Build Otto the Sea Otter
Students will create a sea otter puppet and act out how this species is essential to kelp forest habitats.
KELP Age Range: Ages 6 to 9
Hermit Crab Game
Through musical chairs, learn about hermit crabs and the challenges they face when they need to find a new shell home.
Whale of a View
With small mirrors and a paper towel tube, students build monoculars to view their surroundings from the perspective of a whale.
Whale Feeding
An activity that demonstrates how baleen whales, such as Right Whales, use skim feeding to capture their prey.
Whale Blubber
Students create a “blubber glove” to mimic the importance of blubber to whales living in frigid water.
Hooked on Conservation
A creative game that shows the effects of longline fishing on the health of the ocean ecosystem.
