Curated OER
Seashore Limitations
Students demonstrate the movements and behaviors of creatures from different parts of the ocean.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sea Creatures
This video segment from Nature features various sea creatures. [5:52]
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Jeju Haenyeo
Meet Jeju Haenyeo, professional women divers who harvest sea products, and view their story in this photographic essay.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Life Begins in the Deep Ocean
Educator, Tierney Thys, relates the story of a sea urchin's different phases of development while revealing a beautiful tale of fertilization, development and growth in the deep ocean. [6:02]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence
In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea...
Other
Octopus of California
Twenty great pictures of octopi from California. This site also offers up close pictures of invertebrates, squids, and tidepools.
Other
The Cephalopod Page: What Behavior Can We Expect of Octopuses?
The navigation and spatial skills, tool use, play, and personalities of octopuses are covered in the studies discussed in this article.
Other
Whitman College: Deep Sea Pages
Descriptions and pictures of creatures that live at abyssal depths and on the abyssal plains of the world ocean. Link to other sites.
Other
Ocean Futures: Kids: Creature Feature: Pygmy Seahorse
Learn about this truly unique animal and where it can be found, in Papua New Guinea. Includes video.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Giant Squid O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about the giant squid, including details regarding its 2006 discovery.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Blue Ringed Octopus O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the blue-ringed octopus.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Deep Sea O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about the deep sea and the creatures that live there.
Other
Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Deep Sea Creatures
Learn about the life forms that dwell deep in the ocean which is divided into four zones. These zones have similar life forms around the world.
Other
National Aquarium: Giant Pacific Octopus
A thorough site that describes the physical characteristics of the Pacific Octopus, examines its diet and habitat, and references its natural predators.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Cuttlefish
Explore the world of the cuttlefish, a unique cephalopod. Students will gain a greater understanding of this mollusk through fun facts, information on the anatomy, diet, predators and more at this site.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Kraken
The sea monster, Kraken, might have been a giant squid. Find out how Kraken fit into Norse mythology. Flashcard format.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fishing for Facts!
This lesson will involve a visit to the Library Media Center to research different sea creatures. Using an encyclopedia, young scholars will find two facts about their sea creature. Using the Internet, students will work in small groups...
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Animals
This poet reflects on the happiness that animals bring to life.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Ocean Activity Ideas
Explore ocean habitats, learn about the extreme weather of the ocean and examine environmental threats to the ocean. Conduct experiments on buoyancy and osmosis, and research sailing and ocean-based industry.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Giant Octopus
A slideshow of captioned photographs of the giant octopus, with links to a video of feeding time in the giant octopus tank and to other animals from the deep reef--the sheep crab, wolf-eel, and lingcod.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Mermaid
The myth of the mermaid has been found in stories of many cultures. Take the quiz and learn more about this mythical creature. Flashcard format.