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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the tufted puffin and learn cool facts, its natural history, and conservation status.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Reptiles of Sydney Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Sydney Harbour has a large variety of reptile species roaming through its sandstone gullies and ridges. Learn about the turtles, lizards and snakes of Australia.
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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the bald eagle focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Bald Eagle

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about bald eagles with photographs and a sound clip as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the bald eagle.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed website that was a companion to a 1995 traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian. Links to lesson plans and other educational materials are at the bottom of the page. Enter the exhibition to explore the world of the ocean.
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Primary Labs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of exercises provides well written procedures and background for labs at basic and advanced levels.
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PBS

Pbs: Dissection101: Dissection Resources for Classroom Use

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of lesson plans, quizzes, and educational videos developed for online dissections. The site hopes to improve the learning experience for students, and increase the quality of the dissection experience. Organisms included are...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Great White Shark for Kids: Learn About These Terrifying Fish

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Great White Shark, king of sea on this website. Learn how this deadly shark is the leading predator of the ocean.
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Other

New England Aquarium: Climate Change and the Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of videos accompanied by student activity sheets explore the impact of climate change on the ocean and the animals that live in and around it: sea turtles, jellies, whales, shore birds, lobsters, and coral.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cnidarians

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Cnidarians, in the phylum Cnidaria, include organisms such as the jellyfish and sea anemones. These animals are found in shallow ocean water. Learn more about...
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Other

Greatest Places: Okavango Delta

For Students 3rd - 8th
Experience the Okavango, a "river that never meets the sea." Learn about the animals there, how to make papyrus, and swampy deltas.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Ross Seal

For Students 3rd - 8th
A competent, general site with information on how this seal was named and physical characteristics.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Weddell Seals

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief site that describes the physical characteristics, geographical location, diet, habitat, and endangered status.
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Tree of Life Project

Tree of Life: Cnidaria (Coelenterata)

For Students 9th - 10th
TThis site from the University of Arizona has a discussion of Cnidaria and their reproductive cycles and capabilities.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Dolphins

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn how dolphins eat, sleep, and live together. Bottlenose dolphins and orcas travel the ocean in pods.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an online tour of the Smithsonian's "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit. Learn about coral reefs and look behind the scenes as scientists maintain the model ecosystems.
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Sponges the First Invertebrate

For Students 3rd - 7th
Find out about some the most simple organisms in the Animal Kingdom, the sponges.
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Other

Nrdc: Are the Effects of Global Warming Really That Bad?

For Students 9th - 10th
The problems of global warming are examined from the following perspectives: climate pattern changes, health effects, and ecosystem disruption. You will also find a number of NRDC related webpages further amplifying the topic of global...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Estuaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about estuaries when you visit this informative site. This resource provides locations of and weblinks to estuaries in the United States.
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California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences: Echinoderm Webpage

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief overview of echinoderms. Includes pictures and links for more information.
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Other

Voyage to the Deep: Tubeworm

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a very brief overview of tubeworms, a hydrothermal vent marine animal.
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Other

Voyage to the Deep: Vent Crab

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about vent crabs in this overview that includes a QuickTime video clip and several photos.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Narwhal

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about narwhals.

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