Motion in the ocean
Introductory information
| Author |
Martine KERVRAN |
| E-mail |
Martine.kervran@bretagne.iufm.fr |
| Institute |
IUFM de Bretagne, France |
| Target group |
9-14 |
| Subjects |
Geography & Physical Sciences |
| Aims |
- Learn about the location and names of the main oceans in the world
- Identify the main causes for water movement in the ocean.
- Explore the relationships between wind and ocean waves.
- Learn about storms at sea
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Key competences
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| Communication in language(s) |
- improve reading competencies in English as a foreign language
- learn English vocabulary related to the topic of oceans and ocean water movement
- learn about the etymology of some English words
- learn about borrowings and exchanges between languages
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| Learning to learn |
Look for information and share it with others |
| Digital competences |
looking for information on the Internet and being able to sort it out |
| Social and civic competences |
Cooperate with peers |
| Timing of the overall activities |
Approximately 6 hours |
Worksheets
The oceans in the world
Notes for the teacher
This first set of tasks aims at introducing the topic by learning the names of the five oceans and localizing them.
- Learner worksheet 1:
- discuss the contents of the chart (worksheet 1.1)with the whole class
- ask the pupils to complete the chart individually
- discuss the question of worksheet 1.2 collectively and ask the pupils to answer it individually
- Learner worksheet 2:
is to be done individually and self-corrected
- Hand out learner worksheet 3
- ask the pupils to fill in the chart and answer the questions individually
- discuss the questions collectively and ask the pupils to complete the answers
| Timing |
90 minutes |
| Material required |
Worksheets 1, 2, 3 |
| Grouping |
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| Focus on content |
localisation of the five oceans |
Focus on language(s)
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names of the oceans; name of the continents; geographical terminology; etymology of the word ocean; language families
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Worksheet 1
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Worksheet 2
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Worksheet 3
Multilingual Ocean! |
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Waves and wind
Notes for the teacher
- Learner worksheet 1:
the correction of part 2 is made through collective agreement. To confirm the answers, the pupils can be asked to look up the words in a dictionary
- Learner worksheet 2:
the work is basically individual but pupils can help each other. The teacher can give complementary explanations about the diagram
| Timing |
2 hours |
| Material required |
worksheets1&2 |
| Resources |
photographs, pictures or paintings of waves |
| Focus on content |
(physical sciences): formation and measurement of waves |
Focus on language
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vocabulary of wave components (crest; troughs; foam…)
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Worksheet 1
How can waves be described? |
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Worksheet 2
How are waves measured? |
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When the waves grow bigger and bigger…
Notes for the teacher
- Learner worksheet 1:
additional information about Beaufort and his scale can be given to the pupils, if the teacher finds it necessary.
- Learner worksheets 2 and 3
the correction can be done collectively. The teacher can give all the information needed to the understanding of the process of word exchanges between languages. The interest of etymology to better understand concepts (here: physical phenomena and geographical terminology) should be underlined.
| Timing |
90 minutes |
| Material required |
Worksheets 1, 2, 3 |
| Focus on content |
(physical sciences): wind as the main cause for storms; the Beaufort wind scale |
| Focus on language/s |
storms words and their etymology; borrowings |
Language skill
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reading comprehension
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Worksheet 1
The beaufort wind scale |
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Worksheet 2
All kinds of storms at sea |
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Worksheet 3
Find out about borrowings in the english language |
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Assessment
Worksheet 1
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References
A few websites about the ocean: