s Grade 3 – Lesson 1 – Inquiry Launch – AquaOptimism

Why do we need to protect the ocean?

Questions to hold on to​

  • How is all life connected to the ocean?
  • How do my actions here in my community affect the ocean?
  • How can I help the ocean right here, right now?
  • Who else is working to help the ocean?

Add to your thinking

The Digital Notebook is a space to hold your thoughts, questions, and growing understanding throughout this Unit.  You will be able to access it from every Module. Use The Digital Notebook to jot your thinking, take notes, or as a space to develop your writing. You can print and export it anytime, and at the end of module 8 you’ll be reminded to save a copy for yourself.

In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails, and Salty Tails by Anthony D. Frederick

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Go on a field trip with Tony to a tidepool. Two pages of notes at the back of the book offer fun facts about creatures that live there.
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"A tied pool. One small place — this one's no bigger than a bathtub..."
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One Small Place by the Sea by Barbara Brehner

It's a challenging life for the plants and animals that call this place home!

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