Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Science TEKS

• Identifies sources of water on Earth  
• Contrasts the properties of freshwater and saltwater  
• Identifies ocean floor features  
• Researches various ocean resources
• Illustrates and labels the parts of a wave
• Explains how the gravitational pull of the moon causes tides  
• Differentiates between tides and currents  
• Locates ocean currents and describes their effect on climate

Technology TEKS

• Demonstrates skills related to multimedia terminology  
• Uses resources available on-site to present completed multimedia presentation
• Understands the role of the Internet and its uses 

Student Objectives
Students will be able to: 

• Understand ocean vocabulary  
• Understand the processes that create waves, currents, the ocean floor’s topography, and tides  
• Demonstrate understanding of the complexities and interrelationships of the ocean ecosystems  
• Identify, compare, and contrast natural versus human activities that affect ocean and shoreline  
• Recognize the ocean as a finite resource that needs protection
• Describe and defend the protection of a specific marine ecosystem using publishing and multimedia software

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