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Under the Sea

Thanks to Miss Ferry…

Our wee pal Sebastian might be on to something at the moment so this week I thought we could take a trip under the sea and find out what all the fuss is about🐙🐟🐠

As we humans can’t breathe under water you’ll need to become a fish for the day. Click the link to find out which fish you’re going to be.🐟🦈

Which Deep Sea Creature Are You?

Welcome to the ocean! Nemo, Dory and their friends are here to give you a virtual tour.

**Some activities require flash and may not work on a mobile or tablet**

Dory has some tips for you on being a fish. Watch this clip to find out How Fish Are Adapted to Live in Water.

Wherever it lives, a fish has to find something to eat and avoid being eaten. Each type of fish has evolved with unique adaptations to help it survive in its habitat. In this game its your job to design a fish with the right adaptations to survive. Try different combinations of adaptations and see which ones work best together.

Build Your Own Fish

Oceans of the World

Our planet is made up of five great oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern. They’re all linked together, creating a huge body of saltwater called the World Ocean. It surrounds continents and islands, covering more than 70% of Earth’s surface. Click on this interactive link to find out more about Oceans and Seas.

Now you know where the different oceans are click on the link below to find out all about ocean habitats. After you watch the clip scroll down to play the game and take a quiz. Ocean Habitat BBC Bitesize.

Layers of the Ocean

🎶Let’s name the zones, the zones, the zones. Let’s name the zones of the open sea🎶

Mr Ray would like to teach you all about the layers of the ocean. Click on the link to find out more The Layers of the Ocean. Below are two websites which will allow you to travel to the deepest parts of the ocean and explore the different layers on the way. Choose a link and then scroll down the website to discover what sea creatures live in the different layers. You can try both if you like 🙂

The Deep Sea

Explore the Deepest Oceans

The Deep Sea

Journey to the bottom of the sea and learn all about sea vents. To get there, you’ll have to descend thousands of meters below sea level. Lucky for you, there’s Alvin, a submersible designed to descend 4,500 meters below sea level.

Journey to Deep Sea Vents Game

Deep Sea Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community of living things. Living things in an ecosystem survive by interacting with each other and with their environment. In fact, there are more types of ecosystems in the ocean than on land!

Find out how organisms are connected in ecosystem by playing this Deep Sea Interactive Game. Once you have found them all, you can explore more connections by clicking on the link that appears at the end of the game.

Glow in the Dark Sea Creatures

At least 1,500 species of fish are known to glow in the dark and scientists regularly discover new ones. Glowing in the dark has a fancy name – bioluminescence. Watch the clip below to find out more.

Deep Sea Torch

Here’s a fun craft activity you might like to try 🙂

The Great Barrier Reef

Nemo would like to take you on a tour of his home. He lives in the Great Barrier Reef which is the world’s largest coral reef system.

Click here to find out more with this Interactive Coral Reef.

Explore the Great Barrier Reef in the 360 video below. Once you have pressed play you can use the mouse to drag the screen and get a 360 view.

If you enjoyed the video you might like exploring more of the Great Barrier Reef on Google Earth at this link Google Earth – Great Barrier Reef or other Virtual Dives.

Coral Reef Ecosystem

Find out how organisms are connected in this ecosystem by playing this Coral Reef Interactive Game. Once you have found them all, you can explore more connections by clicking on the link that appears at the end of the game.

Make Your Own Coral Reef

Now that you’ve learned all about coral reefs you might want to build your own by following the instructions linked below. You could use the template to make your own Nemo for your coral reef.

Build Your Own Coral Reef

Finding Nemo – Paper Model

Nemo also has a fun Coral Reef Activity Booklet for you to download 🙂

Jellyfish

Squishy would like to teach you all about jellyfish. Watch the video below to find out how a jellyfish stings.

Whales

Dory’s friend Bailey is a beluga whale and would like to teach you about whales. If you’ve seen the movie, you’ll know Bailey uses echolocation to work out what is around him. Watch the video below to find out how this works.

Humpback Whales

Play this Whale Migration Game to find out all about humpback whales and how you can help protect them.

Blue Whale

Meet Baileys friend Blue! Blue is a model whale who lives in the American Museum of Natural History. The largest dinosaur at the museum interviewed Blue to find out all about being a blue whale. Click on the link to go to the interview Blue Whale Interview.

Sea Turtles

Crush and Squirt would like to teach you all about sea turtles. Listen to Squirt’s favourite song to learn all about him and his friends.

Swim with squirt and his friends below in this 360 video. Press play then drag the mouse to look around.

Crush has a Sea Turtle Tracker for you. Click on a turtle to view where they have been swimming. Zoom out to get a clearer idea of what ocean they are in and click on the black dots to see what dates they were in different spots.

Saturday was a very special day for Crush and Squirt because it was World Turtle Day. World Turtle Day Colouring

I’m sure you’ll agree that there are lots of interesting creatures living in the sea. We all have a job to make sure the ocean is a safe place for them to live. Here you can read about Plastic Pollution in the Deepest Ocean and what we can do to help.

There is a special day every year to remind us of how important it is to look after the ocean. It’s called World Oceans Day and takes place on Monday 8th June. This World Ocean Daypage has lots of activities planned to celebrate this event. Have a look on their page and make a note of anything you’d like to tune into on the 8th June.

You can watch a special World Ocean Day Octonauts below.

Home Learning with Mr Ray

Mr Ray has decided to help out with your home learning this week and has put together some under the sea themed lessons. If you like you can do these instead of the home learning on the blog or as a wee extra 🙂

Numeracy and Maths

Under the Sea – Counting

Under the Sea – Addition within 10

Under the Sea – Addition and Subtraction Puzzle

Under the Sea – Counting to 30

Under the Sea – Count and Colour

Under the Sea – Colour and Count to 20

Under the Sea – Maths Activity Booklet

Literacy

Read Starry Eyed Stan and use these Starry Eyed Stan – Talk Cards as discussion prompts to have a chat about the story.

Under the Sea – Pencil Control

Under the Sea – Writing Activity