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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Breathing

For Students 9th - 10th
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?
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Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Blue Runner

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Pollution Probe: Mercury in the Environment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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NSTATE

Hawaii State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Hawaii's state symbols including the state bird, flower, fish, dance, flag, and more. Click on the symbol name to see a picture and learn more information.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the National Zoological Park right at our fingertips. Students will find many things to explore at this colorful and engaging site. Any study of animals will have a successful start here. Chances are students can catch their...
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Quia

Quia: Animal Facts Scavenger Hunt

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this website you are given ten questions to answer and links to three websites where you can find those answers.
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Other

Ocean Oasis: Field Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ocean Oasis is a giant-screen film that depicts Mexico's Sea of Cortes and the Baja California desert. This companion site features much of the information the film has, such as beautiful images of animals, water, and land that have...
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the current status of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. This article takes an in-depth look at the conservations status and efforts underway to stop the decline in the turtle population.
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NSTATE

California State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the official California state symbols and when they were adopted. Click on the words to see a picture and get more information.
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Other

N. Carolina Dep. Of Environment & Natural Resources: Cool Kids: Crustaceans

For Students 9th - 10th
There is all kinds of information about crustaceans available at this site from the North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries. You can see what types of shrimp and crabs are in the area or connect the dots of your own crustacean.
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Curated OER

Marine Education Society of Australasia: Red Indian Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
Red Indian fish photograph
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Port to Port

For Students 6th - 8th
Many people depend on the estuary to earn a living. Meet a Louisiana man who makes his living by harvesting crabs and shrimp, and is worried about the health of the estuary. Includes downloadable teacher guide and student materials.
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Other

Save Our Seas Organization: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sound for Sight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Echolocation is the ability to orient by transmitting sound and receiving echoes from objects in the environment. As a result of a Marco-Polo type activity and subsequent lesson, students learn basic concepts of echolocation. They use...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Can You Hear It?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In the previous lesson, students learned about the issue of bycatching by fisheries and how it affects marine habitats. Dolphins are one of the main species affected by bycatching. While dolphins can use echolocation to identify the...
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Kidport

Kidport: Who Eats What?

For Students 2nd - 6th
At this site students are encouraged to try and answer questions that relate to what animals eat. At the bottom of the web page are beautiful pictures of land and sea animals and when selected, students will be able to read short facts...
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Other

Seafriends: Soil Dependence

For Students 9th - 10th
This website looks at our dependence on soil and what it produces. It includes text, graphs, charts, illustrations and important statistics. Hosted by the Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Center.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Habitats: Lakes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn why the lakes and waterways of Wisconsin are so important and about some of the aquatic animals and plants that live there.
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Curated OER

Marine Studies: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.
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Curated OER

Marine Studies: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.
Graphic
Curated OER

Marine Education Society of Australasia: Red Indian Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph of Red Indian fish.
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NOAA

Noaa: Motion From the Ocean [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
Reel in some information about fish from the ocean. Then create a mobile with fish that you color.
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The Franklin Institute

Marshall Elementary School: Ocean Games & Puzzles

For Students 2nd - 6th
Complete interactive word searches to find animals of the intertidal zone. Learn ocean facts by completing a crossword puzzle. Match up pieces of a puzzle to display the water cycle. And after learning all that information, test yourself...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Wild Kratts: Capture the Fishmobiles

For Students K - 1st
Utilize Creature Powers to capture as many fish as you can while riding around in the ocean in miniature fish-themed vehicles called Fishmobiles. Can you keep up with the rapid, precise movements of schooling fish?

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