Games and Activities
Games, coloring pages, and fun activities to help you learn about the national marine sanctuaries.
Virtual Reality
Virtual Dive Activity Sheets
To complement the Sanctuaries 360° virtual reality lesson plans and virtual dives, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has created a collection of educational virtual reality activities for students to further explore these underwater treasures.
Sanctuary Sam & Games
Meet Sanctuary Sam
Sanctuary Sam is a California sea lion. He is four feet seven inches tall and more than seven feet long! Sanctuary Sam weighs 550 pounds. He does a lot of swimming and he eats herring, capelin, squid, sardines and mackerel. Watch videos, play games and see where Sam is going to be and has been.
Games @ NOAA
This arcade is a portal to games and interactive activities focused on ocean and air themes. It highlights the science and the activities of the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other agencies and organizations promoting environmental stewardship.
Coloring Pages and Puzzles
Color a Reef Scene
A scene filled critters underwater in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Sharks and Rays Coloring Book
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is located off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in California. Download this fun coloring book to discover the sharks and rays of the Channel Islands.
Why is Hawai'i's Ocean Important? A Keiki Activity Book
A scene filled critters underwater in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Humpback Whale Activity Book
This activity book teaches basic information about humpback whale behavior and biology.
Interactive Map of Channel Islands
An interactive map showing photos and videos of marine reserves in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuaries.
Tour the USS Monitor
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. Explore the Monitor as it exists today through this interactive map.
Keiki (children) Color Sheets from Papahanaumokuakea
Drawings of coral reefs that you can print out and color. All coloring pages illustrated by Katherine Orr from a Pacific Reef Coloring Book.
Activities
Birds across the National Marine Sanctuary System
Whether you're a nature lover, tourist, or citizen scientist, you can appreciate and protect our feathered friends that fly above our ocean and Great Lake parks.