NOAA
Seafood and Human Health
Whether your young biologists realize it or not, humans play a significant role in marine ecosystems. To help them understand this fact children first create graphical representations that show homo sapiens' place in marine food chains,...
National Geographic
Spot Where You DON'T Get Your Seafood
When your class is examining the fishing industry or sustainable practices, you can use this brief activity to demonstrate the global impact our food choices have. Overharvesting, overfishing, and bycatch are important topics to address...
Curated OER
Raw Seafood ~ On the Half Shell
The topic is fascinating, but there is not much for learners to do here. Food borne illness has always been a problem for humans to face, and here, data from the Center for Disease Control is analyzed. Learners look at the number of...
Curated OER
Something's Fishy. . . Classes and Qualities of Fish and Seafood
If you are going to eat seafood, it helps to understand the different classifications. In this presentation, viewers learn to differentiate two types of finfish and the variations of edible shellfish. They also examine the...
Curated OER
Empty Oceans
In groups of four, pupils brainstorm about seafood. They view the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch website to examine the problems caused by the seafood industry. Learners are then brought back together to discuss what they...
Curated OER
Marine Food Web
Young scholars investigate the effects of the food chain on all animals by creating a food web. In this seafood lesson, students discuss energy flow and research a specific marine organism of their choice. Young scholars create a food...
Curated OER
Game of Life
By playing this game, learners discover what happens to a fish stock when large amounts disappear.
Curated OER
Clam Hooping
Students explore ocean biology by capturing organisms on a beach. In this clam collecting lesson, students identify the clam species and discuss the anatomy of a clam as well as the importance they provide as a meal. Students utilize a...
Curated OER
Crawdad Grab
Students explore biology by conducting a freshwater fishing activity. In this crawdad instructional activity, students discuss what a crawdad is, where they are found and how they can be prepared as a meal. Students utilize string,...
Curated OER
What Foods Contain Products from the Ocean
Fifth graders learn about foods from the ocean. In this ocean products instructional activity, 5th graders brainstorm what foods come from the ocean, fill in a Venn Diagram comparing alginates, carrageenans and beta carotenes. Students...