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Recommended grade level:
5-8.
The Great Ocean Rescue is a videodisc package designed to engage students in learning about the ocean and related topics in earth science, environmental science, and life science through a cooperative learning experience. The activity (requiring 4 to 12 class periods) consists of 4 rescue missions that take students to trouble spots in the ocean. Students view a videodisc description of the mission, then break into small groups, with each student in the group adopting the role of a different scientist--geologist, marine biologist, oceanographer, or environmental scientist--to analyze the information. Each group reports its recommendations to the class, and the class decides the trouble spot location. Small groups reconvene to come up with possible solutions to the problem, and the class then decides on the best solution. Topics addressed in the rescue missions include habitat selection, pollution, coral reefs, and hydrothermal vent communities.
The videodisc includes a library of short movies that complement and extend the rescue activity. Reproducible masters of student worksheets and a poster-sized map of the ocean floor are included.
Prices:
Videodisc kit, $349.95. Software for Macintosh or Windows (optional), $49.95.
Publisher/supplier:
Tom Snyder Productions.
Materials:
Available in kit.
