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What's in That Cake?
Students explore the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. In this deep-sea habitat lesson, students construct edible models of deep-sea habitats as they bake cakes that include representations of the habitats and the organisms that live there....
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Field Trip - Marine Science Institute
Students discover the ocean life of the San Francisco Bay. In this ocean lesson, students take a Discovery Voyage of the Bay ecosystem through the Marine Science Institute. Also available are inland voyages, ocean labs, and tidepool...
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Exploring the Beach
Students explore the beach. In this marine habitat lesson plan, students inspect sand grains, design beach profiles, classify marine life, and examine natural beach habitats. Students use spreadsheets to record data from their activities...
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Let's Learn about Fish
Students explore fish. In this aquatic life science lesson, students complete a KWL chart about fish, listen to What's it Like to be a Fish?, and observe a classroom aquarium or take a trip to a local aquarium. Students complete an...
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A House for Hermit Crab
Engage young marine biologists in a reading of Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab with a fun hands-on activity. Given a set of clipart images of the different aquatic animals that appear in the book, children identify each one during a...
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Career Exploration
Students create a pamphlet, brochure, handout, or poster about a career in the marine sciences. In this marine science lesson, students use the Internet to research a marine science career. They create a printed media item to share with...
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Life Science Animal Worksheet
In this animal classification worksheet, students examine the 6 pictured animals and categorize them as land animals or marine animals.
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Grandma Crab
In this crab life cycle learning exercise, students read a 1-page monologue that included details regarding the life cycle of a crab.
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Marine Animal Life Cycles
Students study the life cycle of a crab and the larval stages of marine animals. In this marine animals lesson, students watch a puppet introduction to a crab's life cycle. Students learn about crab moulting and their life cycle stages....
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We Are Sea Animals
In this sea animal worksheet, students cut out names of sea animals and glue them beneath their matching pictures, 9 pictures total.
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Something's Fishy
Learners study fish habits and traits. In this marine life lesson, students complete four learning centers of a fish memory game, a fish habitat study, draw and glue fish craft activity, and a fish read-a-thon. Learners complete their...
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Oceanography Multimedia Projects
Students examine marine life. For this oceanography lesson, students design a multimedia project using PowerPoint or HyperStudio that encompasses research that they do on ocean ecosystems.
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Ocean World
In this online interactive science worksheet, students respond to 7 multiple choice questions regarding icebergs. Students may submit their answers to evaluated.
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Explorit's SEASHORE Quiz
In this online interactive seashore quiz worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions. Students may check their answers for accuracy.
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Ocean Pollution & its Effect on Aquatic Animals
Students consider the concept of ocean pollution. In this ocean lesson, students participate in a hands-on demonstration in order to replicate an oil spill and its effects on marine life.
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Camouflage, Protection, & Adaptations—Who am I?
Students explore ocean animal adaptations. In this animal adaptations lesson, students examine how different ocean animals use adaptations other than camouflage to protect themselves.
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Crab Word Search
In this crab word search worksheet, students locate and identify 8 crab-related words within the word search puzzle.
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Crab Crossword Puzzle
In this crab worksheet, learners read ten clues that pertain to sea crabs. Students match these to vocabulary words in a box. Learners fit their answers in a crossword puzzle.
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What's in the Water?
Young scholars examine how pollutants can affect ocean animals. In this pollution instructional activity, students read a story about the ocean floor, think about what would happen to the plants and animals if the ocean became dirty or...
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Beach Scene
In this beach scene worksheet, students cut out the 12 beach-related items and paste them to the 2 sheets of beach scenery. This worksheet may be used for various classroom projects.
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Make an Octopus
In this making an octopus worksheet, students follow 5 steps to make an octopus. Extra materials are needed to complete the product. Students may use the finished product for various classroom activities.
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Gifts From the Sea
In this marine animal worksheet, 3rd graders study the parts of seaweed. Students label 2 seaweed diagrams and study 24 household objects, circling those that come from seaweed extracts and/or ingredients.
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Ocean Animals- Fill In the Missing Vowels
In this vowels worksheet, students look at 8 pictures of ocean animals. Students fill in the missing vowels to complete the name of each animal.
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Temporary Zooplankton Mix and Match
In this plankton activity, students draw a line between the larvae and the adult. Students write the name of each adult animal under the 8 drawings.