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Sea Urchins - Diadema Antillarum
Students investigate oceanography by painting sea life. In this crustacean instructional activity, students identify sea urchins in our ocean environments and describe the functionality of their spherical-shaped bodies. Students design...
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Action at Plate Boundaries
Students diagram the spreading of the ocean floor. In this earth science lesson plan, students read an article on plate boundaries of the ocean. Students are expected to diagram the oceanic convergent boundary, and give a written...
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Marine Animal Life Cycles
Fourth graders identify the life cycle of a crab and other marine animals. In this marine life lesson, 4th graders complete a crab puppet activity, explore crab moulting, research the life cycle stages of a crab, and identify crab...
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The Intertidal Zone: Tides and How Creatures Survive
Students study the properties of ocean water and tides and learn about animals that live in intertidal zones. In this intertidal zone lesson, students participate in classroom stations to learn about fresh water and salt water, cold...
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Exploring Life in the Coral Reef
Students study life forms in coral reefs. In this ocean life lesson, students study life in coral reefs as they create a coral reef sculpture.
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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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Create a Habitat for an Animal
For this marine life worksheet, students label the ocean animal and each part of its habitat. Students then draw one of the habitats including the animals and plants that live there.
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Ocean Life
For this coloring activity worksheet, students color the image of the underwater animals and plants. Students enhance their fine motor skills with the activity.
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Ocean Letter Match
In this beginning sounds worksheet, students study the pictures of the ocean animals and the letters. Students then draw a line from each picture to the letter with the same beginning sound.
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Observation Journal
In this ocean life worksheet, students observe the plants, animals, human activity, park rules/local laws, at a specific location. Students also observe any activity in neighborhoods, the water sources for the area, the water uses, and...
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What Lives in the Ocean?
In these beginning readers worksheets, students read the sentences and color the pictures to create an emergent reader booklet.
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Ocean Animals Alphabetical Order
In this alphabetical order learning exercise, students arrange 8 names of ocean animals in alphabetical order. No two words will begin with the same letter. Note: Each word begins with a capital letter even though they are common nouns.
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Ocean Animals Picture Matching Worksheet
In this picture matching worksheet, learners draw lines to match 6 color pictures of common ocean animals to their identical copies in another column.
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Ocean Word and Picture Matching
Students draw a line from 6 ocean animal names to their matching ocean life pictures on the right of the worksheet. This matching worksheet allows young students to work on an important visual skill.
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Picture Scramble: Spider Crab, Sea Nettle, Clearnose Skate
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a spider crab, seat nettle and clearnose skate. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place the...
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Oddball Out: Birds, Fishes, Marine Mammals
In this science worksheet, students analyze 4 animal pictures in a row. Students circle the animal which is different from the others. There are 4 rows of pictures. Answers are provided upside down at the bottom of the page.
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Oddball Out: Sea Creatures
In this problem solving worksheet, pupils analyze a row of pictures of various sea creatures to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Shadow Know-How: Marine Animals
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of ten marine mammals by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.
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Shadow Know-How
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students identify the names of ten different marine mammals by analyzing their outlines in shadow
pictures.
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Who Am I?
For this science worksheet, students examine 16 detailed pictures of different species of marine invertebrates. Students identify each species. There is no room to write the name under the picture. It is assumed this is an oral activity,...
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Easy Whales Crossword Puzzle
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine facts about whales by solving a 6 clue crossword puzzle. Students also color the picture.
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Conserving Marine Life
Students discuss the different threats to various marine life. Through research, groups examine threats to specific marine life, evaluate the situation, and develop possible solutions to help marine life regain stability. Conservation...
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Using the Internet to Learn About Marine Life in our Area
Students explore how living things interact with their environment. They research marine life that is studied by Mote Marine Laboratory. Students track sick and injured marine animals. They explore the red tide and the geography of Florida.
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Discovering the Deep
Students explore the world's oceans. They research questions about the oceans and write a research report about an ocean animal. Students identify at least four different writing genres they experienced while reading about the ocean.