Lesson plan allows young scholars to practice their math skills by calculating how many barrels of oil they and their families consume.

Lesson plan examines the potential impacts of the warming of the atmosphere.

Lesson plan shows students that salt water can replace fresh water in a well along the shoreline.

Classroom activity focuses on the ozone hole. Provides list of materials needed, background information, and procedure.

Discusses how watersheds turn into a stream bed and where the water comes from. Follow the link "Life In the Mainstream" to get more detailed information about streams.

A nice description of the type of life in the waters of a tidepool.

Read a paragraph about penguin adaptations and then create a suit for a penguin. Materials are listed at the bottom of the page.

A mini-lesson on plankton. After going over the characteristics of plankton, print out the worksheet and have students create there own plankton. A fun project to end a great unit.

A very informative site that delves into the parts of turtle, turtle defense, and the different turtle species. Descriptions are accompanied by pictures.

This site is an informative article about estuaries. Learn about this interesting water habitat and significance of an estuary.