bears, sea lions, mink or shore birds around the tide pool diorama as these animals look for food at low tide.

If you have a shoe box for a diorama complete the diorama drawing and post model questions.

Step 5: Pour water into a tide pool diorama housed in a waterproof container. Gently pour enough water to cover the sand at a depth of two inches to signify high tide.

Step 6: Simulate high and low tide by slowly tipping your diorama to the side.

Step 7: Create your diorama/drawing and label.

Step 8: Answer Post model questions.