Learners complete a water cycle project. In this Earth science lesson, students use recycled objects from around their homes to illustrate the water cycle. Learners illustrate evaporation, condensation, precipitation, saturation, ground...

Learners study life forms in coral reefs. In this ocean life lesson, students study life in coral reefs as they create a coral reef sculpture.

This site from The Evergreen Project gives an easy to understand description of the Sponges.

Students investigate the properties of synthetic and natural sponges in this activity, to determine the capacity of each to absorb water. Afterward, they discuss other questions they have about sponges, and complete an assessment in...

Find out about some the most simple organisms in the Animal Kingdom, the sponges.

Some bottlenose dolphins in Australia use a sponge (kind of like a glove) to protect the dolphin when it pokes around on the bottom of the bay. Do they figure this trick out on their own or do they inherit this ability or is it something...

A brief summary about sponges. Included are an organized chart about the body systems in a sponge, links to other websites about sponges, and an online quiz about sponges.

Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. Both of these...

You may have heard the expression, "You can't get blood from a stone." But what about oil? Can you get petroleum oil from a stone? In this geology science fair project, you'll find out what kinds of stones make the best storage rocks for...

Students use a sponge and water model to explore the concept of relative humidity and create a percent scale.

Take this ten-question review quiz over the Phylum Porifera. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.

Ocean Oasis is a giant-screen film that depicts Mexico's Sea of Cortes and the Baja California desert. This companion site features much of the information the film has, such as beautiful images of animals, water, and land that have...

Kidzcruz.com provides a list of phylums in the animal Kingdom. Both Latin and English names are included.