The Bottom Line
Oceans provides lots of variety and excitement to your study of the ocean. It would be an excellent addition to your study and will bring the ocean to life.
Pros
- Over 50 games, activities and experiments
- Includes Aquariums in the US
- Each chapter has a challenge for further enrichment
- Lots of hands-on learning
Cons
- Some parts are a bit wordy
Description
- Chapters include: Catch a Wave
- Enter the Sunlit Zone
- Explore Sea Gardens and Tide Pools
- Search Out Ocean Meadows and Mermaids
- Dive into the Deep
- Gone Fising
- Search for Shells, Sand, and Surprises
- Beware Sharks!
- Have a Whale of a Time
- Travel Icy Seas and Glaciers
Guide Review - Oceans - An Activity Guide
Oceans, by Nancy F. Castaldo, approaches a study of the ocean through games, activities and experiments. With more than 50 hands-on actvities, children will explore the oceans from tide pools to the deep-water world. They will learn about sharks, sea turtles, octopuses, dolphins and more. The chapters include ocean information in "Ocean Notion," lots of fun facts, vocabulary words, and many literature selections, including stories, fables and legends. The hands-on explorations provides an insight to the information that will help children to have a deeper understanding of the ocean.Sample acvities include:
- Making a pufferfish pinata
- Creating a jellyfish mobile
- Make Miso Soup with Kelp
- Carve a Soapstone Polar Bear
- Learning how whales keep warm in Arctic waters
