marine biology activities

COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean

April 29, 2020April 28, 2020 laura

#13 Exploring the Sea Many of us have waded into ocean waters, maybe even snorkeled or SCUBA dived; but despite our experiences having been immersed into the fascinating world of the ocean, we continue to know so little about it. Ocean comprises 71% of the Earth’s surface, yet we have only explored 5% of it. It […] Read More

COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 laura

#6 Let’s Get Real About Sharks When the movie Jaws was released in 1975 it unlocked a mass hysteria towards sharks. While the now deceased author of Jaws Peter Benchley later stated he regretted the negative impact his book and movie had on sharks, the genre of shark horror lives on. Benchley, however, spent the rest […] Read More

COVID 19 Things You Can Do to Connect Kids to the Ocean

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 laura

#5 A Whale’s World Whales are beloved across the world: their size alone is enough to capture our attention, not to mention the mysterious lives they lead beneath the water’s surface. Scientists categorize whales into two groups: toothed whales and baleen whales. Toothed whales include beaked whales, sperm whales and orcas. Baleen whales include blue […] Read More