Teaching Links

The Learning Page: This site has links to free downloadable worksheets for ocean.  Worksheets are for PK-2 in language arts, math, and science.  They also have clip art pages and mural pages.  Besides ocean, they have dinosaurs, zoo animals, and insects/spiders.

 

Treasures@Sea: Students and teachers alike will love this unit, developed for the Franklin Institute of Science Wired@School program by Hazel Jobe. Treasures@Sea is a literature based unit about the ocean. It contains web based lesson plans, interactive games, puzzles and quizzes, print activities, and experiments. Be prepared to spend weeks exploring this excellent resource!

 

Mrs.Seagrave's Under the Sea Unit: This site includes a teacher resource page, fishy tales, fun activities, and other links.

 

Ocean Unit: This site includes a teacher resource page,fun activities, and other links.

 

Under the Sea An Ocean and Sea Life Unit For Teachers!

 

A-Z Teacher's Stuff This supplemental unit for The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole provides activities and web resources for students.

 

Ocean Literature Lesson plan for an ocean unit using children's literature.

 

Ocean Math Learn about the ocean using these math activities.

Ocean Links

Shedd Aquarium: This aquarium is located in Chicago, IL.  It has a fantastic aquarium exhibit displaying freshwater fish from the Midwest, Asia, and North America.  The Oceanarium has Pacific Coastal Dolphins, Beluga Whales, Sea Otters, Harbor Seals, a Coral Reef display, and Penguins.  Currently a special exhibit called "Seahorse Symphony" is on display.  Coming in June 2000, a massive display in the Aquarium dedicated to the 4 seasons of the Amazon will open.  Well worth a visit to Chicago to visit! 

 

Ocean AdVENTure: With this virtual dive, you will visit the hydrothermal vents in the depths of the ocean and see some of the interesting creatures that live there.

 

Sea World: I visited Sea World in Orlando several years ago.  There are some great exhibits there.  If you want to study marine mammals, you are better off visiting an Aquarium.

Marine Mammals: Links to information on dolphins, sea otters, whales, seals, and other marine animals.

 

Ocean Planet Smithsonian: Educational materials, teaching units, and ideas from the Smithsonian Museum.