Oceans (click a picture to view the entire project)

Blue Whale

Assisted by information from marine zoologists, students in Johnna Jump's class at Maryland Avenue School in LaMesa, California, USA created this essay and art on the mighty blue whale (click the picture to view the entire project).

La Tortuga Verde

By actually raising a baby sea turtle in a giant aquarium on their school grounds, these students helped scientists, not to mention Jose the sea turtle who is now living free in the ocean somewhere. Enjoy the art, essays, and poetry, created in English and Spanish by students at the Emerson/Bandini Center for the Study of Marine Science in San Diego, California, USA (click the picture to view the entire project).

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Along the northern coast of California, USA, is a magnificent ocean preserve for many kinds of plants and animals. Students at Farallone View School participated in reef studies and other research activities with Fitzgerald Marine Reserve rangers and docents. Here's what they learned about urchins, otters and others (click the picture to view the entire project).