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NOAA

Noaa: Year of the Ocean, Kids and Teachers Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resources on a variety of ocean and environmental concerns, endangered plants and animals, climate and habitats, frequently asked questions and fact sheets.
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Handout
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the current status of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. This article takes an in-depth look at the conservations status and efforts underway to stop the decline in the turtle population.
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Handout
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read facts about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Also learn about its conservation status and current efforts to save and protect this species in the wild.
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Article
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Federation: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read biological facts and conservation information about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out about the main threats to the turtles and what is being down to help.
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Other

Cresli Sea Turtles Program

For Students 9th - 10th
CRESLI works in New York state to study and help the species of sea turtles near Long Island.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Iguana

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the iguana. It include several photos, an audio clip an a video clip. [1:30]
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Sea Lion

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides detailed information about the sea lion, as well as several pictures and an audio clip. [1:34]
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Other

Connecticut Deep: Loggerhear Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
A full description of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle including information about physical characteristics, habitat range, reproduction, threats to its survival, and conservation efforts to help the species.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
These pictures of the Sea otter are comically adorable. Use this site to read a detailed fact sheet on the sea otter and to check out the photos.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Otters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about how otters live, what they eat and how they socialize when you visit this informative resource. This condensed site will benefit students who need help narrowing their research information.
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Website
Other

Planet Ark: World Environmental News

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Tale of a Whale and Why It Can Be Told

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which learners work like marine biologists studying the North Atlantic right whale. As part of this learning exercise, students will research field photographs of one of these...
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Handout
Bagheera

Bagheera: Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the coral reefs as a fragile and endangered ecosystem. Content includes a focus on the causes of endangerment and efforts to conserve these robust habitats.
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Website
Other

The Leatherback Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization of scientists and future scientists to preserve the Leatherback sea turtles and their nesting beaches.
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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: The Southern Right Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
Dive into the world of the Southern Right Whale. Visit this webpage to learn more about this Australian whale.
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Northeast Fisheries Science Center: Fish Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Do fish sleep? Do they chew food? Can any fish swim backwards? How many Pinnipeds are on the Endangered Species List? Find out the answers to these questions and many...
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Handout
Kidport

Some Animals Live in Rock Caves

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has brief illustrations and sample locations as to where the tiger, the bear, the moray eel and bat live.
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Handout
US Navy

Office of Naval Reasearch: California Sea Lion

For Students 9th - 10th
This very thorough site examines the characteristics, adaptations, status and threats, and current research associated with the California Sea Lion. Enjoy the pictures as read about this interesting mammal.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Japan: Shiretoko

For Students 9th - 10th
Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the north-east of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. The site includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to its tip (Shiretoko Cape) and the surrounding marine area. It provides an...
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Curated OER

Unesco: United States of America: Redwood National and State Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Redwood National Park comprises a region of coastal mountains bordering the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. It is covered with a magnificent forest of coastal redwood trees, the tallest and most impressive trees in the world. The...
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Curated OER

Belizenet.com: Coastal Treasures of Belize

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details the marine ecosystems Belize has. Their is additional information on protected areas and endangered species.
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Curated OER

Satellite Image of Coastal Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details the marine ecosystems Belize has. Their is additional information on protected areas and endangered species.