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Discussions
- Whales - Ask the Whale Expert (Whalenet)
Lesson Plans
- Bats (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description and a drawing.
- Dolphins - Bottlenose (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description of the life and habits of the dolphin.
- Dolphins - Bottlenose (Sea World)
Includes a description of the life and habits of the dolphin.
- Fish Tank Lessons and Activities (Donn)
Provides lesson plans, activities, games, and links related to fish, aquariums, hermit crabs and marine life. 12-99
- Manatees (Kids' Planet)
Provides a factsheet and a drawing.
- Otters - Sea (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description and a drawing.
- Turtles - Sea (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description and a drawing.
- Whales - Blue (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description and a drawing.
- Whales - Humpback (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description and a drawing.
- Whales - Killer or Orca (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description and a drawing.
Lists
- Fish Alphabetical by Type (Acme)
- Fish Links (Fish Link Central)
- Map Generator - Coastline (US Dept of Interior)
Provides a map of the coast when you provide longitude and latitude.
- Ocean Educational Resources (Whalenet)
- Sea World
- Squid Links (Ocean Planet)
Provides 83 sources and covers different kinds of squid.
- Whales and Educational Resources (Whalenet)
Provides a variety of educational links to whales and marine life.
Materials
- Aqualink and Aquariums
- Aquarium with Fish Moving
- Fish Development (University of Washington - Cooper)
Provides movies of the development of the zebrafish.
- Fish
- Masters of the Ocean Realm (Cetaceans)
- Puffins - Picture (Shepard)
Provides a large color picture that loads quickly.
- Squid - Giant Squid (Smithsonian)
- Whale Sounds (Miller)
Provides recordings of several whale sounds.
- Whales - Dolphins - Porpoises (Cetaceans)
Papers
- Algae - Iridescent Algae (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Algae - Seaweed (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Anemone - Fish Eating Anemone (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Bass - Black Sea Bass (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Bluefish (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Butterfish (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Clams (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Cod - Atlantic Cod (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Coral Reefs (Bagheera)
Provides a description of coral reefs and discusses the problems related to extinction of coral reefs.
- Corals (Thinkquest)
Provides an article and picture of living coral (an animal) that forms coral reefs.
- Crabs - Horseshoe Crab (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Crabs - Helmet Crab (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Cusk (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Dogfish - Spiny (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Dolphin Evolution (Looney)
- Dolphins (Kirby)
Provides pictures and articles. 1-00
- Dolphins (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Dolphins - Basic Anatomy (ThinkQuest Team 17963)
Provides basic facts and illustrations. 1-00
- Dolphins - Facts (The Whale Club)
Provides basic interesting facts. 1-00
- Dolphins and Porpoises (National Geographic)
Provides a comparison of dolphins and porpoises. Also discusses drift nets. 11-99
- Eels (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Fish Descriptions (NOAA)
Provides articles and drawings for over two dozen types of fish. Look under the drawing of the fish for this section. Different fish are shown as you move your cursor over their names.
- Fish Near Corals (Thinkquest)
Provides an articles and pictures of fish that live near coral reefs, such as parrotfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, wrasses, squirrelfish, lion fish, fantail file fish, and humuhumunukunukuapua'a. 4-00
- Fisheries - Historical Timeline Starting in 1870 (NOAA)
- Flounder - Winter Flounder (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Forage Fish (U.S. Geological Survey - Piatt)
Provides pictures and descriptions. Explains their role in marine ecology. 1-00
- Goosefish (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Haddock (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Hake - Red (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Herring - Atlantic Herring (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Jellyfish (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Kangaroos (Kids Kingdom)
- Lobsters - American Lobster (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Mackerel - Atlantic Mackerel (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Mammals (Kids Kingdom)
- Manatees (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Octopi (Hayward)
- Octopus - Pacific Octopus (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish - Cephalopods (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Organized Collection of Hundreds of Marine Creatures (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture for each creature.
- Parrotfish (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
- Pollock (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Pout - Ocean Pout (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Quahog Bivalve Mollusk (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Ray-Finned Fish (University of Arizona)
"Ray-finned fishes are the dominant aquatic vertebrates today, making up about half of all vertebrate species known. " 3-00
- Salmon - Atlantic Salmon (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Scallops (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Scup (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Seals (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Shad (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Shark - Tiger (Thinkquest)
Provides an articles and picture. 4-00
- Sharks (Bilson)
Provides information for studying sharks, including the different types of sharks and the level of danger to humans for each.
- Sharks (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Sharks - White Shark (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Shrimp - Northern Shrimp (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Skates (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Sponges - Orange Finger Sponge (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Squid (Sudan)
- Squid - Longfin (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Starfish - Six-Rayed Starfish (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Stingrays (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Sturgeons (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Tilefish (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
- Tubeworms - Giant White Tubeworm (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Turtles - Sea Turtles (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Unknown Animals of the Sea (Werry)
Provides pictures of 7animals that the author cannot identify. Can you figure out what they are?.
- Urchins - Green Sea Urchin (Werry)
Provides a short description and a picture.
- Venemous Fish - Scorpionfish, Lionfish, and Stonefish (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Whales (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Whales - Blue Whales (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Whales - Humpback Whale (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Whales - Humpback Whale (National Aquarium in Baltimore)
Includes a description and a picture.
- Whales - Marine Species (Elsberry)
Provides a comprehensive set of links to a wide variety of marine species, organized by family and genus.
- Whales - Minke Whale (Animal Diversity Web)
- Wolffish - Atlantic Wolffish (NOAA)
Provides an article and a drawing. 2-00
Projects
- Word Unscramble (Lighthouse Publications)
Provides words that are scrambled and sea creatures to identify with the words.
Search
- Fish and Ocean Creatures Search (Biosis)
Allows a search for sources of information on fish and ocean creatures by keyword.
Worksheets
- Dolphins Worksheets (Comp Ed - Free Worksheets)
Provides 12 worksheets on dolphins. 11-99
- Sharks, Whales, and Dolphins - Worksheets (CLEARVUE/eav)
Provides a worksheet each for sharks, whales, and dolphins. Requires Acrobat Reader, free software. 1-00
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- Last Updated 08/27/00