Curated OER
Who Am I?
Youngsters find these common sea plants and animals using a worksheet. Each of the plants and animals has a colorful representation on the worksheet. There is an answer key at the bottom of the worksheet that has all of plant and animals...
Curated OER
Ocean of Words
Students explore aspects of the ocean. In this ocean wildlife lesson plan, students watch a power point presentation on the ocean. Students complete a worksheet on what they learned.
Curated OER
Ocean Life Zones
In this ocean zones activity, students determine the factors that influence life in the different zones. Students list and explain the major ocean life zones. This activity has 6 short answer questions.
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SEDL
Oceans [Pdf]
This large PDF file integrates math, science, and language into several lessons about characteristics of the oceans. Topics include ocean currents, tides, density, marine life, and pollution.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet
Detailed website that was a companion to a 1995 traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian. Links to lesson plans and other educational materials are at the bottom of the page. Enter the exhibition to explore the world of the ocean.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Giant Kelp
Learn about forests under the Pacific Ocean! Giant kelp is a forest under the ocean that is divided into layers based on the kind of animal life found there. Kelp is useful in making adhesives, dairy products, and pharmaceutical...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Cool, Wet Facts
Did you know that turtles migrate 1400 miles to lay their eggs? Did you know that penguins swim underwater at 55 MPH? Click on this site to learn more interesting facts.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Ocean Zones
Discover more about the underocean environment at this site that surveys animals, environmental factors such as light and temperature, currents, animals, plants, and the like.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Earth's Oceans
Oceans contain 97% of the water on the Earth and are home to a huge number of living creatures. View an informative slideshow of the ocean and its inhabitants and then test yourself on what you learned.