Mallory, Kenneth. Diving to a deep-sea volcano. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin , 2006. Print.
Author: Kenneth Mallory
Genre: Nonfiction, Science
ISBN: 978-0-618-33205-2
Lexile Level: 1250L
Grade: 5-7
Summary:
This book is about an ocean floor adventure
that was done by oceanography scientists in 1979, the age of exploration. Scientists
have mapped less than 10 percent of the ridge of underwater mountains in the
middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It is here that 95 percent of the volcanic
activity on earth occurs. And it is also where the scientist Rich Lutz has
tracked the remarkable evolution of bizarre creatures that spawn in
hydrothermal vent fluids that are poisonous to most other forms of life.
Book Talking:
This book
will tell you in great and illustrated details about seas and oceans and life
in the deep ocean. If I was doing research paper on the life on the ocean
floor, this would be an excellent book. If I was thinking about becoming a
scientist and especially in oceanography, this would be a great source as well.
Even if you are not a big science fan there is a great chance that you still
will be fascinated by this book, because it has real facts, real pictures and a
great outline of information. I have to say, when I was reading it, it sounded
like a fairy tale and I had to keep telling myself: this is nonfiction; this is
real scientists doing real diving and finding real life at the bottom of the
ocean. It is superbly written and illustrated with IMAX camera pictures. The
book is also famous by the following shortly motion picture: Volcanoes of the
Deep Sea filmed by IMAX as well. I always loved the ocean and especially coral
reefs and this book also told me about hot vents at the bottom of the ocean
with a great variety of sea creatures and other life near the vents. It was a
great and fascinating read; I loved every page.
Activity: Students will read the book and using the internet;
will research one chosen animal or creature found in the book. They will back
up the book by the web and be able to practice doing basic research.
Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Goal: Students will learn how to do basic research.
Objective: The students will pick a sea creature
described in the book and conduct a web research, using three sources. The
students will use a rubric for the research.
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Topic
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0-2
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3-4
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5
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Using sources
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Using one source
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Using two sources
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Using three sources
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Description
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Only the name and habitat
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Name, habitat, tendencies
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Name, habitat, tendencies, picture
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Outcome: Students will be able to create a report on
the sea creature.
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