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Curated OER

ESL: Food Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Ecology

For Teachers 8th
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...
Activity
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Kelp Forest Crossword

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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,...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Giant Kelp O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the giant kelp.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:cathedral in the Sea: Construct a Model Kelp Forest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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.
Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Giant Kelp

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
Interactive
University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska State Museum: Alaska Kelp Community

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: Disappearing Kelp Forest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Kelp: A Story of the Isles of Shoals

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Habitats and Biomes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[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,...
Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Jewels of the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
BBC

Bbc News: Early Humans Followed the Coast

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
Other

Intertidal Zonation

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Handout
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Blue Whale (Balenoptera Musculus)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Algae

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the ecology and classification of algae.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic Explorers: Ocean Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 16.4 Algae

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the diversity of algae.
Graphic
Curated OER

Harvesting Kelp From Polyculture Pilot Project in Bay of Fundy, Nb

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating site looks at the role marine plant aquaculture plays in the textile, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and biotechnological industries.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Brown Algae

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers the short definition of brown algae, a large group of multicellular algae.
Graphic
Curated OER

Stanford University: Sea Urchin Natural History

For Students 9th - 10th
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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