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What does the ocean do?
The mighty ocean covers 70 percent of the planet, supports more than 100,000 marine species, regulates climate, feeds billions of people, and plays a key role in the carbon cycle.
In The Ocean: Explore a Watery World with Hands-On Science Activities for Kids, young marine biologists learn the ocean’s history and the key roles it plays on Earth, including its part in the carbon cycle and in regulating weather and climate. Explore the polar oceans, intertidal zones, the shallow ocean, the deep open ocean, and the incredible biodiversity adapted to living there. Find out how people use and rely on the ocean and how humans are making a giant impact on this massive body of water.
A compelling narrative style, fun facts, glossary words defined on the page, and links to primary sources combine to take readers on an investigative journey of the ocean.
Additional materials include a glossary, a list of media for further learning, a selected bibliography, and index. All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timeline
Introduction: Meet the World’s Oceans
Chapter 1: The Ocean in Action
Chapter 2: Polar Oceans
Chapter 3: The Intertidal Zone
Chapter 4: Shallow Oceans
Chapter 5: Open and Deep
Chapter 6: People and the Ocean
Chapter 7: Ocean Conservation
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Resources
Select Bibliography
Essential Questions
Index