Seaweed Taste Test
Humorous video clips about children eating seaweed or kelp as a human food. Visit the Career Connection Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Here Is the Coral Reef by Madeline Dunphey
Read aloud of a book that discusses the habitats of marine animals and the importance of the very diverse coral reef. Visit the Student-led Research Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Sea Otters and the Kelp Forests
Sea otters are essential to our ocean’s habitat. This resource shows pictures of kelp forests with and without Sea Otters. Visit the Student-led Research Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
The Secret Life of Otters
There is so much more to a sea otter than meets the eye. Behind its cute face and fluffy fur, the sea otter is an aquatic environmentalist. By munching on urchins, it helps kelp forests flourish, and by crunching on crabs, it promotes eelgrass in estuaries. But this marine mammal is endangered — and needs […]
Army of Sea Urchins
Sea Urchins gather in large enough quantities to form an army. Visit the Student-led Research Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
The Urchin and the Otter | Big Pacific: Voracious
Video discussing the underwater kelp forests. These forests remove 40 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere every year, and sustain a diverse range of organisms. Needless to say, the kelp is important. Yet hordes of sea urchins live in these pacific forests and eat the kelp, and would do so to depletion if left […]
Life In a Kelp Forest by Mary Jo Rhodes
Book about ocean habitats and undersea encounters. Visit the Career Connection Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Sea Otters by National Geographic
Read aloud about sea otters and their relationship with kelp in their habitat. Visit the Career Connection Module of Grade 1 Curriculum to see curriculum connections.