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Plankton in the Air

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a lab activity adequate for use with any full lesson on environmental factors that shape animal adaptations or marine animal characteristics. Pupils will discuss the role plankton plays in the environment and filter-feeding...
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Who Am I?: Marine Mammals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this science worksheet, students will identify 12 different marine mammals. Each animal is realistically depicted in a color illustration.
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The Game of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the game of life which refers to what happens to a species when most of the population is gone.  In this endangered species lesson, students describe what it means for a marine animal to be endangered. Students then...
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young biologists can see pictures of animals, fish, sea life, plants, and more. They match up the name of the animals that appear at the bottom of the worksheet with the actual animal. Very nice worksheet!
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Ocean Life

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars identify marine mammals according to specific characteristics. Students read about marine mammals and list their characteristics. Next, young scholars play a Whale and Otter game on the playground to simulate whales...
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The Game of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars describe what it means for a marine animal or fish to be threatened or endangered after playing game simulating extinction.
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Pre-School

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students draw their hand, and color their drawing. They count the number of fingure on thier hand. Students count the number of arms on the marine animal in the picture. They count the number of legs and claws on the marine animal in the...
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Nature Superfish

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the behavior or ocean animals called  billfish. In this life science lesson plan, students create their own documentary about a local animal. They share their videos with the entire school.
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Oddball Out: Sea Creatures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various sea creatures to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Wildlife

For Teachers 5th - 7th
First, biology pupils research land and marine habitats along the route of skipper Rich Wilson's Great American II. Then, using colored paper clips scattered across a colored paper background, they play the predator-prey game to...
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Oddball Out: Birds, Fishes, Marine Mammals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
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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The Wild Dolphin Project

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Inspire young marine biologists to study animals in the wild with this assignment. Pupils view an eight-minute video and read an article in the New York Times about Denise Herzing's 25-year long study of dolphins in their own natural...
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Sea Connections: Marine Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars identify producers and consumers from marine ecosystems and describe the balance among them in the environments. After constructing a food chain from a marine ecosystem, they examine human activities that can upset the...
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Marine Life, Oceans, Lakes and Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the types of organisms found in oceans. In groups, they read articles about the research done at certain sites. They work together to research their own water ecosystems and report the findings to the class. To end...
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Blue Planet: Tidal Seas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how tides affect sea life. In this video based activity, students view a video on how tides affect sea life. They do web-based research to find the answers to a series of questions and then play Tidal Trivia to test...
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Arthropods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Are spiders related to crabs? Study the order of arthropods with a reading selection about animal diversity. It provides details about each class within the order, as well as vivid pictures and explanatory charts. 
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What's A Mammal?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine mammals understanding what a mammal is and reviewing the eleven mammal groups. For this science lesson, students play a game known as Mystery Mammal Game. Yet, first students research about the mammal and then give...
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What Do You Know About Horseshoe Crabs?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create a learning tool based on information given on the assigned website. In this ocean life lesson, students read about the horseshoe crab and develop a worksheet, scavenger hunt, board game or any tool to aid learning....
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Animal Hide and Seek

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read about animal camouflage. In this animal adaptation lesson, students read short texts about ways in which animals hide or transform to escape their prey. Students explore animal classifications and determine ways to hide in...
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Oddball Out: Sea Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various animals to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Color Me

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this color me worksheet, learners color and illustrate a fish, a bird, a sea creature and one forest animal: bluegill, Northern cardinal, painted turtle and red fox.
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Seabird Survival Adaptation Card Game

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners study seabirds and how they have adapted to their environments.  In this activity based lesson students will play a card game that will allow them to have a better understanding of seabirds and their adaptations. 
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Connect the Dots: Polar Bear

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this connect the dots worksheet, young scholars connect the dots to an animal that spends most of its life on shifting sea ice and is a marine mammal.
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Spot the Differences

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
In this spot the difference worksheet, students analyze pictures of two different waterfowl and marine mammal images to see if they can find ten differences between the two.