Spring 1 Topic - Blue Abyss

The Blue Abyss

• Why is the ocean blue? Go on… find out!

• How many amazing shark facts can you find? Build them into a PowerPoint

presentation to show the rest of the class. Remember to include images and

perhaps some video clips too.

• Write a ‘true or false’ quiz with fascinating facts about creatures and plants under

the sea.

• Create a picture dictionary of plants and creatures of the ocean.

• Use the web with an adult to find out about famous undersea explorers, such

as Robert Ballard, Sylvia Earle, William Beebe and James Cameron. Record your

information to share with the class.

• Design an ‘under the sea’ board game. What creatures might your counters

represent?

• Learn The Beatles’ song, Yellow Submarine, and write a new verse of your own.

• Research how to scuba dive and write a set of

instructions for a new diver.

• Make a tourist leaflet for people visiting Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

There will be no formal homework set over the Christmas holidays, but if you want to do some additional learning for our new topic, here are some ideas....