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Ocean Life Book List
Reference List
for all ages
Want to learn more about ocean life but can't fathom where to start? Let this list of more than 50 books—with titles for kids and adults—be your guide for deep-sea diving.
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Ocean Life Web List
Reference List
for all grades up to 12
Solve the mystery of the sick killer whales. Send questions to a marine biologist. Explore the secrets of the ocean realm. And learn how to protect the world's waters with this library of links.
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Video Gallery: Life at the Deep Sea Vents
Evidence and Analysis
for all grades up to 12
Descend nearly two kilometers below the Pacific's surface to a place devoid of sunlight—but not life. See the crabs, fishes, and worms that live near the sulfide chimneys at the Juan de Fuca Ridge.
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Hall of Ocean Life Educator's Guide
Curriculum Materials
for grades Kindergarten through 12
From the cradle of life to endangered ecosystems, the Hall of Ocean Life reflects humans' vast interest in the world's oceans. Make the most of your visit with this practical and printable guide.
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Hall of Ocean Life Educator's Guide Insert
Activity
for grades Kindergarten through 12
Home to the world's largest animal (giant blue whale) and fastest growing plants (giant kelp), the ocean is teeming with life. Come prepared to explore its diversity with this insert to the museum guide.
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Online Field Journal: Dioramas
Activity
for grades Kindergarten through 5
Now you can gaze at your favorite museum diorama anytime you want, night or day. Grab your crayons, and create a shoe-box replica of A Wading Bird Rookery, The Olympic Rain Forest, or A Giant Cactus Forest.
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Be an Ocean Biodiversity Detective
Activity
for grades 3 through 12
The tide comes in, the tide goes out ... and in its wake, shells and algae line the seashore like jewels in a necklace. What clues to the ocean's vast biodiversity can you uncover with these gems?
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Be an Ocean Helper
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
Even if you live nowhere near the water, there are some simple ways you can help protect the oceans. What are you already doing to help? And what activities should you add?
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Crazy Camouflage
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
Unlike humans, some animals can instantly change the color or pattern of their skin. Take a hands-on look at how the masters of disguise known as flounders can don several different looks.
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Create a Coral Reef
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
Did you know that, at their core, coral reefs are the skeletons of thousands of dead coral? Make your own coral reef diorama—with pasta, Play-Doh™, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and hair curlers.
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Dive Into Worlds Within the Sea
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
Which squirmy little creatures does the spiny lobster eat? Can you spot the weird greenish glow on the belly of the cookie-cutter shark? Show off your good thinking with a game of good linking.
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Evolution
Activity
for grades 3 through 12
Get a hands-on look at the evolution of a species and the growth of a dominant coloration pattern with this activity designed to complement the museum's Hall of Ocean Life.
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It Takes All Kinds to Make a World
Article
for grades 3 through 8
The ocean's one diverse place—with alga so tiny that 10 million can fit in a single teaspoon to whales longer than three school buses. Take the surfboard challenge, and ride the waves of biodiversity!
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Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
Did you know sound moves five times faster in water than in air? Or that cleaner fish have "cleaning stations" where they remove parasites? Deepen your knowledge with this ocean life challenge.
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Just Add Water!
Activity
for grades 3 through 12
Mountain ridges, plateaus, rivers, and canyons ... Bet your first thought wasn't the bottom of the ocean! Create a model for a hands-on look at the "flooded land" that is the ocean.
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Ocean Creature Feature
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
To survive in the icy Pacific, a sea otter has about a million hairs in every square inch of its fur. Now, that's dense! Take a close look at ocean adaptations while boosting your OLogy card collection.
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Rubber Blubber Gloves
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
If you've ever dipped your toes in the ocean, you know the water can be downright chilly. So how do whales and walruses manage to stay warm in frigid waters? Find out with this fun hands-on activity.
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Slowing the Flow
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
All mammals—dogs, sea lions, and even you—have an adaptation for surviving in cold water. Take the plunge, and learn why the mammalian diving reflex is your cold-water friend.
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That's Heavy!
Activity
for grades 3 through 12
Create the smallest of ocean currents in a glass baking dish. You'll see firsthand why saltwater is denser than freshwater and why salt sets the seas in motion.
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They Glow!
Article
for grades 3 through 8
Most of the deep sea is very dark, with little or no sunlight. But that doesn't mean marine animals are in the dark! Learn how these clever creatures create their own light.
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