Under the Sea Activities
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Ocean Exploration Tools
This activity is mainly for high school students and deals with math. Students will design tools for ocean exploration!
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Ocean in a Bottle!
In this activity, students will create their own mini oceans to see exactly how motions affect waves!
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Ocean Transportation
Students will model how submarines work. They will gather objects from around the house and build a model submarine. They will then be able to test them in water to observe how the co…
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Global Shark Tracker
Children can go see the movement of sharks by going to this web page. This is a great way to learn about where sharks migrate.
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Speedy fish experiment
Children can learn about surface tension in this experiment! This is an easy and fun experiment!
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Roaming Robots: Build Your Own Underwater Robot
The ocean is home to some amazing creatures. Have your child splash into sea exploration with this activity. Make your own robot! This activity is for an engaged student.
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Harmful Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay
Children can learn about harmful algal growth through tracking the pH, turbidity, and total chlorophyll of the ocean through algal blooming.
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Harbor Porpoise Movement
Children will learn about the activity patterns of Harbor Porpoises by viewing satellite data. Have your child engage in exploration.
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Do Warmer Seas Make Stronger Hurricanes?
Do warmer sea temperatures increase the intensity of hurricanes? Children can learn the answer by going through this activity!
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Do Hurricanes Cool the Ocean?
Do hurricanes cause the ocean to cool down. Children will get to test the past surface temperature of the ocean to test this hypothesis. This is a good experiment to learn the scienti…
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How Salty Does the Sea Have to Be for an Egg to Float?
Children can do this eggsperiment to learn why certain objects float on water and others do not!
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Ocean Currents: Modeling the Global Conveyor Belt; in Your Kitchen
Children can learn about ocean currents by modeling the relationship between temperature and how it affects a currents' velocity. This is a great experiment for future scientists!
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Timing the Tides
Does your child know how tide pools work? They can do this activity to learn just that!
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Primary Productivity and Plankton
Children will be able to discover knowledge about plankton! Do this expereiment simple experiment.
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Polar Puzzle: Will Ice Melting at the North or South Poles Cause Sea Levels to Rise?
Your child can replicate nature in this activity. Children can engage in this easy activity that shows them what happes.
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Underwater Egg Investigation
In this experiement your child can watch eggs turn into animals over time. It is a great introduction to sea life.
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How Salty is the Sea?
Children will be able to test how much salt is in salt water. This is an experiment for beginners.
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Building Beaches
Children will make their own model of the beach and shoreline to see just how nature works!
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Can Water Float on Water?
Children can learn what happens when layers of water with different densities interact.
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Underwater Night Life
Have your child do this fun and easy activity to observe night time under the sea.
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DIY Aqua Scope
Does your child want to learn about life under water? They should make an aqua scope and do just that!
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How to Make a Pond Dip Net
Children can make this apparatus to view living organisms! Make sure they return them to the pond or ocean after the experiement.
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Will the Ice Melt and Overflow?
Learn how ice and water take up space in the ocean! This experiment is great for the whole family.
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Escaping Water
Children can learn about capillary action through this fun and easy experiment!
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Mixing Oil and Water
Children can learn about the relationship between oil and water. This experiment can give insight into oil spills.
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Cut Ice Cubes in Half Like Magic
Children will learn about pressure and how it relates to melting ice! They will get to practice this in the real world.
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Ocean Food Links
Children can learn how plants and animals interact to live. This activity is fun and educational.
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Lanternfish Sticks
Children have the opportunity to make their own glowing Lantern fish. They can also learn why these fish glow in the ocean.
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Jellyfish in a Bottle
Help your child learn about jellyfish by making your own! Note how the jellyfish moves through the water.
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Cup of Fish
Young children will enjoy making their own little aquariums in a bowl. This little activity will engage them in ocean education.
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Build an Underwater Scope!
Does your child want to explore the sea? In this activity they can make their own underwater scope and do just that!
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There Are Algae in Your House!
Children can explore how algae can be found in household products. Guide them through the process!
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Life Cycle of the Pacific Salmon
Children and adults alike can learn about Salmon in this activity!
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Dive into the Deep Sea
Children will get to learn about deep sea exploration through this activity. It is a great introduction.
