Links
Have fun exploring!
Links with an apple have an activity or lesson plan for educators.
Here you'll find:
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Some Favorite Video and Audio Clips
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Seals and Other Marine Mammals
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Puffins and Other Ocean Birds
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The Ocean and Life in the Sea
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Tides and Currents
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Ocean Health
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The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry
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Some Favorite Video and Audio Clips
A seal researcher at work in Puget Sound. This is what Aran's world looks like.
A kelp forest. This awesome video from NOAA's Ocean Today even has a seal.
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Explore marine life in these great videos from NOAA's Ocean Today--with transcripts, too!
Seals and Other Marine Mammals
Lunchbox Lessons: Seal Anatomy. Fun, short informational video. Ocean Today, NOAA.​​
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Learn About Marine Mammals and Pacific Harbor Seal. The Marine Mammal Center.​​
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Harbor Seal Monitoring in Puget Sound, NOAA Fisheries. See a seal researcher at work; watch seals move on land and in a kelp forest. This is what Aran's world looks like.
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Wave Hunting: Orcas Prey on Seal. Orcas hunting a seal by creating waves. Lindblad Expeditions--National Geographic.
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Killer whales hunting seals on ice--behind the scenes in Antarctica--BBC Earth."
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"Recovering the Southern Resident Killer Whale with Research and Conservation." NOAA Fisheries.
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Puffins and Other Ocean Birds
Tufted Puffin. Listen to a puffin grunting, watch a short video, and see
wonderful photos. All About Birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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Atlantic Puffin. I saw Atlantic puffins in the Skellig Islands; they inspired the puffin in the book. All About Birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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The Ocean and Life in the Sea
Ocean Today from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is a fantastic resource. Here are a few places to get started:
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Marine Life. These short informational videos and transcripts are a great introduction to a topic. Here are some you'll recognize from The Turning: Kelp Forests, Bioluminescent Ocean, and Killer Whales.
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NOAA Photo Library: The Ocean, Life in the Sea. Click on a photo to learn what you're looking at. Here's the Pacific Ocean, U.S. West Coast: Aran's world.
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National Ocean Service Education, NOAA. Educational Content and Modules for Educators.
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Education. Monterey Bay Aquarium. A wealth of games and activities. Here are a few:
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Tides and Currents
From the National Ocean Service:
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Tides and Water Levels. This tutorial on tides includes causes, variations, and measuring.
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Ocean Health
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Activities and Curricula. NOAA Marine Debris Program, Office of Response and Restoration. "Download an assortment of puzzles, brain-teasers, coloring activities, and formal curricula for grades 1-12."
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Educator's Guide to Marine Debris. Download this guide with activities and worksheets.
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Trash Talk. Watch short videos on marine debris and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Trash Talk Webinar for educators. Ocean Today. A ten-minute webinar with demonstrations of hands-on activities.
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NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project. Take action!
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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea. Ocean Portal, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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"The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry"
This is the ballad that Nellie sings. I took lines from a few versions and made some tweaks of my own.
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Here are the lyrics from Child Ballad 113, on Internet Sacred Text Archive.
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Scroll down this page to see some different versions of the lyrics. Mainly Norfolk: English and Scottish Folk and Other Good Music.
