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Ocean Animals

﻿﻿ Stephanie Villanueva

Unit Overview Overview We will be covering several units in Science, but for the next few weeks, we will be focusing lessons teaching students the importance of the ocean to our world and the creatures that live in it.

Student Audience This unit is designed for 3rd graders.

Timeframe This unit will take 3 weeks to complete, working about an hour per day, as well as some homework time for further research and blogging.

Rational e Ocean life is important to our ecosystem and students need to understand the relationship between ourselves and the ocean life. Also, students will be exposed to the idea that there is life beyond hat they see and encounter in their daily lives. Students will also develop technology skills that will assist in subjects to come.

Unit Objectives SWBAT use the internet for research, blogging, and many other forms of resources SWBAT identify mammals vs non mammals SWBAT identify the oceans on Earth <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SWBAT create graphs and charts for comparing <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SWBAT develop writing skills both online and in the classroom <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SWBAT classify sea animals by their attributes <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SWBAT understand the value of the ocean and our actions

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Unit Standards <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">New Colorado Department of Education Standards P-12

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">3rd Grade Science Standards for this unit: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Physical Science__ - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Relevance and Application: Water distribution on Earth and their different forms (vapor, ice, glaciers, rivers and freshwater and saltwater oceans). Also, that there is only a certain amount of water available to humans. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Life Science__ - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Prepare: Analyze how various organisms grow, develop, and differentiate during their lifetimes based on their genetics and their environment.

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Lesson #1

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; letter-spacing: 0px;">Introduction to the Ocean and its Animals

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; letter-spacing: 0px;">Description: Students will go on an internet exploring field trip to get an introduction to the different oceans on Earth and the difference between a mammal and a non mammal living in those oceans.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; letter-spacing: 0px;">Assignment: Gather as much information about mammals and non mammals by exploring the internet sites given on the class field trip page.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; letter-spacing: 0px;">Resources/Materials: <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Comic Sans MS'; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Computer with internet access <span style="color: #2500a9; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Comic Sans MS'; margin: 0px;">Classroom wiki site: [|__http://stephy280.wikispaces.com/__]

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; letter-spacing: 0px;">Technology Reflection: By using technology to find information about the ocean and its animals, students will not only learn the specific information on this unit but also understand how to research online which will help them for future research projects in school and work environments.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; letter-spacing: 0px;">Evaluation: I think I will have some trouble if there is no internet access for students outside of class and/or in the school itself. Most schools do have computers with internet access available, but if not, I would have to bring in extra materials and they wouldn’t receive the internet research skills being taught in this lesson.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Web Resources Field Trip: <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">media type="custom" key="8887512" <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Learning Aid and Homework: <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Lesson #2:

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Survey of Classroom's Favorite Sea Animal

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Description: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> In this lesson, students will be making bar and pie graphs online using the data collected from the class.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Assignment: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The class will take a survey of their favorite animal out of these five: Shark, Penguin, Sea Lion, Killer Whale, and Sea Turtle. They use this data to create a class bar graph, both vertically and horizontally. Then, they will use the data to create a pie graph. This gets the students familiar with making different charts and graphs while using the same fun data such as the sea animals. They are able to see the same information displayed in various forms. It's a good way to integrate both science and math together as well.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Resources/Materials: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Classroom data gathered and a computer.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Technology Reflection: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Here the students will learn about different types of graphs showing the same information and by using the charts online, this information is clearer to the students instead of making the graphs on a board.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a step more towards the math area than science, but I think it is important that the two go hand in hand. I would definitely need to remember to incorporate this lesson into further math lessons on reading and writing charts and graphs.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Web 2.0 Tools:

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lesson #3

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Introduction to the Arctic

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Description: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ This lesson concentrates specifically on the Arctic and the animals that live on it's land and in the Arctic Ocean.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Assignment: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿The class will look at an interactive powerpoint presentation as an introduction to the geography of the Arctic, the Arctic Ocean and facts about the animals that live there.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Resources/Materials: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿The powerpoint presentation below.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Technology Reflection: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The students have the opportunity to see actual pictures of the animals, visual diagrams of where the Arctic is located and hear sounds of real animals in this powerpoint. It's a virtual way to experience the material as well as get extra information through additional websites to visit at the end of the presentation.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Evaluation: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">This powerpoint would be great, except there was a lot more information and animals I could have added. I may split this into two presentations: One on just the physical science of the Arctic and then a second on the Animals.

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lesson # 4

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Endangered Ocean Habitats: How does it effect me, and what can I do to make a difference?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Description: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Students will research endangered ocean habitats and its relationship to them.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Assignment: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Working in groups, the students will be assigned a specific ocean area that is endangered. They will research their topic using an internet source, books and any other materials found to give information on the following: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. What does is mean to be an endangered habitat? What animals are effected? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. How does it effect you? Why is it important? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. What can you do to help this endangered ocean habitat? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finally, each group will present to the class their findings in some presentation format.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Resources/Materials: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Appropriate Books for research. Below are five great options on the shelfari:

media type="custom" key="8977750" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Internet Access: go to stephy280.tumblr.com for the assignment <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Technology Reflection: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Using the tumblr, it gives students the opportunity to access the assignment online, which is very convenient for the students and parents. It also lets them explore different avenues for research online and learn additional tools online for further classes and research in the future.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Additional questions may come up in this assignment about where to find more resources for example. The students may need some additional guidance and specifics of what to include and how to present the information. Extra time may need to be considered so every group gets plenty of help and time to complete the assignment.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lesson #5

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Coral Reefs

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Description: This is an introduction to coral reefs and their importance to life on Earth, as well as their endangerment and get students thinking about how they can make a difference for coral reefs. This unit is intended to give the students new information about coral reefs and heighten their awareness of their actions making a difference in our world.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Assignment: Students will watch five videos: a documentary on coral reefs on Earth, three videos about the Great Barrier Reef including up close looks at specific animals found there, and finally a short clip of a boy who helped raise money in order to help the coral reefs. Following the video, an assignment, and finally a fundraiser to give to the coral reefs.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Resources/Materials: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Videos from You Tube (Below): <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">media type="custom" key="9082626"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Technology Reflection: These videos are a great way for the students to get a closer look at the coral reefs and the animals that live there, while at the same time, hearing the information about what they are looking at.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: In addition to the videos, I would add questions/answers about the video and transition to a more skills-based assignment using the information from the videos. Another idea is to end the unit with a class fundraiser and donate the money to a coral reef foundation (just as the boy in the video did). This will increase their awareness, affect their attitude toward helping the environment, and feel proud of themselves and knowing they can make a difference in the world.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lesson #6

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">"If I Were the Ocean" Paper/Brochure

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Description: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Approx. 70% of the Earth’s Surface is covered by water. Students appreciate the enormity of this amount when they find ways to visually represent the concept of 70%. Ex: They can color 70% of a plate, fill a beaker 70% full, or determine 70% of he umber of pages in a book. They can count out 70 goldfish crackers in one pile to represent 70% and 30 in another pile to represent the land forms.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Assignment: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Using the world map below, students will locate and pic one of the world’s oceans highlighted on the map. They will research the ocean and write a paper titled “If I Were the _ Ocean” and pretend to be that ocean. Answering the following questions:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What other oceans can I see? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What other oceans do I touch? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What is the smallest and largest animal that lives in me? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What is my deepest point? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Do I have any underwater mountains or trenches? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">How did I get my name? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Has a tsunami originated in me within the past hundred years?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Students can create a travel brochure with their research paper for extra credit. In can include cruise info, beaches, scuba or deep-sea diving excursions, animal life, etc.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Resources/Materials: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The world map below is a Web 2.0 tool with each major ocean highlighted for students to choose their ocean for their paper and begin researching:

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Technology Reflection: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a great interactive visual of each major ocean highlighted with a pink circle for students to choose from as well as give a sneak peak at how far they are from each other, what countries surround those oceans, and see which oceans touch just by the students moving the page.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think the brochure could be more fun to create for kids, so it may be better to assign the research and have the whole class put the information in that more creative format (brochure). It way also be better to assign the different bodies of water to students in case they all try to choose the same ocean.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lesson #7

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Ocean Vocabulary

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Description: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students learn the different terms related to bodies of water on Earth, processes of water and other term involving ocean habitats. This will help them in class with further videos and discussions about the ocean.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Assignement: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will learn the terms in class and then practice the meaning of these terms with the sources below including flash cards, practice quizzes, and a matching game.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Resources/Materials: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The three Web 2.0 tools below assist students in absorbing the terms learned in class and use them in their projects to come. media type="custom" key="9208574"

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Technology Reflection: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">These tools are a great interactive way for students to practice and act like an aid where they can have access at home and even with their parents.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Testing on these terms in the classroom would probably happen as well.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Extra Credit Puzzle:

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lesson #8

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">News Report

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Description: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will research new discoveries related to the ocean and ocean life and put the information in a format that is creative and can be experienced everyday - a news report. This will allow for further research skills, oral communication, and the exposure to the news.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Assignment: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students must create a news report of the information found about a new discovery involving the ocean, ocean life, etc. They will put together a 2 minute skit and record it (example news report below).

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Resources/Materials: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">An example news report is shown below: media type="file" key="News Report.mp3" width="240" height="20" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Computer with Internet Access for research

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Technology Reflection: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a really innovative way to not only give the example to students of what is expected, but also a really creative way to present information they find in research.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I hope this will also get students aware of the news. It may also be more effective if they work in groups of 2 - one student is the main newscaster and one can be the on-site reporter.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Lesson #9

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Introduction to Beaches and Coasts

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">What kinds of animals did you see on these beaches? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">What activities did you see that humans do on the beach? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Have you ever been to a beach (either at an ocean or even at a lake or river beach)? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">If so, what were you favorite activities to do there? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">If not, what activities or things do you think of when you think of a beach?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Description: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Students will begin to understand their impact on the environment, specifically beaches and coasts including river and lake beaches like here in Colorado. Then the experiments at the end of the video will help them to further understand the importance of stopping oil and sewage pollution in our oceans. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Assignment: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿The students will watch a video provided that serves as an introduction to beaches and coasts and takes a look at their personal experience with beaches. Next, they learn about three things they can do to positively impact the oceans and why they are necessary. One of these is to stop oil and sewage dumping, etc. in oceans. To further show the affects of oil and sewage on animals and plants, the students will get in groups of four and conduct two experiments. These instructions are shown on the video. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Resources/Materials: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: media type="custom" key="9363550" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Water in a container of any kind <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2 Feathers <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Few Drops of Oil <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paper Towels

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Technology Reflection: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿The technology for this assignment makes a difference for this whole unit because Colorado doesn't have any ocean beaches close for kid to experience. So this gives them a visual of beaches, activities to do there, and gives them a better understanding of the impact of keeping beaches clean and conserving water. It's important for them to know that even though they don't live near an ocean beach, they still have access to other types of beaches and they still impact the ocean beaches on the coasts of the country.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿This feel this is a really great assignment, but I think it could be even more elaborated and have additional experiments and/or assignments to go along with the point and issue. It could also be taken a step further, such as putting together a fundraiser and sending the money to an ocean charity.