Can’t get enough information about
beachcombing? marine invertebrates?
Interested in seeing photographs of marine invertebrates in their natural
Hoping to include marine invertebrates in your lesson plans?
If so, check out these links:
The Bridge: Marine Invertebrates
This website, supported by the National Sea Grant College Program, the
National Oceanographic Partnership Program, and the National Marine
Educators Association, links to several websites featuring information
about marine invertebrates. Another section of the site features lesson
plans, by grade level, on a variety of topics, including marine invertebrates
and habitats. All links from The Bridge have been reviewed.
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program's Online Marine Life
In this online guide, you will find photos, streaming video and important
biological information for over 100 marine species from each of the
Marine Sanctuaries in the United States.
Online Picture Guide to Invertebrates
This web-based guide to shelf invertebrates of the Northern Gulf of
Mexico was developed to assist NOAA/NMFS personnel in identification
of invertebrates taken during resource trawl surveys in the northern
Gulf of Mexico. It is updated and maintained by scientists at the Gulf
Coast Research Laboratory, part of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Marine Invertebrates Lesson Plans
This site features many resources, including lesson plans, as part of
a curriculum in marine sciences for students in middle school and high
school. It was developed by UCLA’s OceanGLOBE program, a marine
research and outdoor environmental education program supported by the
university and funded, in part, through NSF. Additional information
and resources are available at OceanGLOBE’s main website, www.msc.ucla.edu/oceanglobe/about.htm
American Field Guide’s Ocean Habitats Teacher Resources
Produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting, American Field Guide recasts
outdoors programming content from nearly 30 public television stations
across the country in a convenient, on-demand format. The activities
contained in this unit for teachers, Ocean Habitats: The Intertidal
Zone, are designed to enable students to investigate the creatures of
intertidal zones and how they've adapted to the conditions that they
Beach-Net’s Beachcomber’s Checklist
Beach-Net is geared for visitors to the Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia
coasts, but this checklist for beachcombers is appropriate for beachgoers
of any coast.
New Jersey Scuba Diver’s Marine Biology Page
This site is maintained and designed for scuba divers who dive in New
Jersey waters. In addition to its diving-related information, it includes
a section on marine invertebrate classification and a marine life slideshow
that includes many Atlantic marine invertebrates and fish. Use of the
information by educators is encouraged.
Maine’s Ocean Habitats
This site, maintained by the Oceanside Meadows Institute for the Arts
and Sciences (Prosect Harbor, Maine) features introductory information
about Maine’s coastal habitats and their inhabitants.
Marine Bioinvasives of New England Shores
This website features information about (and lists of) invasive marine
species in Massachusetts.