Oceanography Transparencies & Visuals
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Supplement your current curriculum with visual resources that will help students' learn about seafloor spreading, ocean landforms, and tides. Use the printable illustrations, maps, and digrams below as overhead transparencies or handouts for your classroom. These oceanography resources will enhance your lesson plans for earth science. |
Ocean TransparenciesThis printable on ocean tides illustrates the effects of the moon's gravitational pull on Earth's water. Identify ocean landforms, including guyots and trenches, with this labeled diagram of the sea floor. Use this labeled diagram to help students visualize the geologic structures and geothermal activity involved in seafloor spreading. Identify tectonic plates around the world with this map. Use this printable to further students' understanding of geology, geophysics, and oceanography. | Ocean VisualsTest students' knowledge of world oceans with this blank map. This map documents evidence that supports the seafloor spreading theory.
Related ResourcesBrowse our resources about oceans to find great lessons and printables for grades K-12. Teach your students about animals, tsunamis, seashore ecology, and much more with these activities! Our earth science printables, lessons, and activities will excite and motivate your students to become more active participants in their world. Teach them about fossils, tsunamis, sediments, and more! |
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