Create clay whistles with your elementary or middle school students. The project is outlined in great detail here, complete with step-by-step photographs, finished examples, a materials list, student handouts, and a rubric. Students...

Life comes in all different shapes and sizes, and fish are no exception. Here, young scientists create fish prints as they learn how specific characteristics allow different species to survive in their particular habitats.

What's black and white and can dive up to 1,800 feet under water? That's right, penguins! Learn this and many other amazing facts about these unique birds with this handy reference sheet.

Are spiders related to crabs? Study the order of arthropods with a reading selection about animal diversity. It provides details about each class within the order, as well as vivid pictures and explanatory charts. 

A fish's size, fins, and shape can tell us a lot about them! Learners explore fish anatomy to see how species use camouflage, scales, shape, and coloration to survive. The lesson includes advanced vocabulary such as fusiform shape,...

Learn about marine animals with this marien animal encyclopedia. Animals are arranged by species.

Provides images and a summary of the Marine Toad while offering statistics and details on the species appearance, habitat, diet, and more.

We all know that the ocean is home to many beautiful and mysterious creatures. Mysterious cannot begin to describe the fish living in the depths of the ocean. Imagine the kind of creature that lives thousands of feet underwater! Sunlight...

Resource provides a general description of marine worms, including sand worms, tube worms and clam worms.

Presents some facts about crinoids, a marine animal abundant during the Paleozoic Era, with many fossil species present in Indiana. This animal can still be found in the Caribbean Sea today.

Details how marine mammals at Sea World learn by different techniques, including operant conditioning, positive reinforcer, and others.

A resource that explores the otter's life at sea with emphasis on keeping warm, diet, social life, and mother and pup. A live cam is set up to view the sea otters. Other sites (Marine Mammals and Octopus's) can be accessed.

An interactive learning game where students answer whether or not certain environments would be suitable for different animals. Printable worksheets are available for review at the end of the activity.

Explore images and facts about the Dugong, including details on its appearance, habitat, breeding, behaviour, and much more.

Provides photographs and a fact card about shrimp. Discusses where they are found, the variety of species, diet, predators, reproduction, and their similarities and differences from prawns.

Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical and unique characteristics of the blue runner. It can be viewed live on the webcam.

Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical and unique characteristics of the Japanese spider crab.

Presents some facts about conodonts, extinct eel-like animals whose fossils have been found in Indiana's marine sedimentary rocks. Their important role in geologic research is also discussed.

Wikipedia offers detailed information on mollusks, a large and diverse phylum including shelled sea animals and the octupus.

Get acquainted with the California sea lion while browsing this animal guide from the Brookfield Zoo. Subject matter includes quick facts, a photo, and highlights on the appearance, habit, and other unique characteristics of this marine...

Play a game where you explore three scenes in Antarctica and find different types of animals: south polar skua, crabeater seal, emperor penguin, ice fish, leopard seal, killer whale, krill, adelie penguin, and weddell seal. After you...

Explore the world of the cuttlefish, a unique cephalopod. Students will gain a greater understanding of this mollusk through fun facts, information on the anatomy, diet, predators and more at this site.

Resource presents extensive information about brain coral, including diet, size, range, relatives, conservation, and cool facts.

A brief overview of the beaver and accompanying photos demonstrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to eat and live in its habitat.