Oceans digs into the many mysterious and incredible features of our watery surroundings – starting with the origins of what should rightly be called the “world ocean” 4.5 billion years ago.
Kids will learn how oceans gave rise to the first stirrings of life on our planet, and find out more about the many amazing sea creatures that populate the seas’ deepest and darkest trenches. From camouflage to headlights, find out how fish have adapted to survive in the ocean’s many challenging environments.
Stories about the great explorers of the oceans, for kids who love tales of extreme adventure, are sure to inspire the next junior Cousteau. Find out just how low you can go with a submersible, and how undersea robots are extending our knowledge of the vast ocean floor. Then get a glimpse of the ocean at work – producing oil, fertilizer, and food for the growing planet – and see it at its loveliest: as home to our precious coral reefs. And what about the future of the oceans? For kids who are keen to protect this irreplaceable resource, sections on how oil spills, discarded plastic, and household detergents are endangering our seas are especially valuable.
11 Topics in this unit
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The Blue Planet
The Earth is covered by five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, and Arctic) and ...
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How the Oceans Formed
Imagine a rocky planet so hot that all the rocks are a hot, glowing liquid. The liquid mov ...
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The Layers of the Ocean
Imagine taking an ocean voyage. But instead of going around the world, you travel down, st ...
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Vents, Volcanoes, and Mountains
If it were possible to sponge up all the ocean water and expose the ocean floor, what do y ...
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Ocean Weather
Anyone who has experienced the 150-mile-per-hour winds and pounding rain of a raging hurri ...
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Creatures of the Ocean
To land creatures like us, the ocean doesn’t seem like a great place to live.
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Exploring the Ocean
If you held your nose and jumped into the water for a look around, you wouldn’t have ...
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Famous Ocean Explorers
For those lucky enough to live near it, the ocean is a source of endless summer fun. It&rs ...
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Ocean Myths and Legends
A long, long time ago, people who sailed the uncharted seas took their lives in their hand ...
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Using the Ocean
Beyond seafood and salt, the ocean provides oil, fertilizers, and food for farm animals. S ...
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The Future of the Ocean
Oceans provide food, transportation, energy, minerals, warmth, water, and more. If it were ...
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