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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Good Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss consequences and trade-offs to different scenarios.  In this investigative lesson students learn about compromise and discuss possible options and consequences to certain situations. 
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Interactive
Curated OER

Captivating Clownfish Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice questions about clownfish. Page includes links to answers and resources.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Lives in the Sea? A class book (Elementary, Science)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners, assigned an alphabet letter, do research on a sea animal whose name begins with that assigned alphabet. All of the assignments then be turned into a class book.
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Interactive
Curated OER

ITS/IT'S

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this word usage worksheet, students read the definitions for using its and it's. Students then read examples sentences using the forms of the words.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Dive Into a Coral Reef

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about coral reefs and some of the sea creatures that call them home. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Dive Into a Coral Reef!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the animals that live in a coral reef. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Other

Sea Sky: Reef Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The coral reef, its composition and inhabitants are explored here in detail. With additional information about the life that inhabits a coral reef.
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Handout
Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Oceans of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
A set of illustrated fact pages, and some activity sheets, on coral reefs, tidal pools, and ocean ecosystems. Find maps, graphic organizers, and a movie link to tidal zones. Hyperlinks to specialized vocabulary words are also provided....
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Activity
Other

Sea and Sky: Sharks and Rays

For Students 3rd - 8th
Selected species of sharks and rays are described and illustrated with photographs.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal, You Navigate

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Delight in the fresh colors, sights, and sounds on this dynamic site on the ocean. Major categories consist of Ocean Life & Ecosystems, The Ocean Over Time, Ocean Science, and The Ocean and You. New information on sharks, a slideshow...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Great White Shark

For Students 3rd - 8th
Selected species of sharks and rays are described and illustrated with photographs.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Gray Reef Shark

For Students 3rd - 8th
Selected species of sharks and rays are described and illustrated with photographs.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: Palau: Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

For Students 9th - 10th
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon covers 100,200 ha and includes 445 uninhabited limestone islands of volcanic origin. Many of them display unique mushroom-like shapes in turquoise lagoons surrounded by coral reefs. The aesthetic beauty of...