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 * "Under the Sea"**
 * **This site will include links where students can view videos about sea creatures in order to learn about their habitats, the foods they consume, their form of physical movement and general characteristics.**
 * **Also, students will be able to access their teacher's blog site in order to answer questions about their project.**
 * **Other available sites for information and activities about the "Under the Sea" project will be linked to this page.**

Our curriculum framing questions... How do animals survive under water?** How do animals move under the water?**
 * **The essential question...“Under the Sea”** ||
 * **Unit Questions
 * **Unit Questions
 * How could humans breathe under the sea?**
 * Discover a food chain in the sea?**
 * What forms of life live under the sea?**
 * What can people and animals do in the sea?** ||
 * **Content Questions
 * **Content Questions
 * What are some common characteristics of animals in the sea?**
 * What helps sea creatures move in the water?** **What type of food do sea creatures eat?**
 * What size are sea creatures?**
 * Where do sea creatures get their food?**
 * Where do sea animals sleep?**
 * What are the differences between sea animals and people?**
 * What are the similarities or differences with water animals (ocean) and land (beach) animals?** ||

Brief summary of our unit...
 * To begin the school year in my kindergarten classroom, we utilize** **the theme of the ocean. Students are provided with** **developmentally appropriate activities and projects that** **integrate all subjects areas. Students are provided learning** **centers that are replete with items that reflect our beach theme** **and kindergarten objectives so that learning can be extended** **and enriched.** **For kindergarten, projects are short in design. Students are** **assisted throughout by a teacher or assistant. Throughout these** **projects students are learning how to utilize technology as a** **resource to obtain information on a given subject. Students at** **this level are also learning to create a product in specific** **content areas that demonstrates their learning.**

Unit Plan for "Under the Sea"

Preassessment... KWL

Blue Tooth Assessment...

Checklist for student use to create a power point slide...

Parent Brochure

This is a student sample of an ocean animal brochure...

Student blog ...Visit our [|blog site]

Student wiki...Visit our wiki site.

You may access our unit (still in progress) with this link.