Children are fascinated by the marine coast habitat. There are hundreds of intriguing animals to learn about: shell fish, crabs, sea stars, sharks, etc. Each coastal area has different inhabitants depending on location and climate. The rocky shore is home to different animals than the sandy beach or muddy marsh. There are several marine animal groups: mollusks (snails and clams), crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, and lobsters), echinoderms (sea stars, sand dollars and urchins), as well as fish, sea turtles, and many more. The dominant plant group will be sea weeds and shore grasses and flowers, such as beach plums. If you are lucky enough to live near the marine shore, you will have access to these fascinating plants and animals.
There are many interesting technology resources for this (and any other nature) topic: Google Images, You Tube, and live web-cams. Here are a few links, but make sure you explore to find more.
This will connect you to Google star fish images. You can search on any marine life animal and get similar results.
This link will connect you to a clip of a sand dollar moving on the beach. This is a lot of fun to watch. Try looking for barnacles feeding, or sea urchins moving.
This link connects you to the beluga web cam at the Georgia Aquarium. There are dozens of web cams all over the world where you and the children can watch live animals.
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