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The Intertidal Zone: Tides and How Creatures Survive
In this intertidal zone worksheet, students study the various marine life creatures and list the characteristic that allows them to stay put in the intertidal zone. Students then draw or cut and paste the marine life and seaweed into...
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Organize Ocean Animal Research
Sixth graders research a variety of ocean animals, organizing the facts in the form of a database. They input the results of the research into the appropriate field of their database for their Oceanography Science Unit.
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Wildlife
The centerpiece of this lesson plan is a predator-prey simulation in which colored paperclips represent different species of animals camouflaged against a colored background. Relevant follow-up questions are provided. The activity is...
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How Can a Dam Affect a River? Activity A
Written for Washington state students in life science, this lesson provides an opportunity to examine the residents of local freshwater habitats. You or the class collects a water sample, and learners try to examine what organisms live...
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Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves 2009: Out of Darkness
Young scholars analyze the three models on the origin of troglobitic fauna. In this life science lesson, students also consider how the Zonation model explains the fauna's origin. They also use the Internet to research solutional and...
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Pipeline to the Coral Reefs
Learners discuss the relationship of density to stratification. In this marine science activity, students create a model of upwelling events using cold and warm water. They discuss how water phenomena affect coral reefs.
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Seafood: For the Love of Fish
Students role play a scenario specific to decision making in seafood management and conservation. In this marine science instructional activity, students estimate seafood consumption in their state. They recommend new regulations for...
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Galapagos - Discover the Diversity
Pretend you are exploring a newly discovered species of fish in the Galapagos. Your budding marine biologists access FishBase Database's list of marine/brackish fishes and choose one to research. The link through this website does not...
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Creative Writing - I AM A FISH
Ninth graders write a letter to the editor about the impact of people on marine life from the point of view of a fish.
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Bycatch
Bycatch is the unwanted and discarded marine life caught during commercial fishing. Young marine scientists review bycatch litigation and analyze graphs of bycatch data and answer questions about it. This raises awareness while...
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9th Grade
Ninth graders discuss the principal source of energy entering the marine ecosystem. They name some of the autotrophs at the Maui Ocean Center. Students name some of the heterotrophs at Maui Ocean Center. They are taught that plants are...
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Sea Life
In this biology worksheet, learners identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to animals of the sea. There are 18 marine animals located in the word search.
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Adaptation and Diversity on Sheffield Island
Written for an exploration of shoreline ecosystems on Sheffield Island, this gives ecology or marine biology buffs a hands-on experience. Using GPS or visual triangulation techniques, they lay transect lines on a high and a low energy...
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Dolphins Crossword Puzzle
In this dolphins worksheet, students analyze 10 clues pertaining to dolphins. Students fit the answers from the word box into a crossword puzzle.
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Habitats - Explore the World Around You.
Explore the habitats found around the world. The Desert, Rain Forest, Tundra, Prairie, Grassland, Forest, Marine and Zoo habitats are all covered in this easy to follow presentation. Each slide has a themed background picture, several...
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Whale Migration - The Long Journey
Marine biology learners examine right whale sighting data from the WhaleNet website. They plot the data on a map and write down the number of adults and calves spotted. Questions accompany the data analysis activity, making this a...
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The Eyes Have It!
Reading essays about deep-sea expeditions open this lesson plan on crustacean vision. Marine biology explorers study the compound eye and then complete a worksheet in response to all they have discovered. Although the lesson plan doesn't...
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Starfish Reading Comprehension
In this starfish reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short information text about starfish. Students answer 4 fill in the blank questions and color a large starfish picture.
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CSI on the Deep Reef
After some instruction, small groups prepare a written report on chemotrophic organisms. Though not clearly mentioned, this resource would work best if groups have the Internet available to research the vocabulary and different organisms...
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Sponge Anatomy
Teach sponge anatomy with this worksheet. Have your class identify the different parts of a sponge's anatomy by matching the name of each part to the illustration. This worksheet has 6 matching questions and a word bank of anatomical...
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Animals A to Z: Octopus
In this octopus worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of an octopus and its particular attributes.
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Eel Challenge
In this eels worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice activity pertaining to eels. Students read each clue or definition and choose the correct word from four choices.
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Ray Reading Comprehension Worksheet
In this rays worksheet, students read a short factual text about the ray. Students answer 4 short answer questions and color a large picture of a ray.
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Ray Crossword Puzzle
In this ray worksheet, students complete a ten question crossword puzzle with words that pertain to rays. There is a word bank provided.