What Is the Ocean?
Science · Ocean Life · conceptual
Know that oceans are huge bodies of salt water that cover most of Earth's surface, and that the ocean is home to an enormous number of living things
What mastery looks like
- State that oceans cover more of Earth than land does
- Explain that ocean water is salty, unlike the fresh water in rivers and lakes
- Describe the ocean as home to a huge variety of living things
Check your understanding
If you asked What Is the Ocean? to point to the oceans on a globe, could they show you and explain that most of our planet is covered by salty water where millions of creatures live?
Prerequisites
None — this is a foundational concept.