Quia
Quia: Animal Facts Scavenger Hunt
At this website you are given ten questions to answer and links to three websites where you can find those answers.
Other
Marine Studies: Symbiosis
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.
Read Works
Read Works: Hook, Line, and Sinker
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the depletion of edible seafood populations. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Pacific Hagfishes
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the Pacific hagfish with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Blue Angelfishes
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the blue angelfish with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Pacific Barracudas
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on Pacific barracudas with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Little Leaf Kiss Dreamer (Deep Sea Anglerfishes)
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the Little leaf kiss dreamer with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Ocean Sunfishes
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on ocean sunfishes with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Pacific Seahorses
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the Pacific seahorse with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Orange Clownfishes
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the orange clownfish with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Great Barracudas
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on giant barracudas with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
Other
Kidfish: Anatomy of a Fish
A concise site that features a labeled picture of a fish and an explanation of the key parts of the fish anatomy. Contains links to some fish of the Northwest which include pictures and text.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Basking Sharks
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the basking shark with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Sea Lampreys
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the sea lamprey with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Nurse Sharks
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the nurse shark with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Hammerhead Shark
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the hammerhead shark with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Bull Sharks
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the bull shark with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Blue Sharks
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the blue shark with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
Other
Pollution Probe: Mercury in the Environment [Pdf]
High levels of mercury exposure can cause birth defects, permanent brain or kidney damage, and/or death. This resource focuses on the impacts of mercury in the environment. Learn how mercury can reap havoc on lakes and other aquatic...
Other
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: Terms of Salmon Anadromy
Nice review of salmon anadromy and the key terms associated with it.
PBS
Pbs: Secrets of the Ocean Realm
At this site students can read about sea creatures and ocean plant life, and see pictures of each.
Other
Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries: Snakehead Identification
This site provides an interesting comparison of the snakehead to the bowfin, American eel, and sea lamprey. Pictures and facts are presented in an easily readable manner. Why should we care and what can you do are other topics explored.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Breathing
Breathing shows an underwater scene and asks the students to answer the question, How do the people, fish and turtle get the oxygen they need?
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Stingrays
Discover the fascinating world of the stingray by learning about its distribution, behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through videos, news, photos, descriptions, and external links.