What is a Rip Current? Illustration + Safety Tips + Info + Mazes

What is a Rip Current? Illustration + Safety Tips + Info + Mazes

Grades 4-8 (adjustable for younger or older students with modifications)

Camping, beach party, field trip, camp... handout!



This resource not only educates students about the science behind rip currents but also equips them with critical safety knowledge. With clear alignment to CCSS and NGSS standards, this product is an invaluable tool for educators aiming to enhance their science curriculum while promoting student safety in aquatic environments.

• Explanation
• Detailed illustrations
• What to look for
• How to get out
• How to save energy
• Vocab: Parallel
• + Coloring and mazes make it fun!

CCSS (Common Core State Standards) Alignment:

Reading Informational Text:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Writing:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) Alignment:

Earth and Space Sciences:

MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time scales.

MS-ESS3-2: Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.

Crosscutting Concepts:

Cause and Effect: Students explore the cause (formation of rip currents) and effect (impact on safety) relationships in oceanic environments.

Engineering Design:

ETS1.B: Individual designers can develop a solution that meets specific criteria for success. Students can design a safety plan for beachgoers in areas prone to rip currents.