Profiles Index

Learning About Dolphins
Dolphins are beautiful creatures that are fun to watch. A dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals in the world.

What is a Lobster?
Unit Study on Lobsters. Lobsters are a favorite seafood of North Americans. Lobster hunters trap lobsters in cagelike traps and send them to market where they are sold as food.

Lesson 14 - Learning About Whales
Learning About Whales - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 14. Whales are large mammals that breathe air through blowholes. They belong to the order Cetacea - Cetaceans is the scientific name for whales, dolphins and porpoises.

Lesson 11 - Learning About Eels
Learning About Eels - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 11. Moray Eels make their homes in narrow coral caves. Eels have muscular, snake-like bodies. They belong to the Class Osteichthyes. There are about 500 species of eels.

What is a Dolphin?
Unit study on Dolphins. Dolphins are beautiful creatures that are fun to watch. A dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals in the world.

What is a Ray?
Unit Study on Rays. Rays are very smart and curious animals. They often approach a diver and simply observe him. Would you like to be observed by a ray?

Lesson 8 - Learning About Jellyfish
Learning About Jellyfish - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 8. Jellyfishes are animals that belong to Phylum Cnidaria, included in the class Scyphozoa.

Lesson 7 - Learning About Sharks
Learning About Sharks - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 7. Sharks are a member of Class Chondrichthyes which includes the rays and skates. There are 368 recognized species of sharks.

What is a Jellyfish?
Most jellyfish are not dangerous to humans but a few are highly toxic. Contrary to popular belief the menacingly infamous Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia) isn't actually a jellyfish, but a colony of hydrozoan polyps.

Lesson 2 - Learning About Starfish
Starfish - Scientists call them Sea Stars - but no matter what you call them, they are interesting creatures. Starfish or sea stars are animals that live in the ocean. They are not actually fishes.

What is a Crab?
Unit study on Crabs. Crabs are animals that live mainly in the sea. They belong to the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustracea. It is easy to recognize a crab.

Apple Thematic Unit
Apple Thematic Unit - Learn all about apples and celebrate with some fun activities.

What is an Octopus?
Octopus Unit Study - Octopuses are animals that live in the ocean. They are not actually fishes.

Lesson 13 - Learning About Manatees
Learning About Manatees - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 13. Manatees are commonly found in shallow rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas, particularly where seagrass beds are located.

Lesson 12 - Learning About Rays
Learning About Rays - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 12. Moray Eels make their homes in narrow coral caves. Eels have muscular, snake-like bodies. They belong to the Class Osteichthyes. There are about 500 species of eels.

What is a Manatee?
Unit Study on Manatees. Manatees are commonly found in shallow rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas, particularly where seagrass beds are located.

What is an Eel?
Eels have muscular, snake-like bodies. They belong to the Class Osteichthyes. There are about 500 species of eels.

Lesson 10 - Learning About Lobsters
Learning About Lobsters - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 10. Have you seen a tank of live lobsters in a restaurant or the supermarket? They aren't very friendly looking, are they? Learn all about lobsters!

Lesson 9 - Learning About Sea Turtles
Learning About Sea Turtles - Unit Study on Sea Creatures, Lesson 9. Even though they spend large amounts of their lives underwater, turtles are air-breathing reptiles, and must surface at regular intervals to refill their lungs with fresh air.

Learning About Clams
Clams are mollusks - a large and diverse phylum of Animals, including a variety of familiar creatures, well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood.

What is a Sea Turtle?
In the United Kingdom aquatic fresh-water turtles are known as terrapins. There are 260 species of turtles, but only seven species of sea turtles.

Lesson 4 - Learning About Octopuses
The word "octopus" comes from a Greek word that means "eight-footed one." The plural for octopus is actually octopuses, but octopi has become acceptable and was finally added to the dictionary.

What is a Shark?
Unit study on Sharks. Sharks are a member of Class Chondrichthyes which includes the rays and skates. There are 368 recognized species of sharks.

Lesson 3 - Learning About Seahorses
A seahorse has a head that looks like the head of a very tiny horse. Find out what it can do with its tail.

What is a Clam?
Unit study on Clams. Clams are bivalve mollusks, well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. There are over 15,000 different species of clams.

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