Ocean Connections Matching

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 and builds essential understanding of ocean science and coastal geography through a focused matching activity. Students carefully read definitions and match them to key terms such as Gulf Stream, Current, Continental Shelf, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Tides, Harbor, Coastline, and Marine Life, strengthening vocabulary precision, reading accuracy, and content comprehension across science and social studies.

Skills Reinforced

• Ocean & Coastal Vocabulary (Grades 5-7) – Accurately identify and apply terms related to currents, landforms, and marine environments
• Scientific Concept Association – Connect definitions to real-world oceanic features and processes
• Geographic Literacy – Build understanding of how oceans interact with coastlines, human activity, and ecosystems
• Reading Precision – Analyze definitions closely to distinguish between similar scientific concepts

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Developed by educators with clear alignment to ELA, science, and geography standards
• Matching-Based Format – Encourages careful reading and reduces guessing
• Cross-Curricular Support – Reinforces shared vocabulary used in both science and social studies units
• Flexible Use – Ideal for review lessons, vocabulary practice, assessment, independent work, or homeschool instruction

This Ocean Connections Matching worksheet helps students develop strong foundational knowledge of ocean terminology while improving reading comprehension and concept recognition. By linking precise definitions to scientific and geographic terms, learners build confidence with informational text and deepen understanding of marine systems. Suitable for both classroom and homeschool settings, this printable resource offers meaningful, low-prep practice that supports long-term content literacy.

This worksheet is part of our Atlantic Ocean Worksheets collection.