Ocean Habitats

The Ocean is a large body of salty water. The ocean covers three-quarters of the Earth's surface. There are many different kinds of animals and plants that live in the ocean.  To learn more about oceans listen to this podcast:

Ocean Learning is a great website for students to explore about oceans.  There are quizzes, games, videos and even project ideas for teachers.

Listed below are some of the plants and animals that live in ocean habitats.

Animals	Plants
Jellyfish	Plankton
Whales	Seaweed
Dolphins	Green Algae
Stingray	Red Algae
Sea Turtles	Brown Algae
Octopus	Kelp
Fish	Sea Grass
Sea Urchin	Coralline Algae

Review: The lesson below will instruct students on how to classify animals into various categories:

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If you would like to have your students classify the animals and plants here are links to those graphic organizers and explinations of each.

Ocean Animals v. Plants Organizer This graphic organizer helps students organize this habitats animals and plants.  It is helpful to students as they are able to distinguish between what is a plant and what is an animal.

Ocean Animal Organizer This graphic organizer enables students categorize animal types.  Students must sort animals by mammal, reptile, amphibian, insect, bird and fish.  This is a useful tool to assess if students full understand different animal types.

Ocean Plants Organizer This graphic organizer allows students to categorize plants by disguishing which are trees, shrubs and grass. 

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Last updated: May 23, 2013