Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. This book, designed for students in grades preK to 8 by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, contains a collection of language arts, mathematics, and science activities that can be used to teach students about the habitats, organisms, and problems of the sea and shore areas. Although some activities involve trips to the shore, most of them are designed for the classroom and the use of reference materials about the sea. Habitats explored include the rocky shore, the open sea, and the kelp forest. Adaptations to various habitats are covered in reference to organisms such as marine mammals, fish, and sharks.
Human impact is looked at as well as the interactions of the organisms themselves.
Activities include examining and graphing tide tables, making a clam costume, and experimenting with what conditions cause plants to grow. The end of the book features a glossary and a list of helpful resources.