NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Upper Crust
Learn how krill fight for survival as the sea ice melts and the population decreases. Discover how krill relate to our food chain and learn about their development.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Krill
This site gives a brief description of a krill, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Investigating Behavior of Krill
In this lab activity, students use brine shrimp as a substitute for krill to investigate how changes in environmental factors affect behavioral responses of krill in the unique environment of Antarctica.
Other
Using Acoustics to Monitor Krill Populations
Discussion and graphs discussing the importance of finding a large abundance of krill.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Are Blue Whales So Enormous?
Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet, but what helps them grow to the length of a basketball court? Asha de Vos explains why the size of krill make them the ideal food for the blue whale. [5:21]
NOAA
Noaa: Ocean Explorer: Krill in National Marine Sanctuary
An overview from Ocean Explorer of the the marine crustacean, Krill. Includes info about life cycle, habitat, behavior, environmental importance and images.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Blue Whale for Kids: Learn About the Giant Mammal.
What are blue whales? Kids find out about the largest mammal on earth that lives in the ocean.