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Websites

There are so many resources out there that teachers can use in the classroom. 

The following three websites are great tools for students to use that help them learn more about science and ocean life! Each website has interactive games, videos, and worksheets for students.

Science for Kids at Kids.Gov

https://kids.usa.gov/science/index.shtml

Seymour Simon's Website

http://www.seymoursimon.com/

Ask a Biologist sponsored by Arizona State University

http://askabiologist.asu.edu/

Poem

Sea Creatures by Meish Goldish

This poem allows students to use their imagination to explore the ocean. To capture the essence of the poem, the teacher should have the students close their eyes while the teacher reads the poem out loud. This way the students can focus on what the words truly mean and paint a picture in their mind of what the poem is describing. 

Sea Creatures

Come along, come with me,
Take a dive in the deep blue sea.
Put on your gear, let's explore
All the way to the ocean floor!

See that snail wrapped in cursl?
Look! An oyster wearing pearls!
Watch the octopus oh so dark,
But don't you dare to pet the shark!

Dive on down, seaward bound,
Motion in the ocean is all around!
Dive on down, seaward bound.
Motion in the ocean is all around.

Now we're very far below,
The lantern fish are all aglow.
Is that a tiny shock you feel?
You just met an electric eel!

Giant blue whales start to stir,
Bigger than dinosaurs ever were!
Wave good-bye to the squid and sponge,
This is the end of our deep-sea plunge!

Dive on down, seaward bound,
Motion in the ocean is all around!
Dive on down, seaward bound.
Motion in the ocean is all around.

Meish Goldish

Chapter Book

The Magic School Bus Chapter Books are great for younger students to let their imagination soar and still learn. 

The Chapter Book I chose for this curriculum guide is: 

The Great Shark Escape (Magic School Bus) by Jennifer Johnston

When Ms. Frizzle, the teacher, decides to take her class to the aquarium, they end up going to see more than just fish. The class takes a drip to the depths of the ocean where the class gets stuck in the jaws of a shark. The class must escape the shark all while Ms. Frizzle teaches the class about the many different species of sharks that live in the ocean.

NonFiction Books

These books are great resources for students to learn fun and interesting facts all about the ocean and what types of animals can live in the ocean life environment.

Coral Reefs by Seymour Simon

• Seymour Simon gives his audience an in depth look on what is really on the floors of earths tropical oceans.
• The book is filled with colorful photos of underwater reefs that bring the book to life.
• Did you know?
• Coral Reefs are actually living beings.
• Can grow to be larger than a skyscraper.
• Provide a home for a vast number of underwater creatures.

Dolphins by Seymour Simon

• This book is all about one of nature’s most intelligent animals. Dolphins have many different characteristics that not many people know about. The main purpose of the book is to inform the reader about the dangers dolphins face from commercial fishing and human activity. Seymour Simon writes that “it’s vital that people support governmental laws to protect these wonderful creatures.”

Seymour Simon’s Extreme Oceans

• This book is all about oceans and the types of creatures you’d find in them. Seymour Simon divides up the book in chapters by the types of oceans there are and the climates they’re in, dangerous sea animals, tsunamis, the great barrier reef, biggest ocean animals, undersea mountains and volcanoes, stormy seas, and climate change.

Wild Oceans by Lucio Santoro

• This is a 3-D pop up book filled with facts on the types of animals you would find in the ocean. The book really comes to life and the students can learn in hands on setting with the pop up interactions. Some of the topics the book covers are: coral reefs, the frozen sea, and the deep sea. 

The Frigid Arctic Ocean by Doreen Gonzales

• The Arctic Ocean is extremely cold and has long, dark winters. This book helps students discover the plants and animals that survive in this ocean area and the mysteries of the Arctic.

Lets Try It Out: In the Water by Seymour Simon

• “Let’s Try It Out: In the Water” is a scientific book for younger students who want to learn about why things float and sink. The book helps students understand more about water and make observations when conducting safe experiments.

Penguins (Smithsonian) by Seymour Simon

• Seymour Simon gives his audience a look into how Penguins live and why they are classified as birds. The book includes a website to visit and additional reading sources for the students to explore more about penguins.
• Did you know?
• Penguins spend seventy-five percent of their lives in water.
• Penguins are classified as birds but can not fly.