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Marine Pinniped Activities – Google Slides & Print – Seals, Sea Lions & Walruses

Michelle Rudolph — Tue, 21 May 2024 16:13:16 +0000

This is a print and digital science interactive notebook resource that uses Google Slides. There are 5 interactive marine pinniped activities related to marine mammals including sea lions, seals and walruses. These activities are perfect for an Oceanography, Marine Science or Marine Biology class with no prep! Perfect for online learning or in-person instruction!

Use these marine pinniped activities for:

Sub Plans
Test Review
Online Learning
Homework
Independent review
Stations
Interactive Notebook Activity
Early Finishers

The marine pinniped activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. See the preview to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides and print version are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:

Pinniped identification

Pinniped characteristics (walrus tusks, thermoregulation, viviparous reproduction, blubber and role in the food web/ecology

Human impact on Pinnipeds

Sea lions vs seals

*Please note that this is not an editable resource*

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Sea Turtle Activities – Life Cycle, Migration, Adaptations – Marine Biology

Michelle Rudolph — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:49:47 +0000

This is a print and digital science interactive notebook resource that uses Google Slides. There are 4 interactive sea turtle activities. These activities are perfect for an Oceanography, Marine Science or Marine Biology class with no prep! Perfect for online learning or in-person instruction!

Use these sea turtle activities for:

Sub Plans
Test Review
Online Learning
Homework
Independent review
Stations
Interactive Notebook Activity
Early Finishers

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. See the preview to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides and print version are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:

Sea Turtle identification

Sea Turtle Adaptations (Salt glands, shell, thermoregulation, mouth shape, shape of limbs)

Sea turtle life cycle

Sea turtle migration patterns

*Please note that this is not an editable resource*

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Plastic Pollution and the Coral Reef Project-Based Learning

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:48 +0000

This is a Project-Based Learning activity that can be implemented in almost any science classroom and comes with a digital google slides version. It is all about how plastic pollution has an effect on the biodiversity of the coral reefs. Students compile research, create a public service announcement and then an action plan to create a solution to this real-world problem.

***A DIGITAL FILE OF THE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL) STUDENT NOTEBOOK FOR online LEARNING IS INCLUDED***

This project has multiple parts:
A vision board where students illustrate or create a vision of the coral reef using images.
Research into the biodiversity of the coral reef and plastic pollution
Creating a public service announcement presentation or video.
A student-created action plan that gets the school and/or community involved in efforts to reduce the plastic in the oceans.

A Project-Based Learning (PBL) notebook is included to guide students through each part of the planning process and research. Details on how to implement each part of the project are also included.

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Marine Worms Quick Lesson Guided Notes and Assessment

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:38 +0000

Need to introduce or review marine worms for your marine science, oceanography or marine biology class but don’t have enough time to teach a full lesson? This resource contains a quick, interactive PowerPoint lesson and visual guided notes to review the key information related to Phyla Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Nematoda and Annelida (class Polychaetes).

It is editable to meet the needs of your students and there is a colorful Google Slides version of both the PowerPoint lesson and guided notes to use digitally!

Included in this resource:

Editable Quick PowerPoint Lesson
Editable guided notes with 2 versions for differentiation
Cover for interactive science notebooks
Google Slides version of PowerPoint lesson and guided notes for online learners
An editable assessment containing 25 questions with a mix of vocabulary matching, short answer and multiple choice questions. An answer key is included. Everything is editable except for the title and any included clip art.
A self-grading Google Forms version of the assessment. The link is in the resource. The google Forms assessment has the same questions but they are all multiple choice.

Content covered:

What are flatworms?

What are ribbon worms?

What are round worms?

What are segmented worms?

What are Polychaetes?

Anatomy of a Bony Fish

Bony fish digestion, reproduction, circulatory and respiratory systems.

***Text is editable but clip art and text with special fonts are not editable due to copyright of those resources.***

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Marine Vertebrates Task Cards Editable and Google Forms™

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:34 +0000

These 24 marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds editable task cards can be used in a classroom or digitally for online learning through Google Forms with no prep. They are even self-grading! Perfect for an Oceanography, Marine Science or Marine Biology class. They can be easily printed, cut and laminated for use in the classroom with a ready-to-print student answer sheet.

Review vocabulary and key concepts related to marine vertebrates. The link for Google Forms is available in the resource. An answer key is included in the resource and in Google Forms.

Task cards can be printed 1 per page or 4 per page. The answer sheet can be printed 1 per page or 2 per page to save paper. I typically print 2 per page so they’re perfect for gluing into interactive notebooks.

*Please note that the text is editable in each task card but the titles and clip art are not editable.

Content covered:

What organisms are in Class Reptilia? (organisms, characteristics, adaptations)

What are characteristics of seabirds? (organisms, charactersitics, adaptations, ecology)

What are the characteristics of class Mammalia? (Organisms, adaptations)

Order Pinnipedia, Order Carnivora (Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses)

Order Cetacea (Dolphins, Porpoises, Whales)

Toothless vs Toothed Whales

Order Sirenia (Manatees and Dugongs

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Marine Reptiles, Seabirds and Mammals Quick Lesson Guided Notes and Assessment

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:33 +0000

Need to introduce or review marine reptiles, seabirds and mammals for your marine science, oceanography or marine biology class but don’t have enough time to teach a full lesson? This resource contains a quick, interactive PowerPoint lesson and visual guided notes to review the key information related to classes including Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia.

It is editable to meet the needs of your students and there is a colorful Google Slides version of both the PowerPoint lesson and guided notes to use digitally!

Included in this resource:

Editable Quick PowerPoint Lesson
Editable guided notes with 2 versions for differentiation
Cover for interactive science notebooks
Google Slides version of PowerPoint lesson and guided notes for online learners
An editable assessment containing 25 questions with a mix of vocabulary matching, short answer and multiple choice questions. An answer key is included. Everything is editable except for the title and any included clip art.
A self-grading Google Forms version of the assessment. The link is in the resource. The google Forms assessment has the same questions but they are all multiple choice.

Content covered:

What organisms are in Class Reptilia? (organisms, characteristics, adaptations)

What are characteristics of seabirds? (organisms, charactersitics, adaptations, ecology)

What are the characteristics of class Mammalia? (Organisms, adaptations)

Order Pinnipedia, Order Carnivora (Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses)

Order Cetacea (Dolphins, Porpoises, Whales)

Toothless vs Toothed Whales

Order Sirenia (Manatees and Dugongs

***Text is editable but clip art and text with special fonts are not editable due to copyright of those resources.***

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Marine Vertebrates Editable Warm Ups or Exit Tickets

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:33 +0000

2 weeks of editable warm up slides about marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds. These could also be used as exit tickets! Digital or print versions are perfect for a marine fish unit in your marine biology, marine science or oceanography classroom with no prep! Use these as bellringers to get your students ready for the day or end the class with a ticket out the door. Google Slides versions are also included for online learning!

Each question is in short or long response format so students explain the topic and show their understanding.

There are 3 ways to use these editable warm ups/exit tickets:

1. Use them with slides as students fill out the answers on their own personal answer sheet.

2. Use the answer sheets with the questions on them without the slides. I personally have my students hole punch them each week to add into a pronged folder or binder to use as a study tool. You can even print them at 90% so students can glue them into their interactive science notebooks!

3. Use them for online learning or digitally with the Google Slides version. This is also perfect for digital interactive student notebooks.

A PowerPoint version is included for editing and a PDF version is included for easy printing.

*The questions are editable but the fonts and clip art are not due to copyright.*

Included in this resource:
2 weeks of warm ups/exit tickets (10 total).
3 editable templates to fit the needs of you and your students
PowerPoint Slides with the questions to project for your students
Answer key

Content covered:

What organisms are in Class Reptilia? (organisms, characteristics, adaptations)

What are characteristics of seabirds? (organisms, charactersitics, adaptations, ecology)

What are the characteristics of class Mammalia? (Organisms, adaptations)

Order Pinnipedia, Order Carnivora (Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses)

Order Cetacea (Dolphins, Porpoises, Whales)

Toothless vs Toothed Whales

Order Sirenia (Manatees and Dugongs

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Marine Ecology Task Cards Editable and Google Forms™

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:31 +0000

These 24 marine ecology and transfer of energy editable task cards can be used in a classroom or digitally for online learning through Google Forms with no prep and they are self grading! Perfect for a Marine Science or Marine Biology class. They can be easily printed, cut and laminated for use in the classroom with a ready-to-print student answer sheet.

Review vocabulary and key concepts related marine ecology.

The link for Google Forms is available in the resource. An answer key in included in the resource and in Google Forms.

*Please note that the text is editable in each task card but the titles and clip art are not editable.

Content covered:

Ecology terms (ecology, abiotic, biotic, ecosystem, community, population, habitat, niche)

Symbiotic relationships in the ocean (commensalism, mutualism, parasitism)

Interspecific vs intraspecific competition

Carrying capacity, limiting resources

Theory of Evolution, Charles Darwin and Natural Selection

Benthic vs pelagic organisms

Marine lifestyles (benthic, pelagic, plankton)

Autotrophs and heterotrophs

Marine food chains, marine food webs and marine trophic levels (primary producers, consumers, detritus, decomposers)

Transfer of energy and percentage of energy transfer through trophic pyramid

Marine productivity (biomass, gross primary production, net primary production, standing stock of plankton)

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Marine Ecology Editable Warm Ups or Exit Tickets

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:30 +0000

2 weeks of editable warm up slides that could also be used as exit tickets! Digital or print versions are perfect for a marine ecology and transfer of energy unit in your marine biology, marine science or oceanography classroom with no prep! Use these as bellringers to get your students ready for the day or end the class with a ticket out the door. Google Slides versions are also included for online learning!

Each question is in short or long response format so students explain the topic and their understanding.

There are 3 ways to use these editable warm ups/exit tickets:

1. Use them with slides as students fill out the answers on their own personal answer sheet.

3. Use them for online learning or digitally with the Google Slides version. This is also perfect for digital interactive student notebooks.

A PowerPoint version is included for editing and a PDF version is included for easy printing.

*The questions are editable but the fonts and clip art are not due to copyright.*

Ecology terms (ecology, abiotic, biotic)

Symbiotic relationships in the ocean (commensalism, mutualism, parasitism)

Interspecific vs intraspecific competition

limiting resources

Natural Selection

Marine lifestyles (benthic, pelagic, plankton)

Autotrophs and heterotrophs

Marine food chains, marine food webs and marine trophic levels (primary producers, consumers, detritus, decomposers)

Transfer of energy and percentage of energy transfer through trophic pyramid

Marine productivity (gross primary production, net primary production_

*Each resource is in PDF and PowerPoint format for easy editing.

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Fish and Sharks Google Slides™ and Print Activities

Alexis — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:47:27 +0000

This is a print and digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 8 interactive activities with 2 readings related to bony and cartilaginous fish within classes Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes. These activities are perfect for a Marine science, Marine Biology or Zoology class with no prep! These can be used as online stations, an activity for early finishers, interactive science notebooks, homework or for review in the classroom. Perfect for online learning or in person instruction!

Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand/label visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. See the preview to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides and print version are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Vocabulary (Vertebrae, operculum, lamellae, ichthyology, demersal, pyloric caeca, cloaca)

Shark internal and external anatomy

Fish anatomy
Shark Senses (Ampullae of Lorenzini, olfactory sacs, Lateral lines)

Fish adaptations

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