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All About Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

Subject Area:

Teacher Pick

Address/URL:

http://www.seaworld.org/Pinnipeds/introduction.html

Description:

Published by Sea World's Education Department, these pages are intended to help teachers of K-3 children teach units about fascinating fin-footed marine mammals. Hands-on activities were developed keeping the science, mathematics, art, geography and language curricula in mind. Pre- and post assessment sections, a vocabulary list, and a bibliography with recommendations for young readers is also included.

How You Can Use This Source:

Let your students discover how to tell the different fin-footed species apart by their habits and habitat.
Have your students create and share their own songs that describe seals, walruses or sea lions.
Work in small groups to explore the body of a squid in while "Just Squidding Around."

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