Curated OER
Investigating Fresh Water Ecosystems
Sixth graders examine the fresh water ecosystems. For this environmental lesson, 6th graders work in groups to collect information about a fresh water ecosystem and report their findings to the class in the form of a brochure.
Curated OER
Oil Spill Dangers
Pupils analyze the effects of oil spills on our environment and develop action plans to protect animals and habitats.
Curated OER
Corals and Coral Reefs
Learners label the continents, oceans, and seas on a provided world map and use it to determine where they would expect most of the world's coral reefs to be found based on provided information the teacher has read to them.
Curated OER
Spreading Kindness All Around
Students donate items to organization to demonstrate kindness. In this kindness lesson plan, students read many books and discuss how the characters in each one demonstrate kindness, and then they themselves donate to charities.
Other
Cresli Sea Turtles Program
CRESLI works in New York state to study and help the species of sea turtles near Long Island.
Other
Swot: The State of the World's Sea Turtles
SWOT works to protect the habitat and population of sea turtles in the world today.
Other
The Leatherback Trust
The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization of scientists and future scientists to preserve the Leatherback sea turtles and their nesting beaches.
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Guide to Zoological Park Careers
Sea World / Busch Gardens Education department has produced a site exploring many careers at the zoological park from entry level low-skilled positions to research and veterinary positions that require years of training to enter.
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: The Archelon
The Archelon was the largest sea turtle ever to exist. The best specimen found, on display in Vienna, would have been fifteen feet, or four and a half meters, long when alive, and likely weighed two and a quarter tons, or 2,200...
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Bryozoa: "Moss Animals" of the Sea [Pdf]
Presents some facts about bryozoans, an aquatic animal with many species both fossilized and living. Their important role in geologic research is emphasized.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Sea Otter
Get to know the Sea Otter.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this animal are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Otters
Discover more about how otters live, what they eat and how they socialize when you visit this informative resource. This condensed site will benefit students who need help narrowing their research information.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Ocean Life
Learn about leatherback turtles and dusky dolphins with the Earthwatch research teams in Costa Rica and New Zealand. Choose which animal you would like to learn more about then read field reports, meet a researcher, become a researcher...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Tsunami: An Interactive Guide
A complete, interactive learning activity covering the science of tsunamis, preparedness, research, and historical tsunamis. Excellent animations and real, historical recordings of survivors allow the learner to experience what happens...