Starter quiz
- The planet that we live on is called ...
- the Moon.
- Earth. ✓
- the Sun.
- Mars.
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- What are the large areas of salt water separating the continents called?
- 'oceans' ✓
- Someone who visits a place on holiday is called a ______.
- 'tourist' ✓
- What things can you do as a tourist visiting an ocean?
- swim ✓
- make sand castles ✓
- fly on an aeroplane
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- Oceans are big areas of ...
- salt water. ✓
- fresh water.
- brown water.
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- Match these sentence starters to the appropriate sentence endings to complete these sentences about Earth.
- A continent is ...⇔a large land mass. ✓
- Earth has ...⇔seven continents. ✓
- Earth's surface is covered by ...⇔land and water. ✓
Exit quiz
- How much of the Earth's surface do oceans cover?
- '3/4' ✓
- Oceans are large joined-up areas of ...
- fresh water covering Earth's surface.
- salt water covering Earth's surface. ✓
- fresh and salt water covering Earth's surface.
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- What are the names of the five oceans?
- Arctic, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Southern ✓
- Indian, Asian, Atlantic, Pacific, Southern
- Arctic, Antarctic, Indian, Asian, Atlantic
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- Why are oceans important?
- They are a home for plants and animals. ✓
- They are a place for tourists to enjoy. ✓
- They are a source of drinking water.
- They provide food for humans. ✓
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- What fraction of living things are thought to live in the oceans?
- ½ to ¾ ✓
- ½ to ¼
- ¼ to ¾
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- Why do tourists visit oceans?
- to go swimming ✓
- to go snorkelling ✓
- to go star gazing
- to go on boat rides ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The ocean is a vast joined-up area of salt water covering nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface.
- We have five named ocean areas: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern.
- Oceans are very important for all life on Earth.
Common misconception
The Pacific ocean is on both sides of the world.
The world is round and spherical in shape like a ball. If we cut it and lay it out flat it will look like there are two Pacific oceans but they are one connected ocean when looking at the Earth in a 3D perspective.
Keywords
Ocean - An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.
Earth - Earth is the name of the planet that we live on.
Life - Life is the time between birth and death.
Tourist - A tourist is someone who who travels to a different place from where they live for a holiday.
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