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Thinking sheet · Imagine and invent
Underwater City
Plan a city at the bottom of the sea: where people live, how they travel and who their neighbors are.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Imagine and invent
- Kids practice
- problem solving, ocean habitats, planning a place
What kids do
“Your family is moving to a city under the ocean. Plan it!”
- Draw your underwater city. Label the buildings.
- How people breathe:
- How people travel:
- Sea neighbors:
How to run it
- Talk about what people need: air, food, light, a way to get around.
- Sea creatures can be neighbors, pets or helpers.
- Pair with a lesson on ocean zones.
Talk about it
- What problem was hardest to solve?
- Which sea creature would make the best neighbor?
- What would you miss about living on land?
Take it further
Write a postcard home from the underwater city.
Pairs well with
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