Students examine mammals understanding what a mammal is and reviewing the eleven mammal groups. In this science lesson, students play a game known as Mystery Mammal Game. Yet, first students research about the mammal and then give...

In this making an octopus activity, students follow 5 steps to make an octopus. Extra materials are needed to complete the product. Students may use the finished product for various classroom activities.

Students identify different underwater creatures, explain the importance of recycling in the community, plan preliminary sketches on paper, and construct and sculpt with chosen materials to create creature in paper mache.

In this ocean pollution worksheet, students read the stewardship activities for ocean pollution. Kids list 3 ways to help reduce pollution. Students then draw or write the items in the correct order of decomposition along the timeline.

In this crab worksheet, students read ten clues that pertain to sea crabs. Students match these to vocabulary words in a box. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle.

Students study the organisms that are found in cold seeps and see how they interact with each-other.  For this biological organism lesson students describe the major features of cold seeps and the process of chemosynthesis. 

In this biology worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 20 questions on echinoderms and chordates characteristics and features.

Young scholars study cold seeps and see how organisms obtain energy from methane.  In this sinkholes lesson students examine the relevance of chemosynthesis to communities. 

Young scholars are shown many ways in which Mono Lake water and distilled water are different. They demonstrate that the survival of common soil bacteria declines as pH increases. Students examine the behaviors, adaptations, energy...

Students brainstorm examples of predator and prey that are featured in a video they watch.  In this investigative lesson students will research an animal from the video and explain if it is a predator or prey and how it helps...

Students describe several factors and ways climate change could effect communities.  For this climate change lesson students research climate change and complete a worksheet. 

Students examine the methods and technology that scientists use to study the deep sea and other remote environments.  In this ocean habitats lesson students make observations about organisms from video clips, generate questions and...

Young scholars investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards.  For this elements lesson, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause.  Young scholars create large storyboards defining...

For this science worksheet, learners examine 25 words in a word bank; all are names of fish and sea creatures. Students locate the words in a word search puzzle.

Students identify the sources of water on Earth. In this life science lesson, students list the different plants and animals that live in the ocean. They explore marine objects in the lab and draw them.

Learners perform experiments to examine whether trash can float, blow around, or wash away. The effects of these characteristics on the presence of marine debris in the environment are then discussed.

In this picture matching worksheet, students draw lines to match 6 color pictures of common ocean animals to their identical copies in another column.

In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice questions about a Haiku poem based on exotic sea creatures.. Page includes links to answers and resources.

In this science instructional activity, students match the names of oceanic and coastal creatures with their descriptions. No information is given on the page.

In this ocean life learning exercise, students review the animal and plant plankton and photosynthesis in the ocean. Students fill in the blank of 15 statements and then find these terms in a word search.

In this writing worksheet, students write on lined paper decorated with a colorful border of fish. Students may use this for poetry, stories, journals, or letters.

High schoolers brainstorm different ways to track whales, dolphins, and propoises as a class. In groups, they discuss the positives and negatives of each method. After watching a video, they identify the characteristics of cetacean...

It actually is possible to have too much of a good thing when it comes to climate change. A slide show lesson describes how burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change. Individuals read about the scientific process and the...