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
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.
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.
Learn About Marine Mammals and Pacific Harbor Seal. The Marine Mammal Center.
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.
Wave Hunting: Orcas Prey on Seal. Orcas hunting a seal by creating waves. Lindblad Expeditions--National Geographic.
Killer whales hunting seals on ice--behind the scenes in Antarctica--BBC Earth."
"Recovering the Southern Resident Killer Whale with Research and Conservation." NOAA Fisheries.
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.
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.
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.
National Ocean Service Education, NOAA. Educational Content and Modules for Educators.
Education. Monterey Bay Aquarium. A wealth of games and activities. Here are a few:
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.
Ocean Health
NOAA:
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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!
Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea. Ocean Portal, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
"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.
Here are the lyrics from Child Ballad 113, on Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Scroll down this page to see some different versions of the lyrics. Mainly Norfolk: English and Scottish Folk and Other Good Music.
