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Group Foraging

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore co-operation by researching ocean life. In this fish science lesson plan, students identify many vocabulary terms associated with oceanography and discuss what group foraging means among fish. Learners utilize paints and...
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Sponges and Cnidarian Crossword Puzzle

For Students 6th - 12th
In this marine science worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle with 32 questions on sponges and cnidarian. They identify the different characteristics of sponges and cnidarian.
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Camouflage, Protection, & Adaptations—Who am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils explore ocean animal adaptations. In this animal adaptations lesson plan, students examine how different ocean animals use adaptations other than camouflage to protect themselves.
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Let's Learn about Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fish. For this aquatic life science lesson, students complete a KWL chart about fish, listen to What's it Like to be a Fish?, and observe a classroom aquarium or take a trip to a local aquarium. Students complete an...
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What Do You Know About Horseshoe Crabs?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a learning tool based on information given on the assigned website. For this ocean life lesson, students read about the horseshoe crab and develop a worksheet, scavenger hunt, board game or any tool to aid learning. They...
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What Is a Pond?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify animals and plants that live in a pond. For this marine biology lesson, students create a chart of animals and plants they think they would see at the pond. Students create a "pond symphony" by imitating the sounds they...
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Diversity of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study Arthropods and their characteristics.  In this organisms activity students explore the success of Arthropods and answer questions. 
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Fish Habitat and Humans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Strict habitat requirements are needed for the survival of fish populations and fish variety in the Great Lakes. Young scientists become experts in the basic needs of fish and understand how survival necessities can vary with different...
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The Ocean Floor and Shore Zones

For Students 7th - 10th
Make textbook reading more engaging using this reading activities worksheet, through which scholars review major features found on the ocean floor and the processes that formed these features. They complete 11 terms in a crossword...
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Mollusks and Segmented Worms

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Keep clam and read on! After reading the textbook selection about mollusks and worms in the additional materials section, your young zoologists check their comprehension by answering the questions on the handout found here. To...
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Invasives and Macroinvertebrates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view macroinvertebrates, or discuss previous collection activity. They graph data on macroinvertebrates in the Hudson River. Students discuss the relationship between habitat, environmental changes, and invertebrate diversity or...
PPT
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Protists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
With this collection of slides, future biologists get to view photographs of protozoans from different phyla. Interspersed with the photos are bullet-style notes listing characteristics of each group. Unfortunately, most of the pictures...
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Mesozoic Sea Life Diorama

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a diorama depicting Mesozoic sea life. They color a template and add shells and pebbles to the diorama to depict the ocean floor.
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Monitor Marine Migrants

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, in groups, track the seasonal journey of a species, such as a shorebird, sea turtle, or marine mammal, using various sources of migration data
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Marine Animal Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this marine animals worksheet, students complete a word search of 23 marine animals whose names are given at the bottom of the page.
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Marine Debris on the Chesapeake Bay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use website to study estuarine debris data. They study the density of marine debris.
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Discover the Similarities: Marine Mammal Rescue

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the the similarities of their own daily schedule, processes and procedures and those used at work. They research the career of marine mammal rescue and email questions to a career expert. They construct a display and...
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Sea Animals Word Scramble

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sea animals word scramble worksheet, students analyze 10 names of common sea animals with mixed up letters. Students unscramble the words. There is no word bank.
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Interrelationships Within the Marine Community

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create an electronic story showing the interrelationship of species within the marine environment. They utilize the educational software, 'Destination Ocean' during this engaging lesson.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Estuaries Are for the Birds!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars recognize that birds act as indicators of pollution because of their sensitivity to environmental change, and role play the manner in which marine debris can be hazardous to waterfowl.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats -- Journey of a Drop of Water Through a Watershed

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discuss pollution and the steps in the hydrologic cycle. They follow a drop of water through a watershed simulation. They discover the components of a water cleaning system as well.
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Oddball Out: Sea Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various animals to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oceans

For Teachers K
Students become aware of the differences between ocean water and lake water by smelling, tasting and seeing. They distinguish between land and bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life.
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Water Will, Water Way

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students test tap water for hardness and mineral content. For this environmental science lesson, students identify the different stages of the water cycle. They classify plant and animals according to the rules of taxonomy.