Paragraph Fill-In

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 to strengthen science vocabulary, reading comprehension, and contextual reasoning through a focused paragraph-completion activity about the Southern Ocean. Using a word bank, learners complete an informational paragraph that describes Antarctica’s surrounding ocean, its cold climate, strong winds, drifting icebergs, fast-moving currents, and global ocean connections.

Learning Goals

• Weather & Ocean Currents (Grades 4-6): Understand key characteristics of the Southern Ocean, including climate conditions and major currents.
• Polar Regions Geography: Identify how the Southern Ocean connects Antarctica to other global ocean systems.
• Vocabulary in Context: Use sentence clues to accurately apply Earth science and geography terms.
• Reading Comprehension: Strengthen the ability to interpret informational text and select precise vocabulary.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to align with upper elementary science, geography, and ELA standards.
• Structured Word Bank Support: Encourages accuracy while building confidence with scientific terminology.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for science units, review lessons, homework, centers, or formative assessment.
• Accessible for Diverse Learners: Clear paragraph format helps students focus on meaning and context.

This printable worksheet helps students reinforce understanding of the Southern Ocean while developing vocabulary accuracy and reading comprehension skills. By completing an informational paragraph using context clues, learners strengthen scientific literacy, attention to detail, and confidence with content-area language. It’s a practical, no-prep resource that works well in both classroom instruction and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our Southern Ocean Worksheets collection.