Intertidal Zone Teacher Resources

Students investigate the environment by participating in a class trip. In this pond ecosystem lesson, students define a list of vocabulary terms associated with ponds such as invertebrate and metamorphosis. Students attend a field trip...

Learners examine the 'opae 'ula. In this science lesson plan, students observe a live specimen and identify the major body parts. Learners construct habitat jars and observe the 'opae 'ula behaviors.

Young scholars outline a scenario demonstrating ecosystem interdependence. They explain the effects of this change according to the food web. They give a positive example such as increased rain and have the students call out answers to...

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

Young scholars explore the topic of oil pollution and how it affects the global ocean. They discuss oil spills in recent history and use problem solving skills to decide what strategies could be used to actually clean up an oil spill....

Learn what an intertidal zone is and where these areas exist on Earth.

Learn about the flora and fauna of the intertidal aquatic zone and the characteristics that describe this aquatic biome through reading and watching video clips. [6:42]

Learn about the intertidal ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.

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

This guide to the intertidal zone was created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine, as part of a Learning Expedition called, "In the Zone." Each student was responsible for studying and researching a particular species within the...

Site provides users with a guide to tidepooling adventures along the Mendocino Coast. Users may visit each intertidal zone and observe the various organisms that live there.

This video segment from NOVA: "The Sea Behind the Dunes" explores the community of organisms that exists in the New England tidal marsh. [4:52]

This document offers images of common plants in intertidal zones, along with facts about these plants. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).

Join a scientist and several young students as they explore an intertidal pool using a seine net and fish traps. [4:45]

This field guide to the marine organisms of the intertidal zone of Casco Bay was created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine, as part of a Learning Expedition called, "In the Zone." Students were engaged in scientific research at...

Describes the characteristics of the marine biome, the plants and animals that live in each of the four ocean zones, coral reefs and estuaries, the climate of the marine biome, and the marine food web.

This animation on tides is very thorough, explaining the cause of tides and the adaptations organisms must have to survive in the intertidal zone. An additional simulation will test your understanding of tides.

Have you ever been to a tide pool during low tide? Some intertidal animals in the low tide zone are left in a tiny pool of water when the tides go out. Other intertidal animals that live in high tide zones may be left to dry out during...

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...

Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.

Discover the types of water biomes.

A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of aquatic ecosystems. It discusses the difference between freshwater and saltwater ecosystems, then explains what the three ecozones are in a marine ecosystem.

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

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...