Students explore intertidal zones. In this intertidal zones lesson, students work in small groups and use ready-made materials to create a model of intertidal zones. Resources are provided.

Low tides, high tides, spring tides, neap tides, diurnal tides, semidiurnal tides, mixed tides ... just how many types of tides are there? The 10th installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO)...

Sixth graders predict intertidal zones for organisms. In this intertidal zones instructional activity, 6th graders analyze an illustration of an organism and a class diagram of the intertidal zones. Students research to locate the zone...

Students investigate tides and create a model of an intertidal zone. In this hands-on marine science lesson based on a Magic School Bus book, the teacher leads students in a discussion about tides, then helps students model a tide and...

In this intertidal zone worksheet, students study the various marine life creatures and list the characteristic that allows them to stay put in the intertidal zone. Students then draw or cut and paste the marine life and seaweed into...

Sometimes low, sometimes high, but always in motion! Explore Earth's tidal system in the 10th interactive in a series of 13. Engaging life and earth science students alike, the versatile resource demonstrates cause and effect between...

Students research the diverse animal and plant life that inhabit the intertidal zones along the Pacific rocky coast. As students progress through this lesson, they begin to recognize distinct behaviors, adaptations, and characteristics...

Students describe major features of cold-seep communities and the process of chemosynthesis as it relates to organisms in each habitat.  In this deep-sea habitats lesson, students study the categorization of ocean habitats...

In this lesson sixth grade students get into groups and research a given ocean habitat. The major features of cold-seep communities are the objective but plenty information is given about other habitats which could be assigned to...

Students investigate marine life by researching aquatic organisms on the Internet. In this oceanography activity, students monitor algae and animals of the ocean by identifying their population and habitat on data sheet ID cards....

Students explore geology by participating in a field trip exercise. In this rock analysis activity, students discuss rock formations and how water moves rocks according to the tide. Students conduct a tide activity by marking a rock of...

Students produce a high tide. In this Marine Biology lesson, students visit a tide pool to investigate the creatures response to changes in the tide. Students discuss the results of their experimentation.

Students compare the marine habitats of Maine and the Caribbean using temperature, tides, ocean currents, latitude and longitude. In this marine ecosystems lesson, students analyze maps to complete graphic organizers that evaluate the...

Students recognize marine organisms and differentiate between plankton and nekton.  For this investigative instructional activity students create a concept map using their list of terms and study marine life forms. 

Students view a video and then complete lab exercises to help them explain marine communities and animals in them.

This resource allows teachers to share information about the intertidal zone and the animals that live in it with their students.

A suite of lessons focusing on the process of upwelling. Inquiry-based exploration of seasonal upwelling includes marine food webs, food production in the ocean, wind-driven ocean currents, and seasonal changes in biotic and abiotic...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of aquatic biomes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about ocean ecosystems. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.