1. National Aquarium Field Trip
May 18
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2. These websites will “buoy” your lesson planning --
TEACHERS
These websites will “buoy” your lesson planning --
lots of information and plans for teachers
and activities for students
Baltimore’s National Aquarium – animals and exhibits that we’ll see
Virginia Institute of Marine Science – lots of elementary lesson plans
A “Sea” of Great Ideas – a nice assortment of teacher tools, created by a teacher
Sea – from Franklin Institute, a great assortment of activity ideas
KiddyHouse.com – literature-based lesson plans and resources using Leo Lionni’s Swimmy
Shedd Aquarium – a LOT of lesson plans, interactives, fact sheets, etc.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Oceanography Sites
Under the Sea – a site that kids can use, with activity ideas for teachers as well (note: if a page appears to be plain white, click and drag across the page – text will appear)
Monterey Bay Aquarium – especially interesting: live webcams and “About the Animals”
Kids, keep following me!

3. Great! You made it! Now let’s learn about sea life!
KIDS
Check out the aquarium we’ll be visiting - National Aquarium
Looking for information about sea life? Check out these sites:
Sea World/Busch Gardens
Enchanted Learning – Scroll down the right side to Oceans, Whales, and Biomes (Coral Reefs,Oceans)
Monterey Bay Aquarium – check out the live cameras!
Do your own searches using these:
netTrekker – Log in: Username: CAS_LU Password: happy
Science/Biology/Animals/Animals by Groups
Yahooligans -- Science & Nature/Living Things/Animals/Aquatic Life
Fact Monster –- Science/Animals/Sea Life or Aquarium
KidsClick! -- Animals/Whales,Dolphins or Aquarium
Use these keywords as bait for hooking some great information:
Oceans, marine animals, dolphins, sea life, aquatic animals, aquarium
Great! You made it! Now let’s learn about sea life!

4. Photo credit:
“Reef 2559.” Online image. Coral Kingdom Collection. NOAA Photo Library. 23 Nov <