COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean
#16 Take A Deep Dive With current social distancing efforts, there is limited opportunity for outdoor exploration. But now thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), you can participate in a virtual field trip to the deep sea synchronized to the full moon on Thursday! Today’s activity is an extension of our “Exploring […] Read More
COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean
#10 The Mysterious Lives of Sea Horses Seahorses may look small in comparison to the many animals found on a coral reef, but don’t let their small graceful movements fool you: seahorses play an important role in coral reef ecosystems. They have many features that make them particularly unique. In this activity, kids will learn […] Read More
COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean
#6 Let’s Get Real About Sharks When the movie Jaws was released in 1975 it unlocked a mass hysteria towards sharks. While the now deceased author of Jaws Peter Benchley later stated he regretted the negative impact his book and movie had on sharks, the genre of shark horror lives on. Benchley, however, spent the rest […] Read More
COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean
#5 A Whale’s World Whales are beloved across the world: their size alone is enough to capture our attention, not to mention the mysterious lives they lead beneath the water’s surface. Scientists categorize whales into two groups: toothed whales and baleen whales. Toothed whales include beaked whales, sperm whales and orcas. Baleen whales include blue […] Read More
COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean
#4: Our Trash Isn’t the Ocean’s Treasure At some point, maybe even many times, we’ve all said, “I’m going to throw the trash away.” But where is away? Unfortunately, there is no magical place where our trash vanishes. Just because it leaves our sight doesn’t mean it is gone forever. There is 14 billion pounds […] Read More
COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean
#3 Kelp is Kool Sea otters, while well known for their cuteness, also play an important role in ocean ecosystems. In kelp forests sea otters are considered a keystone species—a species that the rest of the species in an ecosystem rely […] Read More
COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean
2: Creek Critters Citizen Science Schools might be closed for social distancing, but there is still opportunity for kids to get outside and learn. While our focus here at […] Read More