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DA and the Deep Blue Sea

From The Magic School Bus Rides Again · 2017

DA and the Deep Blue Sea
24 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

Dorothy Ann leads a deep dive through the ocean's zones. The class discovers how life changes from the sunny surface to the dark depths.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Dorothy Ann leads a deep dive through the ocean's zones.

  1. How does the ocean change as you go deeper?
  2. Why is it dark far below the surface?
  3. How do deep-sea animals survive where there's no light?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: ocean zone, depth, pressure.

Try it: Draw the ocean's layers and name one animal that lives in each.

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