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Teacher Resources
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Curriculum
Activity
California Standards
National Standards
What are the components of an ecosystem? Students assume the roles of different scientists while collecting data at an outdoor field site or aquarium.
- Grade 6: 1e, f; 2a, d; 4a; 5a, b, d; 7b, g, h
- Grade 7: 4a, c, f; 5a; 7a, c, d
- Grade 8: 2b; 8c, d
- Grades 9-12: Chemistry 2a, 4d, 5a, 5d; 7d, Biology 6b, 6d, Earth Sciences 5d, 5g, 6b, 8b, 9a, 9c, Investigation and Experimentation 1a-n
- 5-8: Science as Inquiry, Physical Science, History and Nature of Science
- 9-12: Science as Inquiry, Physical Science, Life Science
Students use blue film glasses to observe camouflage strategies of deep sea organisms and explore the properties of light in water.
- Grade 6: 3a; 4b; 5e, 7e
- Grade 7: 5a; 6a, b, e; 7c
- Grade 9-12: Physics 4a, c, e, Biology/Life Sciences 6a, Investigation and Experimentation 1d, g
- 5-8: Science as Inquiry, Life Science
- 9-12: Science as Inquiry, Physical Science
What rhymes with sea star? Students make observations of ocean animals and habitats in Aquarium exhibits, on web
cams or in other nonfiction resources. The students then use their findings to write and illustrate poems.
- Grade K: 2a, b, c; 4a, b, e
- Grade 1: 2a, b, c, d; 4a, b
- Grade 2: 2a, b, c, d; 4d
- Grade 3: 3a, b, c, d; 5b
- Grade 4: 2b; 3a, b; 6a
- Grade 5: 2a, b, c, d; 6a
- PreK: Head Start Framework
- K-4: Science as Inquiry, Life Science
- 5-8: Science as Inquiry, Life Science
Learn about the cutting-edge research conducted each day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
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Learn all about the cool creatures in this exhibit.
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Dive into our games and interactives to have fun and learn about ocean animals and the places they call home.
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Resource Links
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Monterey Bay
Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
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Descriptions of current MBARI research projects involving deep-sea animals and
deep-sea technology.
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Up-to-date information on the current location and
research missions of the MBARI research vessels R/V Western Flyer and
R/V Point Lobos. They post daily cruise logs on some of their longer
research trips.
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Collection of photos and video from MBARI's work on deep-sea research and ocean
engineering.
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Bioluminescence Web Site
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Great information on bioluminescence in deep sea animals
including the hows and whys. Large collection of photos and some video.
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Deep Sea Classroom Activities from the American Museum of Natural History
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Explore interactives and classroom activities to investigate how plate
tectonics create mid-ocean ridges and how they're related to deep-sea vents.
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National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency Ocean Explorer (NOAA)
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Comprehensive and easy-to-use site covering current research projects and the
technology and history of ocean exploration.
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Large selection of photos, videos, maps and sounds
relating to ocean exploration and ocean life.
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Education section with over 85 lesson plans.
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PBS Scientific Frontiers "Beneath the Sea"
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Online version of the PBS show "Beneath the Sea" that
aired in 2002. Alan Alda joins explorer Bob Ballard for a look at the
technologies that have opened up the farthest reaches of the ocean, and he
visits the Monterey Bay Aquarium. You can view the video of the program online.
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Includes "Living in the Sea" online interactive to place animals in the right
deep-sea zone. Also includes teacher resources.
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Professor Paul Yancey's Deep-Sea Page
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Good introduction to deep-sea habitats and adaptations.
Lots of photos and background information on life and zones in the deep.
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Sea and Sky "Monsters of the Deep" Interactive
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Play "Monsters in the Deep" to discover the bizarre,
alien creatures that live in the dark, cold deep sea.
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