There is more water than land on the earth.

Many plants and animals live in the ocean.

These plants and animals come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

People use the ocean in many ways: for food, transportation, recreation, and sometimes as a dumping ground.

We need to keep our ocean clean for plants, animals and people.

We Care for the Earth

Living things need a clean environment.
   ~ People use land for growing food, transportation, for building things, and for recreation.
   ~ People use the earth’s water for drinking, washing, enjoyment, and transportation.
   ~ People use the air for breathing, transportation, energy (such as a windmill), and recreation.

Certain factors contribute to air, water, and land pollution: littering, waste materials, exhaust, toxic chemicals, trash, and smoke.

Pollution of the air, water, and land are harmful to the earth and the things that live on it.

Many materials can be recycled and reused.  Other materials can be used less without waste - - reduced.

I Went to the Beach

I went to the beach
And what did I see?
A fish in the water
(Using hand and make it like a fish swimming)
Splashing at me!

I went to the beach
And what did I see?
A shell in the sand
(Make one fist with one
hand and have the other finger tap top of fist)
Sparkling at me!

I went to the beach
And what did I see?
A crab in its shell
(Make a crab using all 10 fingers--place hand over
other hand and wiggle fingers)
Waving at me!

I went to the beach
And what did I see?
A bird on the sand
(Using fingers- make thumb and index finger
touch each other making a bird's beak)
Looking at me!

We're Little Orange Crabs
(tune of "Farmer In The Dell")

We're little orange crabs,
Who live down by the sea.
And wherever we do go,
We're quick as quick can be.
We're little orange crabs,
Who like to run and hide.
And when you see us walking by,
It's always side-to-side.

Five Little Crabs

One little crab, lonely and blue,
It met another crab, now there are two.
Two little crabs living near the sea,
Out crawled another, now there are three.
Three little crabs went off to explore,
They soon found another, now there are four.
Four little crabs, glad to be alive,
They found a new friend, now there are five.
Now five little crabs are as happy as can be,
Under a rock by the deep blue sea.
 

Life On the Rocky Shore

Life at the Edge of the Sea

Darby Duck and the Aquatic Crusaders
water experiments

Five Little Fishes

Five little fishes
Swimming in the sea.
The first one said,
The sea’s for me!
The second one said,
The sea is deep.
The third one said,
I want to sleep.
The fourth one said,
Let's dive and dip.
The fifth one said.
I spy a ship.
The boat comes,
and a line goes kerplash.
Away the five little fishies dash!

Whales
(tune of “I'm A Little Teapot”)

I'm a Humpback Whale,
I'm very strong.
I leap about
And sing a song.
I like to eat my fill
In the Northern Sea.
But in the winter,
South I flee.

I am a Beluga,
I'm all white.
From head to tail
I'm quite a sight.
You can hear me singing
Way up north,
Playing and swimming
Back and forth.

I'm a mighty Orca,
Black and white.
In the sea
I'm a beautiful sight.
I’m not very big,
But I am sleek.
I hunt for my food
Because I have teeth.
 

The Sea
resources & photographs - good site!

Blue Planet's Seas of Life
a must see from the Discovery Channel

Marine Ecosystems

Reduce Reuse Recycle
Recycle… recycle
Reduce Reuse Recycle
It’s easy to do
Cause your trash
And my trash
Make up way
Too much trash
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Its easy to do!

 

Earth Day & Recycling Ideas

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