Create a song, a rap, a poem, a twister game, or a story with terms of the ocean floor. Make an ocean quilt with bathymetry, animals, and shore features. Read and discuss the myths and legends of the ocean. Create a three dimensional model. Pop culture has many ocean related songs, videos and icons that may interest students in the ocean studies.
Unit conversions are important problem solving applications of real world mathematics.
Conversion of nautical miles to mile or kilometers may add a new dimension to the activity. Collect and evaluate each groups' graph, or have each one posted and allow the groups to present their results orally. Extensions could include a portfolio of related materials. Balch Boulevard, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5005. A Message of the Oceans , 1995.