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Under the Sea
Students identify and interpret that non-fiction books have features like a table of contents, a glossary, and an index, which can efficiently help them find information. They also identify how to narrow the search for information by...
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Tidal Pools
Middle schoolers analyze the survival needs of different organisms and the conditions in a particular area that can affect these survival rates.
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National Park Service: Cabrillo Natl Monument/tide Pools Windows to the Sea
National Park Service page about the plight of the owl limpet, a small fish resident of Southern Californian tide pools
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California State Parks: Parks Online Resources: Lessons: Tide Pool Ecology
A three-lesson unit on tide pools, including a videoconference component with a park ranger at Crystal Cove State Park in California and curricular materials: activities and worksheets, PowerPoints, videos, and tide pool life fact cards.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Tide Pools
Click on tide pools on the left hand menu to find a description of tidepools. Use the menu to navigate to other shoreline related topics.
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Natural Perspective: The Animal Kingdom: Starfish
Info page of sea star inhabitants of tide pools.Includes excellent photography
University of California
Earthguide: Tide Pool Zones (Diagram)
Look at the twenety-two marine life species in the Southern California Tidepool. An image library lets you see where the specific species live.
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Puget Sound Shorelines: Beaches Tide Pools
Washington State's Dept of Ecology website provides a brief description of a tide pool, it's inhabitants and tips on examining them. Related links.