Oceanography Postcards (All Grades)
Children can send oceanography postcards to their friends and family at this Monterey Bay Aquarium site. Each card comes with a picture and a description of the creature in the picture. This site also shows live pictures of otters and sea creatures at their aquarium.
http://www.mbayaq.org/epostcards/ |
Ask a Scientist (All Grades)
Do your students have any questions about oceanography? At this site, students can ask their questions and a marine scientist will e-mail them with the answer.
http://oceanlink.island.net/ |
Leatherback Sea Turtle Movies (2-3)
Watch the birth of Leatherback Sea Turtles in the slide show on this site.
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/slides/crslides.html |
Gray Whale Watching with Winston (2-3)
Join Winston the dog observing gray whales. Winston also explains certain characteristics of whales, and displays their behavior through kid-friendly pictures.
http://oceanlink.island.net/ |
Fish Answers (2-3)
The most common questions about fish are answered at this site.
http://www.wh.whoi.edu/faq/index.html |
Crustacean Poetry (4+)
Older students will enjoy reading these riddles about ocean creatures. Can they come up with their own riddles using these as models?
http://octopus.gma.org/lobsters/lobsteractivities/poems.html |
All About Sharks (4+)
Students can learn all about sharks at this site. In pairs, have students find five facts about sharks to share with the class.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/ |