Introduction
Are you a 6th grader who enjoys using clues to
figure things out? If so...
Dr. Fischer needs YOUR help!
Mad scientist and nature explorer Dr. Fischer needs to collect tons of information on several life forms from different zones of the ocean for his research.
BUT THERE'S ONE HUGE PROBLEM!
He CAN'T seem to remember which life forms live at which level of the OCEAN!
If you feel you can help solve this mystery, take the plunge and click the "TASK" button!
Task
GREAT! Now that you've agreed to help, it's time for an....
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How This Will Work:
1) Your teacher will split the entire class up into even groups. 
2) On your desk, you will see some printed animal cutouts with clues written underneath them that your teacher has provided for you. Each person in your group will be assigned three of these animals to investigate. >> Teachers << : follow the link to access the marine life Dr. Fischer needs help researching: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DodIq6diTncx77m-oLBuLPGR7jAa6a9LExfAZ4o3V_4/edit?usp=sharing
3) At the front of the class, your teacher has provided you with the "map" below showing the five different zones within the ocean. The deeper you go down, the darker the world is. As you can imagine, some of these creatures need some pretty strange features to be able to live in the deepest and darkest levesl of the ocean.
4) Use the clues written underneath your animal cutouts to determine which level of the ocean you believe your animals more than likely live. Keep in mind the need for some animals to breathe air, see where they are going, or have plenty of room for their large bodies to swim.
Click the "PROCESS" button below to start gathering all the information you need to help Dr. Fischer 
Process
You have now been assigned some animals, so let's discover what zone these animals might belong to!
Below you will find different categories, which will provide information on its ocean zone. The information will be provided by following a link, which will be located underneath its corresponding catergory. Once you are done reading the material provided you should be able to identify what zone each animal, that was assigned to you, lives in.
Let’s start from the zone closest to the surface and work our way down!
Follow this link for a summary of all zones: http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/ocean-layers.html
Category #1: (Epipelagic) Sunlit zone!
For great info follow this link: http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/habitats/Epipelagic_(0-200m).html
Category #2: (Mesopelagic) Twilight Zone!!!
For great info follow the link: http://twilightzonegac.weebly.com/basic-facts-about-the-twilight-zone.html
Category #3: (Bathypelagic) Dark Zone!!!! Scary!!
For great info follow this link: https://prezi.com/v-dht08sxkq5/bathypelagic-zone/
Category #4: (Abyssopelagic) Abyss!
For great info follow this link:https://prezi.com/fzu6vz4kwhv_/the-abyssal-zone-and-its-animals/
Category #5: (Hadalpelagic) the Trenches! This is the deepest the ocean can get!!
For great info follow this link: https://prezi.com/brzjlwojpgiu/hadalpelagic-zone/
Find out if you have selected the correct ocean zone for your assigned animal by selecting the "Evaluation" button at the bottom!!!!!!
Evaluation
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CATEGORIES |
EXCELLENT (25 pts) |
GOOD (20pts) |
FAIR (10pts) |
POOR (5 pts) |
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Ocean
Floor
Zones
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Correctly identified all of the five ocean floor zones. |
Correctly identified three to four of the ocean floor zones |
Correctly identified at least two of the ocean floor zones. |
Did not answer any ocean floor zones but attempted to try. |
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Animal
Floor
Zone |
Correctly identified all three of your animal’s zone in their zone. |
Correctly identified two of the animal’s in their zone. |
Correctly identified one of the animals in their zone. |
Did not identify any of the animals in their appropriate zone, but attempted the assignment. |
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Participation
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Student showed engagement and participated with no issues. |
Student showed interest towards the subject with no issues. |
Student showed somewhat some interest in the subject. |
Student showed little to no interest on the subject. |
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Understanding Of Content
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Student could understand the subject with ease. |
Student understood the subject with few errors. |
Student understood subject with some errors or assistance. |
Student did not understand the subject completely. |
Conclusion
YOU DID IT!! YOU HELPED DR. FISCHER FIND WHICH ANIMALS GO IN WHICH LEVEL OF THE OCEAN!
You learned -
Seaweed, dolphins, and seals live in the Epipelagic (Sunlit Zone)
Hermit crabs, lobster, and shrimp live in the Mesopelagic (Twilight Zone)
Angler fish and sperm whale's live in the Bathypelagic (Dark Zone)
Octopus live in the Abyssopelagic (Abyss zone)
Sea Cucumbers and starfish live in the Hadalpelagic (Trenches)