Learning Target: I can analyze data and make predictions of change in tides.
Think about these questions today as we review what we know about the Sun, moon, and Earth:
- How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans?
- What creates ocean tides?
- What is the pattern of the tides?
- How does the Moon affect tides?
- How many tide changes occur per day on the Texas Coast?
- At what times are the low tides observed?
- At what times are the high tides observed?
- We say there are usually two high tides and two low tides daily/ Why does the data show otherwise?
Vocabulary:
- gravity
- gravitational pull
- high tide
- low tide
- tidal cycle
Engage:
- Review about Tides
- Discovery Video: Tides (2 min.)
- NOAA Video: Tides (2 min.)
- Tides Diagram
- Turn-and-Talk
- What are tides?
- What causes tides?
Explore:
- Kinesthetic Model
- Online model: Tides
- Sentence Strip Activity
Explain:
- Data: Texas Tides
- Videos:
- Study Jams
- Oceans Alive: Tides (5 min.)
- Brainpop
- Reading: Stemscopes Article (English) (Spanish)
Evaluation:
Learn More:
- Website: NOAA
- Animation: Tides
- Video: Low Tide Treasures (2.5 min)
- Video: Tsunamis are NOT Tides (2.5 min.)