Our gifted 3rd graders modeled the ocean's layers by constructing their own density columns. We used corn syrup, dish soap, water, vegetable oil, and rubbing alcohol to create the layers. The students successfully stacked five different liquids to see how density dictates what sinks to the "deep sea" and what floats at the top.
Hopefully students will be able to name all of the ocean layers (in the correct order) when they show off their Ocean in a Bottle project from today! They should also be able to tell you which ocean zone is the BIGGEST, as well as which ocean zone is home to the MOST animals!
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