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Welcome to SEA LIFE’s
Teaching Toolkit
The
Amazing
Discovery
teaching
toolkit
has
been
developed
with
practicing
teachers
to
provide
a
complete
set
of
tools
for
a
series
of
stimulating
lessons.
Amazing
Discovery
aims
to
use
the
exciting
variety
of
animals
that
live
in
seas,
oceans,
and
rivers
to
inspire
your
students
and
help
them
understand
a
wide
range
of
Grades
3-6
curriculum
topics.
Accompanied
by
a
trip
to
SEA
LIFE
Aquarium,
where
students
can
see,
touch,
and
experience
true
Wow
moments,
these
resources
will
help
you
to
create
Amazing
Discoveries
for
your
class.
The toolkit focuses on science, and covers five key topic areas.
These
are:
Habitats
Movement
Classification
and
variation
Food
chains
Adaptation
Conservation
and
education
always
have
been,
and
always
will
be,
at
the
heart
of
SEA
LIFE’s
work.
This
resource
highlights
the
importance
of
marine
welfare,
drawing
out
conservation
messages
in
all
the
relevant
topic
areas.
A
trip
to
SEA
LIFE
Aquarium
will
help
to
provide
a
greater
understanding
of
the
conservation
issues
we
face,
what
SEA
LIFE
is
doing
about
them,
and
how
every
one
of
us
can
help.
The
resource
also
supports
cross
curricular
learning,
using
the
sea’s
creatures
as
a
focus
for
activities
that
support
Art,
Drama,
English
and
Maths,
amongst
others.
These
cross
curricular
opportunities
are
highlighted
for
each
topic.
The
notes
in
this
booklet
lay
out
the
The
Student
Worksheets
contain
all
of
the
The
Power
Point
Slides
contain
lots
of
background
information,
learning
resources
which
your
students
need
for
engaging
information
and
striking
pictures
objectives,
and
cross
curricular
links
for
each
topic’s
activities.
Remember
to
to
help
your
students
develop
their
each
topic.
They
also
contain
activities
produce
enough
copies
of
the
Student
understanding
of
each
area.
which
can
be
carried
out
before,
during
or
Worksheets
for
every
member
of
the
after
a
visit
to
SEA
LIFE
Aquarium.
Each
class.
section
also
features
exciting
Wow
facts
to
inspire
students
and
teachers
alike!
™
Habitats Learning objectives
Visits
to
SEA
LIFE
Aquarium
provide
the
perfect
opportunity
to
introduce
your
students
to
the
Know
what
a
habitat
is
and
that
importance
of
habitats.
The
activities
and
information
you’ll
find
on
the
slides
will
introduce
them
different
habitats
can
have
very
to
the
concept
of
habitats,
and
help
them
to
understand
that
habitats
have
an
effect
on
the
different
conditions.
animals
that
live
there.
Students
will
gain
an
understanding
of
the
many
different
habitats
which
Know
that
one
environment
can
exist
underwater;
from
freshwater
to
saltwater,
coral
to
riverbank.
provide
a
habitat
for
lots
of
animals.
Resources
provided Activity 4: Habitat Collage
Know
that
the
conditions
in
a
cer tain
habitat
dictate
which
Student
Worksheet
1-2 animals
are
found
there.
Habitats
Power
Point
slides
Ask
your
students
to
create
a
collage
of
Understand
the
impor tance
of
different
habitats.
They
could
look
through
maintaining
habitats
for
Before
&
after
activities magazines
or
search
on
the
internet
for
conservation.
suitable
pictures.
Activity 1: Creature Quiz
They
could
then
write
down
one
animal
Curriculum Subjects
which
lives
in
each
of
the
habitats
they
have
Using
slides
1-13
to
introduce
students
to
used
in
their
collage.
the
topic
of
habitats.
Life
Science
Resources:
Hand
out
Student
Worksheet
1
and
use
Inquiry
Process
Magazines
slides
14-17
to
present
a
quiz
to
your
students. The
internet
For
each
question
present
your
students
with
Activity 5: Conservation News
three
statements
from
the
relevant
slide.
Students
have
to
choose
which
of
the
four
Drawing
from
the
information
which
they
are
creatures
on
their
quiz
sheet
the
statement
presented
with
on
slides
19-25,
students
applies
to.
write
a
newspaper
article
describing
the
Finally
students
could
work
out
what
links
all
destruction
of
the
polar
ice
caps. Wow facts!
of
the
different
creatures.
Display
slide
18
They
could
describe
the
damage
that
is
being
which
explains
what
a
tide
pool
is. done
to
the
environment,
and
the
effect
it
is
having
on
the
animals
which
live
there.
They
Clown
fish
live
on
coral
reefs,
Students
could
be
asked
to
choose
one
of
which
are
one
of
the
most
the
animals
featured
in
the
quiz,
and
write
a
could
also
explain
what
can
be
done
to
help
conserve
this
habitat. threatened
ecosystems
on
Ear th.
short
story
about
that
animal
and
it’s
tide
pool
friends.
Students
could
use
a
computer
to
write
their
Coral
is
a
living
organism
which
article
up
and
design
it
in
the
style
of
a
also
serves
as
a
habitat.
Able
students
could
write
their
own
creature
quiz
for
the
creatures
that
interest
them
most.
newspaper.
Some
fish
like
to
live
dangerously!
Students
could
also
create
a
poster
to
The
clown
fish
lives
in
between
the
Resources: venomous
tentacles
of
the
sea
explain
the
dangers
posed
to
the
polar
ice
Slides
1-18 caps. anemone
to
protect
itself
from
Student
Worksheet
1 Resources: other
predators.
The
biggest
threat
to
Leatherback
Activity 2: Describe the Habitat Slides
19-26
Tur tles
is
plastic
bags
in
the
ocean.
The
tur tles
mistake
them
for
Ask
students
to
look
at
the
image
of
a
coral
During
your
visit jellyfish
and
eat
them!
habitat
on
Student
Worksheet
2.
Penguins
only
live
in
the
Southern
Using
the
guidelines
provided,
ask
students
to
Hemisphere.
Ask
students
to
note
down
some
of
the
write
a
brief
description
of
the
habitat.
Some
sea
creatures
can
survive
out
different
freshwater
and
saltwater
animals
Resources: which
they
see
during
their
visit. of
water
for
most
of
the
year.
Student
Worksheet
2
Ask
students
to
count
how
many
different
Amazingly
the
Black
Periwinkle
species
of
animals
live
in
the
tide
pool
lives
high
up
on
the
beach
and
may
Activity 3: The Perfect Habitat habitat.
They
could
write
a
numbered
list
or
only
be
touched
by
seawater
once
try
to
draw
as
many
different
species
as
a
year
during
the
highest
tides.
Students
could
write
or
draw
a
description
possible.
of
their
perfect
habitat.
Tell
students
to
note
down
differences
It
could
be
their
bedroom,
a
tent
or
a
between
two
of
the
habitats
provided
by
swimming
pool. SEA
LIFE.
They
could
outline
their
perfect
temperature,
Students
could
choose
one
of
the
different
food
and
cover
as
well
as
any
other
habitats
provided
by
SEA
LIFE
and
draw
a
important
conditions. picture
of
it,
including
some
of
the
different
Resources: features
and
the
animals
which
live
in
it.
None
required
™
Movement Learning objectives
The
information
contained
in
the
Power
Point
slides
and
the
activities
here
will
introduce
Know
that
movement
is
one
of
the
students
to
the
different
parts
of
the
body
used
in
movement.
Students
will
discover
that
seven
life
processes.
sea
creatures
come
in
all
shapes
and
sizes;
from
scuttling
and
crawling,
to
swimming
and
Understand
that
different
animals
move
floating,
they
move
in
all
sorts
of
ways.
A
trip
to
SEA
LIFE
Arizona
will
allow
students
to
in
different
ways.
see
the
weird
and
wonderful
ways
they
move
in
real
life!
Know
the
name
and
function
of
a
fish’s
most
important
fins.
Resources
provided Activity 3: Different Types of Move-
ment
Student
Worksheet
3-5
Split
students
into
groups
of
three
and
Curriculum Subjects
Habitats
Power
Point
slides assign
one
of
the
animals
from
slide
10
to
each
group.
Life
Science
Before
&
after
activities
Ask
each
group
to
develop
a
role-play
to
Inquiry
Process
show
how
that
animal
moves.
Activity 1: Guess How They Move
Each
group
should
perform
their
role-play
to
the
class.
Students
look
at
the
pictures
on
Student
Ask
the
class
to
write
down
some
Worksheet
3
which
show
two
different
feedback
on
each
performance.
They
animals
that
live
in
the
sea
with
key
features
highlighted.
should
provide
two
pieces
of
positive
feedback
and
one
way
in
which
it
could
be
Wow facts!
As
a
class
brainstorm
words
which
they
improved.
think
could
be
used
to
describe
how
the
Display
slides
11-12
which
explains
the
key
A
Herring
never
stops
swimming
animal
moves. differences
in
the
ways
fish
can
move. during
its
lifetime.
Every
year
it
swims
Split
the
class
in
two
and
ask
each
half
to
as
far
as
to
the
moon
and
back.
Resources:
write
a
short
paragraph
explaining
how
Flying
Fish
can
leap
out
of
the
water,
Slide
10-12 flying
up
to
30
feet
to
escape
their
they
think
the
animal
would
move
and
why.
predator.
Their
tails
can
move
50
Discuss
as
a
class. Activity 4: How Fast Can a Fish Swim beats
per
second
to
get
the
speed
Show
slides
5-6,
which
explains
how
those
they
need
to
jump.
animals
move.
Ask
students
to
look
at
the
information
on
Student
Worksheet
5.
The
Sailfish
is
the
fastest
fish
in
the
Ask
your
students
to
find
the
two
animals
ocean
and
can
travel
faster
than
the
during
their
visit
to
SEA
LIFE
and
check
Tell
them
to
use
the
information
to
figure
quickest
submarine!
whether
or
not
their
description
was
out
how
far
various
fish
can
swim
in
correct. different
amounts
of
time.
A
shark’s
skeleton
is
not
made
of
bone
-
it
is
cartilage,
like
the
bendy
Resources: Answers
bit
in
your
nose!
Slides
1-6 1
360
miles
2
55
miles
3
3.5
hours
Over
99%
of
an
anemone
is
water!
4
6
hours
5
45
miles
Student
Worksheet
3
Seahorses
can
swivel
each
of
their
Resources:
eyes
independently
-
so
they
can
look
Activity 2: Anatomy of a Fish Student
Worksheet
5 forwards
and
backwards
at
the
same
time!
Use
slides
7-8
which
explain
how
fish
During
your
visit
move.
Jellyfish
don’t
have
a
brain!
Ask
your
students
to
label
the
diagram
of
a
Students
could
draw
a
picture
of
two
Seals
can
hold
their
breath
for
up
to
fish
on
Student
Worksheet
4
using
the
different
animals
at
SEA
LIFE
.
For
each
30
minutes
and
dive
to
depths
of
words
in
the
box
next
to
it. drawing
they
could
note
down
three
bullet
over
230
feet!
points
to
explain
how
the
creature
moves.
Most
fish
swim
by
moving
their
tail
Display
slide
9
which
shows
the
answers.
Students
could
draw
a
picture
of
one
of
from
side
to
side.
Whales
and
As
a
class,
talk
about
the
different
parts
the
animals
at
SEA
LIFE
and
label
the
key
dolphins,
which
are
mammals,
swim
which
have
been
labelled.
Ask
students
to
body
parts.
They
could
complete
the
by
moving
their
tail
up
and
down.
explain
the
role
that
each
part
plays
in
the
labelling
in
class
with
reference
materials
The
Upside-down
Catfish
found
in
way
a
fish
moves.
to
hand. the
Congo
swims
upside
down.
Resources:
Student
Worksheet
4
Slides
7-9
™
Classification & Variation Learning objectives
The
incredible
variety
of
fish,
crustaceans,
and
invertebrates
which
SEA
LIFE
displays
at
Know
the
life
processes
which
are
their
aquarium
will
provide
a
great
context
to
explore
the
topic
of
classification.
common
to
all
animals.
These
resources
will
introduce
students
to
the
seven
life
processes,
learning
how
to
Understand
that
animals
can
be
identify
different
species
of
animals
through
a
classification
quiz
and
the
use
of
keys.
identified
and
assigned
to
groups.
There
is
also
scope
for
students
to
take
part
in
some
imaginative
and
creative
exercises.
Know
how
to
make
and
use
keys.
™
Food Chains Learning objectives
The
sea
provides
an
exciting
context
to
help
students
understand
the
important
topic
of
Know
that
every
animal
needs
food
food
chains.
These
materials
help
students
to
understand
the
vital
importance
of
the
sun
in
for
growth
and
activity.
helping
micro-organisms
to
grow,
and
the
part
which
these
micro-organisms
play
in
the
Understand
the
difference
between
ocean’s
food
chains.
Students
will
also
learn
about
the
differences
between
producers
and
predators
and
prey.
consumers,
predators
and
prey,
before
examining
food
chains
and
food
webs
as
a
way
of
Know
that
some
animals
can
be
talking
about
these
relationships.
Examination
of
the
tide
pool
during
a
visit
to
SEA
LIFE
both
predators
and
prey.
Aquarium
will
provide
a
tangible
example
of
the
balance
of
a
food
chain
within
a
habitat.
Know
that
micro-organisms
are
impor tant
in
food
chains.
Resources
provided
Know
that
nearly
all
food
chains
star t
with
a
green
plant.
Student
Worksheets
10-12
Ask
students
to
read
the
information
on
Student
Worksheet
12
and
complete
the
food
web
to
Know
that
many
animals
living
in
Food
chains
Power
Point
slides one
habitat
will
often
rely
on
each
show
how
the
animals
inter-relate.
other
for
food.
Before
&
after
activities
Display
the
completed
web
on
slide
22.
Resources:
Activity 1: Connecting the Food Chain Student
Worksheet
12
Curriculum Subjects
Slides
20-22
Using
slides
1-3
remind
students
of
the
core
life
Life
Science
processes.
Activity 4: Acting out the Food Chain
Inquiry
Process
Introduce
students
to
the
concept
of
food
chains
using
slides
4-13.
Split
students
into
small
groups
and
ask
them
to
Cut
out
the
color
coded
cards
on
Student
choose
one
of
the
food
chains
they
have
studied
Worksheet
10. during
the
lesson.
Give
one
card
to
each
member
of
the
class.
Each
student
could
act
out
one
of
the
animals
in
the
food
chain.
Tell
students
that
their
card
is
part
of
a
food
chain
and
that
they
have
to
find
the
other
members
of
Ask
them
to
perform
their
food
chain
for
the
rest
Wow facts!
their
food
chain.
All
members
of
their
food
chain
of
the
class
and
ask
the
rest
of
the
class
to
guess
will
have
cards
the
same
color. which
animals
are
being
acted
out.
Resources:
The
Blue
Whale,
which
is
the
Once
they
have
found
the
other
members
of
their
largest
animal
on
Ear th,
survives
chain,
students
should
arrange
themselves
in
the
None
required by
eating
some
of
the
smallest
correct
order.
This
can
be
determined
from
looking
creatures
on
Ear th,
plankton.
at
what
their
card
consumes
and
what
consumes
it. Activity 5: Taking Care of the Food Chain
A
Tiger
Shark
will
eat
almost
Some
chains
will
be
longer
than
others. anything.
This
can
often
include
Display
slides
23-24
which
contain
information
on
Show
the
complete
chains
using
slides
14-18. some
of
the
environmental
issues
which
are
human
garbage;
they
have
been
Resources: threatening
the
ocean’s
wildlife
and
how
this
affects
known
to
eat
pieces
of
tire
and
food
chains. even
license
plates!
Student
Worksheet
10
Slides
1-18
Ask
students
to
write
a
letter
to
their
state
More
humans
are
likely
to
die
representative
explaining
the
dangerous
effects
from
an
encounter
with
a
toaster
than
with
a
shark.
Yet
100
million
Activity 2: Your Food Chain which
pollution
can
cause
and
asking
them
to
help
sharks
are
killed
by
people
every
reduce
human
impact.
Using
slide
19,
explain
that
humans
are
at
the
top
year!
Resources:
of
the
food
chain.
Phytoplankton
is
responsible
for
Slides
23-24
Ask
students
to
look
at
the
three
meals
on
Student
half
of
all
the
energy
which
is
Worksheet
11
and
work
out
the
food
chains
for
conver ted
from
the
Sun’s
light
During
your
visit into
nutrition.
the
elements
specified.
Students
could
also
think
of
their
own
meals
to
Ask
students
to
make
a
note
of
the
stages
in
a
tide
Jellyfish
are
a
threat
to
other
construct
a
food
chain. pool
food
chain.
They
can
ask
the
assistant
to
help
marine
wildlife.
They
can
them. consume
large
quantities
of
Resources: plankton
as
well
as
the
eggs
and
Ask
students
to
look
for
the
following
during
their
Slide
19
visit:
a
herbivore
(or
primary
consumer);
a
small
larvae
of
impor tant
fish
species.
Student
Worksheet
11 carnivore
(a
secondary
consumer
or
predator);
a
large
carnivore
(a
tertiary
consumer
or
top
Activity 3: What’s in the Web? predator).
Using
slides
20-21,
explain
that
most
animals
will
have
more
than
one
predator
and
more
than
one
prey.
Explain
that
this
can
be
shown
using
food
webs.
™
Adaptation Learning objectives
Know
that
animals
and
plants
are
There
are
a
huge
variety
of
different
environments
and
extreme
conditions
in
the
underwater
suited
to
their
environment.
world,
and
animals
must
adapt
to
them
in
order
to
survive.
These
activities
will
help
your
students
to
understand
that
the
way
in
which
all
living
things
have
evolved
reflects
their
Understand
that
certain
animals
lifestyle,
enabling
them
to
catch
prey
or
to
inhabit
what
can
sometimes
be
a
hostile
have
adapted
in
very
specific
ways
environment.
They
will
also
examine
the
ways
in
which
the
rapid
changes
to
the
oceans,
caused
in
order
to
live
in
extreme
environments.
by
man,
are
creating
problems
for
animals
which
live
in
these
habitats.
Resources
provided
Activity 4: Brand New Adaptation
Curriculum Subjects
Student
Worksheets
13-16
Life
Science
Adaptation
Power
Point
slides
Ask
students
to
draw
a
picture
of
a
brand
Inquiry
Process
new
creature
which
has
adaptations
to
help
Before
&
after
activities
it
survive
in
a
hostile
environment.
Activity 1: Where do I live?
Students
label
their
drawing
and
write
a
short
paragraph
to
explain
how
the
Use
slides
1-2
to
explain
the
concept
of
adaptations
are
used.
habitats
to
students
Resources:
Students
to
examine
the
pictures
of
six
None
required Wow facts!
animals
and
habitats
on
Student
Worksheet
13.
Activity 5: Protecting the Sharks
If
a
sea
star
loses
an
arm
to
escape
They
should
link
each
animal
to
its
a
predator,
it
just
grows
another
environment
and
say
why
they
think
it
is
Display
slides
7-9
to
introduce
students
to
one!
suited
to
that
environment. the
topic
of
conservation.
Sharks
have
been
around
longer
Resources:
Students
to
read
the
information
on
the
than
dinosaurs,
over
350
million
Slides
1-2 shark’s
adaptation,
and
the
threats
which
years!
they
are
under
from
humans
on
Student
Student
Worksheet
13
Otters
keep
warm
in
water
as
their
Worksheet
16.
fur
is
so
thick
their
skin
never
gets
Activity 2: The Humboldt Penguin
Conduct
a
class
discussion
about
what
wet!
could
be
done
to
protect
sharks.
Clown
fish
live
among
venomous
Using
the
slides,
explain
that
some
animals
Students
can
create
a
poster
to
persuade
anemones,
but
avoid
being
harmed
have
adapted
to
suit
their
environments
in
people
to
help
protect
sharks
and
their
by
allowing
the
tentacles
to
graze
very
different
ways. environment. their
body
until
they
build
immunity
Tell
your
students
to
examine
the
image
of
to
the
venom
Resources:
a
Humboldt
penguin
on
Student
Worksheet
The
clown
fish
can
change
from
Slides
7-9
14. female
to
male,
once
the
male
in
Student
Worksheet
16 its
colony
dies.
They
should
look
at
the
descriptions
of
its
specializations
underneath,
and
put
the
During
your
visit
An
octopus
has
blue
blood,
three
corresponding
letter
for
each
specialization
hearts,
and
can
alter
the
in
the
box
next
to
the
appropriate
label
on
Ask
your
students
to
draw
one
of
the
complexion
of
its
skin
in
the
the
diagram.
creatures
which
they
see
during
their
visit
blink
of
an
eye!
Resources: to
SEA
LIFE.
They
should
highlight
features
A
seal
can
have
a
layer
of
blubber
Slides
3-6 which
have
been
specially
adapted
and
up
to
two
inches
thick
to
help
write
a
note
to
explain
why
they
think
that
protect
them
from
the
cold
Student
Worksheet
14 conditions
which
they
live
in.
the
animal
has
adapted
in
that
way.
Activity 3: A Day in the Life of
Ask
students
to
find
one
of
the
following
creatures,
and
note
down
how
that
animal
Students
pick
one
of
the
three
animals
finds
food
to
survive
and
how
it
protects
listed
on
Student
Worksheet
15. itself
from
predators.
Ask
students
to
Ask
them
to
write
a
short
story
about
a
compare
and
contrast
with
notes
taken
on
day
in
that
animal’s
life,
including
the
other
creatures.
information
on
how
that
animal
makes
use
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its
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Resources:
Student
Worksheet
15