Students discover the ocean life of the San Francisco Bay. In this ocean lesson plan, students take a Discovery Voyage of the Bay ecosystem through the Marine Science Institute. Also available are inland voyages, ocean labs, and tidepool...

Learners examine a virtual tidepool. For this tidepools lesson, students examine samples of tidepool organisms and discuss their characteristics. Learners use the Internet to visit suggested websites on tidepools.

Students reflect and investigate how a seacoast is the dynamic border between two worlds-the terrestrial and the marine. In the realm of life science, we can observe marine animals that inhabit the shoreline and tidepools. In the realm...

Students explore oceanography by completing science worksheets. In this tide pools lesson, students discuss the forces of the tide pools, the animals that live within them, and the impact they have on the rest of the ocean. Students...

In this starfish reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short information text about starfish. Students answer 4 fill in the blank questions and color a large starfish picture.

Twenty great pictures of octopi from California. This site also offers up close pictures of invertebrates, squids, and tidepools.

Look at the twenety-two marine life species in the Southern California Tidepool. An image library lets you see where the specific species live.