Adaptations from the Depths
This curriculum kit is based on the Texas 5E model, which takes elementary students through a variety of exploratory activities to learn more about animal adaptations, especially those of the common octopus. The kit consists of the written curriculum, several small posters for use in the introductory activity and a video segment of a common octopus moving around on the reef in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

Northern Right Whale Curriculum
The handbook, video, and poster explore the life history of the world's most endangered large whale and human's history with it from exploitation to conservation.

Honu Survivor
Students will participate in discussions and role-play to learn the hardships of baby Green Sea Turtles. The students will learn about the low survival rate due to natural predators and man.

Plumes and Blooms
This activity provides information about the physical and biological processes that make the Channel Islands region unique.

Bringing Our Historic Past
Through Shipwrecks
An online educational activity to learn more about important shipwrecks found within the five west coast national marine sanctuaries.

Mapping & Deep Sea
Expedition Lesson Plans
Educators and scientists working with NOAA during October 2002 developed a series of lesson plans for students in Grades 5 – 12 that are specifically tied to the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Expedition. These lesson plans focus on cutting-edge ocean exploration and research, using state-of-the-art technology, aboard University of Hawaii’s research vessel Kilo Moana.

Marine Reserves Digital Lab
Your challenge is to establish “no-take” areas around Anacapa Island in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

Virtual Submersible Dive
Take a virtual tour of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary using a single-person submersible, called DeepWorker 2000. Explore the canopy of a kelp forest and watch sea lions dart by in search of food. This virtual dive was developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society.

Navigating the Channel Islands
Learn about the human history and culture of the Channel Islands.

Coral Reef Tutorial
Learn about coral reefs from an online tutorial, an educational roadmap to resources, and formal lesson plans.

Life of an Island
Students will learn about the evolution of a volcanic island from origin to erosion. They will be able to determine the relative ages of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands given their position in the archipelago.

Northern Elephant Seal
Grab your binoculars and observe the life and times—from breeding to molting—of northern elephant seals as seen on San Miguel Island in this feature "A Year in the Life of a Northern Seal."

Tides and Water Levels
Learn about the complex systems that govern the movement of tides and water levels.