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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Under the Sea

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Tidal Pools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Handout
Curated OER

National Park Service: Cabrillo Natl Monument/tide Pools Windows to the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
National Park Service page about the plight of the owl limpet, a small fish resident of Southern Californian tide pools
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Unit Plan
Other

California State Parks: Parks Online Resources: Lessons: Tide Pool Ecology

For Teachers 4th - 7th
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.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tide Pools

For Students 3rd - 8th
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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Handout
Other

Natural Perspective: The Animal Kingdom: Starfish

For Students 9th - 10th
Info page of sea star inhabitants of tide pools.Includes excellent photography
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Graphic
University of California

Earthguide: Tide Pool Zones (Diagram)

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
Other

Puget Sound Shorelines: Beaches Tide Pools

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Tidepool

For Students Pre-K - 1st
tide pool