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Activities & Games
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Make an Aquascope
Using a homemade aquascope, you can watch tide pool life right where it is and leave the animals in their tide pool homes. 
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Critter Cards and Games
Collect critter cards of rocky shore creatures to color, play games with, or use to create your own field guide.
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You'll find more fun things to do in our Activities & Games section.
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Tide Pool Spotting Guide
Learn more about animals that live on the edge. |
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Online Field Guide
Photos and information about animals and plants found on rocky shores. |
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Coloring Pages
Print coloring pages of rocky shore animals at high and low tides like sea stars and anemones.
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E-Postcard
Send a monkeyface-eel postcard!
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Dictionary
Need help with a scientific term? Use our handy dictionary. |
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Rocky Shores Resources
On Our Web Site
Ocean Explorers Activities: Sea Star Investigations
- These activity sets are a fun way to enrich and extend your visit to the aquarium. In Sea Star Investigations, kids learn about sea stars, where they live and how they eat.
Sea Searchers Handbook: Rocky Shore Chapter (PDF Format)
- Information about the rocky shore habitat, the animals that live there and fun rocky shore activities to do as a family or in the classroom.
You'll find more educational resources in our Classroom Learning and Resources section.
External Links
California Tide Pools on the Rocky Shores
- Visit a virtual California tide pool—learn about zonation and the organisms that live there! This tide pool section is part of a marine science online college curriculum.
eNature
- Owned by the National Wildlife Federation, eNature.com provides photos and information about a wide variety of seashore animals and plants.
Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe)
- MARINe is a network of scientists and institutions monitoring key intertidal habitats along the California rocky shore from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. The web site contains curriculum for kindergarten to high-school students, along with tide pool flashcards and photos.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Marine Botany
- Descriptions and photos of current research projects involving rocky intertidal habitats, seaweeds and algae.
- MBARI scientists, engineers and staff collaborate on a range of marine research projects. The projects span the interdisciplinary fields of ocean science, including marine biology, ecology, chemistry and geology.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Rocky Intertidal Habitats
- A comprehensive and educational scientific characterization of an important habitat in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Partnership for the Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)
- PISCO is a long-term, large-scale research program aimed at more fully understanding the nearshore environments on the U.S. West Coast.
Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN) Rocky Shore Overview
- SIMoN is a long-term program that takes an ecosystem approach to identifying and understanding changes to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Their Rocky Shore pages include information about the rocky intertidal habitat in Monterey Bay and ongoing monitoring projects.
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