CoasTeam Aquatic Workshops- Kindergarten



COASTeam Aquatic Workshops: Oceans (Grade K)

Resource List

Online Resources

Sea Turtle Resources



An excellent online resource with information on all the sea turtle species including information on habitat, breeding, conservation and more!



Detailed information on Turtle Excluder Devices (TED’s) and the current regulations regarding their use.



Information from the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Galveston Laboratory including a “Turtle Coloring Book” with sea turtle based activities (in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.



The South Carolina Sea Turtle Tracking Project. Follow the migration of five loggerhead sea turtles on this site.



“The Bridge” is an excellent marine science resource for educators of all levels. This is their sea turtle page, which includes links to many other interesting pages.



- The Folly Beach, SC Turtle Watch Program. This site includes information on turtle nesting on this area beach as well as information on how you and your class can help protect the Loggerhead sea turtle.



The Caribbean Conservation Corporation Homepage. Visit the education section for a free sea turtle tracking educator’s guide as well as several other teacher resources.

- The Scholastic Teacher’s Guide for sea turtles. Great resources and activities for teaching students about sea turtles.

Other Online Resources



The Project Oceanica Homepage. Includes information on COASTeam as well as other Project Oceanica activities. Visit the Sample Repository to order free sediment samples for use in the classroom.



Information on the natural history, conservation and importance of the horseshoe crab.



Information on the Earth’s oceans.



A good basic outline of the state of South Carolina.



An on-line ocean sciences teacher resource center.



This website provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment.

This website has information about the history of lighthouses.

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This website is designed for kids to have fun learning about oceans and the life that inhabits them.



The South Carolina Marine Educators Association (SCMEA) is an enthusiastic, dynamic, and dedicated team of educators, naturalists, and scientists who recognize the importance of marine and aquatic education and the vital role it plays in increasing public awareness and understanding of marine and aquatic environments.



The National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) brings together those interested in the study and enjoyment of the world of water--both fresh and salt. NMEA provides a valuable focus for marine and aquatic studies worldwide.



Sea Science is an information/education series from the Marine Resources Division of the SC Department of Natural Resources.



MarineLab's Leave Only Bubbles is your one-stop shop for marine science curriculum for all ages and topics.



The South Carolina Aquarium is a self-supporting educational institution dedicated to excellence in its display and interpretation of the aquatic environments of South Carolina.

Print Resources

Geology and Field Trip Books

Physical Geology 7th Edition by Charles C. Plummer and David McGeary. Wm. C. Brown Publishers – Available in the Charleston Math & Science Hub (843-953-5812)

Includes information on sediments as well as other topics of geology.

On My Beach There Are Many Pebbles by Leo Lionni

The Seaside Naturalist by Deborah A. Coulombe

A Guide to a Georgia Barrier Island by Taylor Schoettle

Turtle Books

Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out by April Pulley Sayre, Published by Orchard Books, 2000

Little Turtle And The Song Of The Sea by Sheridan Cain, Published b Interlink Publishing

Chelonia: Return Of The Sea Turtle by Dawn Navarro, Robert E. Snoodgrass and Wallace J. Nichols, Published by Sea Challengers, 2000

Into The Sea by Brenda Z. Guiberson, Published by Holt, Henry and Company, 2000

Tammy Turtle: A Tale of Saving Sea Turtles by Suzanne Tate, 1991

Follow the Moon, by Sarah Weeks

Into the Sea, by Brenda Z. Guiberson

One Tiny Turtle, by Nicola Davies

Look Out for Turtles!, a Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science Book

by Melvin Berger,

Parents and babies Books

An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni

Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman, Published by Random House, 1960

If My Mom Were a Platypus: Animal Babies and Their Mothers by Dia L. Michels,

Who Will Be My Mother, by Joy Cowley

Other Print Resources

Seashells, Crabs and Seastars, by Christine Kump Tibbits

In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails and Salty Tails, by D. Fredericks

The Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle, by Bobbie Kalman

Video Resources

“Cara The Sea Turtle” National Geographic Kids Video, 1998

“Henry’s Amazing Animals Video: Seashore Animals”, Dorling Kindersley Studios, 1997

“Henry’s Amazing Animals Video: Underwater Animals”, Dorling Kindersley Studios, 1998

“See How They Grow: Sea Animals”, Sony, 1996

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