Meet the seaMeet the sea

Researched and created by: Researched and created by: Simon, Courtney and Shea Simon, Courtney and Shea

Our Sea Our Sea

• When you think of the sea, When you think of the sea, what do you think of? Do what do you think of? Do you think of deep waters you think of deep waters with many creatures? Do with many creatures? Do you think of salty waters you think of salty waters with beautiful coral? Do with beautiful coral? Do you think of free-floating, you think of free-floating, microscopic plankton and microscopic plankton and waves? If so, then you hit waves? If so, then you hit the money! The sea is a the money! The sea is a very interesting place with very interesting place with many creatures and plants. many creatures and plants.

Oh, the wonderful sea!

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Life in the SeaLife in the Sea• There are many animals There are many animals

in the sea like the in the sea like the flounder, the horseshoe flounder, the horseshoe crabs, makos. These fish crabs, makos. These fish have some facts like . have some facts like . The makos are one of the The makos are one of the fastest sharks. They fastest sharks. They swim 30 miles per hour swim 30 miles per hour and with short bursts up and with short bursts up to 45 miles per hour. The to 45 miles per hour. The horseshoe crabs have horseshoe crabs have been around since the been around since the dinosaurs. Our group’s dinosaurs. Our group’s favorite thing about the favorite thing about the horseshoe crabs is they horseshoe crabs is they have blue blood!have blue blood!

This is a mako shark. WATCH OUT!

They bite.

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These are giant horseshoe crabs.

They have that kid surrounded!

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Life in the SeaLife in the Sea

• A Flounder baby A Flounder baby hatches with one eye hatches with one eye on each side of their on each side of their head, like other fish. As head, like other fish. As they develop the one they develop the one eye across the head eye across the head and ends up on the and ends up on the other side. Enough of other side. Enough of the baby flounder, the baby flounder, Adult flounder can face Adult flounder can face both eyes upward both eyes upward when laying flat on the when laying flat on the sea floor.sea floor.

Can you guess where this flounder is?

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We depend on the seaWe depend on the sea

• People depend on many People depend on many things that live in the things that live in the ocean. People eat a lot of ocean. People eat a lot of animals and other things animals and other things that live in the ocean. Like that live in the ocean. Like shellfish, fish and seaweed. shellfish, fish and seaweed. The ocean currents affects The ocean currents affects the climate. So people who the climate. So people who live near the coastal live near the coastal waters, Winters aren’t as waters, Winters aren’t as cold and summers aren’t cold and summers aren’t as hot compared to their as hot compared to their inland neighbors. inland neighbors.

Mmm…Delicious!

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We depend on the seaWe depend on the sea

• Phytoplankton produces Phytoplankton produces their own food through their own food through Photosynthesis as land Photosynthesis as land plants do. During this plants do. During this process, they release process, they release the oxygen we depend the oxygen we depend upon. More than 50% of upon. More than 50% of the oxygen in our the oxygen in our atmosphere is produced atmosphere is produced in the world’s ocean.in the world’s ocean. Phytoplankton up

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What we can doWhat we can do

• Waste pollutes, so Waste pollutes, so pick up after your pet. pick up after your pet. Waste pollutes water, Waste pollutes water, polluted waters are polluted waters are unhealthy for wildlife. unhealthy for wildlife. We don’t like to swim We don’t like to swim in polluted waters, and in polluted waters, and food from those food from those waters may be unsafe waters may be unsafe for us to eat.for us to eat.

You should help the ocean by picking up trash, as these kids are doing.

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THANK YOU!!!!!!THANK YOU!!!!!!

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