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\nPlankton in the Air\n

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\nHere 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...\n
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\nMarine Animal Tracking\n

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\nStudents engage in a instructional activity which serves as an introduction to the ideas and implications of animal tracking. They monitor animal foraging behavior on a spatial scale. The students break into groups and track each other's...\n
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\nMarine Animal Husbandry and Training\n

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\nStep into the role of a zoo director with several activities about animal training and running a zoo. Kids calculate the amount of food each animal needs, design a habitat for penguins, decide how to breed bottlenose dolphins, and train...\n
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\nFind the Ocean Animal Words\n

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\nIn this ocean animal words worksheet, students define, discuss, locate and circle six key words associated with ocean animals: fish, whale, dolphin, crab, shrimp and shark,\n
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\nPre-School\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nMarine Animal and Plant Adaptations\n

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\nPupils examine nature by creating their own animals. In this animal adaptation lesson, students define scientific vocabulary terms dealing with adaptation such as sea stars, sea cucumbers and exoskeleton. Pupils utilize their adaptation...\n
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\n\"SeaWorld:\n\n
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\nSeaWorld: Education, Entertainment, or Exploitation?\n

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\nStudents discuss SeaWorld, research marine animal biology, investigate one animal currently collected by SeaWorld, and decide whether they oppose or support SeaWorld's collection policy. Students then gather information relating to...\n
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\nThe Game of Life\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nThe Game of Life\n

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\nStudents describe what it means for a marine animal or fish to be threatened or endangered after playing game simulating extinction.\n
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\nMarine Animal Life Cycles\n

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\nLearners study the life cycle of a crab and the larval stages of marine animals. In this marine animals lesson, students watch a puppet introduction to a crab's life cycle.  Learners learn about crab moulting and their life cycle...\n
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\nOcean Life Mural\n

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\nHow many oceans can you name? First, have learners try to name as many oceans as they can, and then have them locate and identify the oceans on a world map. They create a recognizable ocean animal using poster board and tissue paper....\n
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\nWhat Does it Take to be a Survivor? Part One\n

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\nStudents explore marine animal adaptation. In this introductory ocean life biology lesson, students access prior knowledge by participating in a whole class \"thought swap.\" Students form two lines, respond to a prompt from the teacher...\n
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\nGetting Food\n

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\nStudents explore seashore ecosystems.  In this marine animal biology lesson, students sort photographs of various sea creatures according to their eating habits and discuss each animal's identifiable traits.  Students draw and...\n
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\nMarine Animal Word Search\n

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\nIn this marine animals worksheet, students complete a word search of 23 marine animals whose names are given at the bottom of the page.\n
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\nWater is Life\n

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\nKrill is a very small ocean animal that is key to keeping the ocean ecosystem going. The class reviews food webs and chains, learns about the importance of krill, discusses krill anatomy, builds a model of a krill, and then has a...\n
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\nCreate an Invertebrate\n

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\nWhat better way for young biologists to learn about invertebrates than by creating their very own? Here, students are assigned a set of invertebrate characteristics and are asked to invent an imaginary ocean animal...\n
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\nOcean Animals\n

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\nVery young learners identify ocean animal pictures by their correct name and create a book of ocean animals. They read books and lean ocean animal vocabulary using the SMART Board. A well-designed instructional activity!\n
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\nMarine Animal Life Cycles\n

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\nFourth 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...\n
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\n\"Whale\n\n
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\nWhale Song Acrostic\n

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\nWhat do whales sing about? Invite your class to imagine the thoughts of whales before writing acrostic poems on the topic. The plan blends together a bit of life science with plenty of opportunities for creativity and writing.\n
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\nFor Creative Minds: What Makes an Animal a Mammal?\n

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\nStudents read about categories of mammals and their features. Students then construct a marine animal, using given print outs in the lesson. Students then create adaptations for their mammal, using a web site reference for guidance. \n
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\nGifts From the Sea\n

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\nIn this marine animal worksheet, 3rd graders study the parts of seaweed. Students label 2 seaweed diagrams and study 24 household objects, circling those that come from seaweed extracts and/or ingredients.\n
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\nHow Big Is A Humpback Whale?\n

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\nStudents explore humpback whales. For this humpback whale lesson, students determine the actual size of humpback whales and use diagrams to identify the major features of the humpback whale.\n
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\nEmergency-Animal Rescue\n

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\nLearners brainstorm list of people and jobs they think are needed to rescue distressed marine animal, review entire Inside View: Riverhead Foundation site, create revised list, compare and contrast original class list to revised list,...\n
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\nOcean Word and Picture Matching\n

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\nIn this ocean-related vocabulary worksheet, students match the 5 ocean animal names to the 5 appropriate ocean life pictures.\n
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