Children's Books
Baldwin, Robert F., and Dyen, Don. This Is the Sea That Feeds Us. Dawn Publications, 1998.
Berkes, Marianne. Seashells by the Seashore. Dawn Publications, 2002.
Fowler, Allan. Life in a Tide Pool (Rookie Read-About Science). Children’s Press, 1997.
Helman, Andrea, and Wolfe, Art. O is for Orca: An Alphabet Book. Sasquatch Books, 2003.
Pallota, Jerry. The Ocean Alphabet Book. Charlesbridge Publishing, Watertown, MA. 1986.
Pallotta, Jerry. The Underwater Alphabet Book. Charlesbridge Publishing, 1991.
Schaefer, Lola. Sea Urchins. Heinemann, 2003.
Schaefer, Lola. Sea Anemones. Heinemann, 2003.
Schaefer, Lola. Octopuses. Capstone Press, 2000.
Schaefer, Lola. Sea Stars. Capstone Press, 2005.
Silver, Donald M. and Patricia Wynne. One Small Square: Backyard. McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Silver, Donald M. and Patricia Wynne. One Small Square: Seashore. McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Silver, Donald M. and Patricia Wynne. One Small Square: Pond. McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Silver, Donald M. and Patricia Wynne. One Small Square: Arctic Tundra. McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Print Resources
Disappearing Lake by Debbie Miller.
Living Marine Habitats of Alaska . Full-color booklet illustrates Alaskan sea floor communities. One copy available free from Alaska Sea Grant. Additional copies, $5.00 each.
Marine Invertebrate Identification:
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. 1999. Who's Who in the Intertidal Zone? An Atlas for Peterson Bay Field Station.
Field, Carmen and Conrad. Marine Invertebrates of Southcentral Alaska. Laminated Card.
Mac’s Field Guide to Marine Invertebrates of the Northwest. Laminated Card.
Kozloff, Eugene. 2003. Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast. University of Washington Press.
Ricketts, E.F., J. Calvin, and J.W. Hedgpeth. 1985. Between Pacific Tides. Revised by D.W. Phillips. Fifth Edition. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 652
Videos
Life on the Beach: among friends and anemones. Intertidal ecology and beach etiquette. Coproduced by CACS and Alaska Sea Grant. 2004. 20 minutes. Life on the Beach. Teacher Guide available.
The Shape of Life: The story of the animal kingdon. Eight-part series, each focused on a different marine invertebrate phylum and body plan. Produced for PBS. Available as two-CD set. Collection is searchable by phyla, behaviors, animaotions, or scientists. Lesson plans, alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards, and other resources are also available. Based on an orignal PBS series.
Websites
Enchanted Learning: The Intertidal Zone
Alaska Sea Duck photos and information
Crabs, seastars, fish, other invertebrates
Pop-up Diorama - Examples of file folder pop-up dioramas.
The Habitat Song by Bill Oliver
Listen to part of the song and see the words.
Key to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
To order brine shrimp:
Debbie S. Miller, Author of Disappearing Lake
Websites with information about brine shrimp and/or raising them:
Sea Monkey Science Information
Science Junction: The Brine Shrimp Project
CoastWatch Curriculum
Curricula and Teaching Guides
Krasny, Marianne E. 2003. Invasion Ecology: Teacher's Guide. National Science Teachers Association.