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The Hudson's Ups and Downs-Hudson River Activity
In this Hudson River learning exercise, students read a short passage about the river, compare graphs of water levels at different locations, label high and low tides on a graph and interpret, and answer comprehension questions based on...
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Hidden Animals
Students predict the safest seashore substrate for animals. In this animal habitat experiment, students predict, test their hypothesis, and record data about how wave shocks affect animals living on either sand, gravel or rock.
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Getting Food
Students explore seashore ecosystems. In this marine animal biology lesson plan, students sort photographs of various sea creatures according to their eating habits and discuss each animal's identifiable traits. Students draw and label...
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Introduction to Oceans
Students complete a variety of activities in preparation for a unit on oceans. They discuss their own proximity to the ocean, identify and name the oceans on a globe, and in small groups identify facts about a selected ocean. Students...
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Getting Food
Students complete activities to learn about the ocean food web. In this ocean life lesson, students discuss how the tides affect feeding, learn about filter feeders, grazers, predators, and scavengers. Students then group the animals...
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Aquatic Ecosystems
Students study the diversity of marine life and their habitats. In this aquatic ecosystems instructional activity students complete a lab activity and experiment.
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Who Am I? Fish Identification
For this science worksheet, students examine 16 detailed pictures of different species of fish. Students identify each fish. There is no room to write the name under the picture. It is assumed this is an oral activity, although there are...
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Rocky Shore Food Web Drama
Students explore food chains. In this ecosystem lesson plan, students discover how plants and animals rely on each other for survival. Students research the rocky shore ecosystem and create a skit representing the ecosystem.
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A Tongue-Twisting Language Arts Lesson
Young scholars discover enunciation and alliteration by reading tongue twisters in class. In this language arts lesson, students listen and repeat some of the classic childhood tongue twisters along with their teacher. Young scholars...
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Seashore Limitations
Students demonstrate the movements and behaviors of creatures from different parts of the ocean.
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Who Am I? Tropical Plants and Animals
In this science worksheet, students examine 16 detailed pictures of tropical plants and animals. Students identify each species. There is no room to write the name under the picture. It is assumed this is an oral activity, although...
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Who Am I?
In 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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Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station
Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible field trip to the Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC.
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Reading Comprehension: Oceans
In this ocean comprehension activity, learners read a short passage, then complete 4 short answer questions about oceans. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Where's the Beach?
Students use beach profile data to analyze how erosion and sediment transport changed seashore slopes. In this geology lesson, students plot the data provided and analyze erosion patterns. They also assess coastal erosion management...
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Shadow Know-How: Shorebirds
In this science worksheet, students will identify 10 different types of shorebirds by the shape of their shadow. The birds are shown in their natural habitat.
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Picture Scramble
In this picture scramble worksheet, students, in three picture scrambles, place the numbers one through nine in the lettered boxes on the right of the page to create the image on the left.
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Make Words
For this making words worksheet, students make as many English words as they can from the letter found in the word dogfish only.
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Make Words
In this making words worksheet, students make at least thirty-six English words from the letter found in the word butterfly fish only.
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Animal Habitats
Elementary schoolers complete a worksheet that has them decide which of four environments a variety of animals live in. The environments are: pond, soil, ocean, and woodland. There are 12 different types of animals that pupils must match...
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Common Nearshore Fishes
In this science worksheet, students locate the names of 15 species of nearshore fishes in a word search puzzle. The word bank has colorful detailed pictures of each fish.
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River Animal Picture and Word Search
For this word search worksheet, pupils locate the names of 20 animals. They see both the name and a picture of the birds, fish, and small animals that they are trying to locate. The solution is included on the page.
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Common Marine Mammals Word Search
In this marine mammal wordsearch worksheet, students locate the names of 12 common marine mammals that are hidden in the puzzle. They use the pictures and names that are shown on the page as a reference for locating the words.
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Common Shells Word Search Worksheet
In this word search worksheet, students locate the names of 22 common sea shells. They use the pictures and names of the shells that are shown on the page to solve the puzzle.