Grades 1–4
Help the Ocean
Color the choices that help the ocean and put an X on the ones that hurt it, then plan how your class can help.
Science worksheet · Oceans
Coral Reefs
Seven coral reef facts to mark true or false, then draw a reef with three animals that live there.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Oceans
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Ocean life, Ocean zones, Protecting the ocean
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Coral reefs are called the rainforests of the sea because so many kinds of living things live there.
- Circle True or False.
- Coral is an animal.
- Coral reefs grow in warm, shallow, clear water.
- The Great Barrier Reef is near Australia.
- Coral reefs grow many feet every year.
- Fish use reefs to hide and to find food.
- Water that gets too warm can make coral sick and turn it white.
Teacher tip
Show a photo of a healthy reef and a bleached one.
How to use it
- Show photos from each ocean zone and talk about the light.
- Fill a clear tub with water to talk about how deep the ocean is.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Coral is an animal, not a rock or a plant.
Talk about it
- How do animals survive in the dark deep sea?
- What evidence helped you choose your answer?
Take it further
Make a class ocean zone poster with paper animals.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More oceans worksheets
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Grades 3–5
The Ocean Zones
Label the sunlight, twilight and midnight zones, the abyss and a trench, then answer three questions.
Grades 2–4
Sea Animal Adaptations
Match seven sea animals to the body part or behavior that helps them live in the ocean.
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