Georgia Regions

1. Georgia Regions The Ocean

2. Let’s Activate Our Brains Look at the word below. What does it make you think of? What do you know? OCEAN

3. Let’s Take a Look What ocean is located at Georgia’s southeastern border? Atlantic Ocean How many mile do you think our coastline is? 100 miles

4. Off the Georgia Coast Off the coast of Georgia are the Barrier Islands. They are also called “The Golden Isles”.

5. “Golden Isle” Trivia • Cumberland Island is known for its wild horses. • Ancient Indians named Tybee Island “Salt”. • Ossabaw was named by the Creek and Muscogean Indians for the leaves of a yaupon holly that would induce vomiting. • Spanish Explorers were the first to claim Jekyll Island in 1510 and called it “Whale Island”.

6. Georgia’s Ocean Habitat Let’s look at Salt Water Marshes What is it? Coastal Wetland rich in marine life How are they formed? They are formed from the sediment, sand, and soil brought down by the rivers.

7. Plants of the Salt Marshes • Cordgrass • The root structure actually grows horizontally (sideways). • This root systems slows down erosion and holds the marsh together. • It also protects them from freezes and fire.

8. More on Salt Marshes… Take a look at these animals. The salt marshes help feed them. Can you identify them? Small fish shrimp oysters clams plankton crabs

9. Georgia’s Beaches True or False? Georgia’s beaches have more sea shells than other beaches along the Atlantic Coast? False. It actually has less than many other beaches. Sapello Island

10. Life on the Sand Dunes Let’s take a look. Describe what you see. Pennywort Morning Glory

11. Georgia’s Sea Turtles Watch a video clip of baby turtles hatching. Click here to view different species of Georgia turtles.

12. More On Turtles… • The loggerhead turtle is the most commonly seen turtle on the Georgia Coast. • It is considered endangered in many places. • How many eggs do you think the female turtle will lay? about 120 • After watching the video, what happens once the baby turtles hatch? They find their own way back into the ocean.

13. Save the Whales! This whale comes to the coast of Georgia to have its babies (calves). It is our state marine mammal. Do you know its name? Northern Right Whale

14. Did you know? • The Northern Right Whale is the most endangered of the large whales in the world. • It was named the “right” whale because whale hunters considered it the right whale to hunt since it was so easy to catch.

15. More On Whales How large does a Northern Right Whale get? 45-55 feet How much do they weigh? 70 tons Who is bigger? Males or Females? Females How many teeth do they have? none

16. Let’s ReviewFill In the Letters • The _ __ __ __ __ __ __ islands lie off the coast of Georgia. • The right whale is the Georgia’s state __ __ __ __ __ __. • Georgia’s border is the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Ocean. • The beaches have sand __ __ __ __ __. • The loggerhead __ __ __ __ __ __ lays her eggs in the sand. barrier mammal Atlantic dunes turtle

17. Shape Up Review Heart: One thing you loved learning about Square: Four things that they you feel are important concepts from the lesson being reviewed (one in each corner) Triangle: Three most important facts you learned from lesson being reviewed Circle: Roll all the ideas into one by writing one summary statement of all the ideas/facts/concepts learned Area 4 Lead Teacher Blog