Curated OER
ESL: Food Vocabulary
For this ESL food vocabulary worksheet, students circle the food that is described, then translate "food words." A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Introduction to Ecology
Eighth graders identify the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem. In this ecology instructional activity, 8th graders explain the role each organism plays. They participate in class discussion and answer a quiz at the end...
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Kelp Forest Crossword
Find a printable crossword puzzles on the topic of kelp forests designed to reinforce specific academic language associated with kelp forest habitats, such as holdfast, plankton, and adaptation. Includes links to other resources,...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Giant Kelp O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the giant kelp.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:cathedral in the Sea: Construct a Model Kelp Forest
Investigate the relationships among kelp forest inhabitants and their relationships to the giant kelp plant. List the parts of a giant kelp plant and construct a model of a kelp forest habitat.
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...
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska State Museum: Alaska Kelp Community
Discover the ecological relationships of six different organisms living in the Alaskan kelp community. The site also contains an interactive map showing the time line for the spread of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: Disappearing Kelp Forest
From Shore to Sea: Examine the relationship between kelp plants and sea urchins, and the effects of severe El Nino events on their populations by using data collected by researchers at Johnson's Lee South on the island of Santa Rosa.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Kelp: A Story of the Isles of Shoals
This ebook version of Willis Boyd Allen's Kelp: A Story Of The Isles Of Shoals has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
abcteach
Abcteach: Habitats and Biomes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find a variety of activities for children to do as they learn to identify varying habitats and biomes. Included are links to an even more extensive list of resources under coral reef, desert, grassland,...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Jewels of the Sea
This site contains information on both animals and plants of the sea. View the large sea kelps and discover the animals that feed on the kelp.
BBC
Bbc News: Early Humans Followed the Coast
The theory of coastal migration of early Americans down the coast of California has been gaining much consideration. Read about some of the evidence supporting this theory.
Other
Intertidal Zonation
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.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Blue Whale (Balenoptera Musculus)
Resource that gives information on the diet, range, relatives of the blue whale. Conservation notes and cool facts are also included. There are links to similar information on dozens of other types of marine life.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Algae
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the ecology and classification of algae.
Scholastic
Scholastic Explorers: Ocean Life
This lesson plan explores how human activity has an impact on turtles, sea otters, and dolphins in different parts of the world. Your students will read field reports from the sites and evaluate data that is offered.
Curated OER
Harvesting Kelp From Polyculture Pilot Project in Bay of Fundy, Nb
This fascinating site looks at the role marine plant aquaculture plays in the textile, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and biotechnological industries.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Brown Algae
Wikipedia offers the short definition of brown algae, a large group of multicellular algae.
Curated OER
Stanford University: Sea Urchin Natural History
Stanford University offers an excellent review of the biology and ecology of sea urchins. After reading the text, try the reproduction/survival game!
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