A program of the Lawrence Hall of Science that seeks to increase ocean literacy through informal and formal education initiatives
Marine Activities, Resources & Education

Eyewitness Ocean

Engaging 35 minute view of life in the oceans. Face to face encounters with some of the most bizarre creatures on earth. Learn which marine animal is the noisiest of all! Oceans are thought to contain 99% of the living space on the planet - so much is still to be learned about life in the ocean. #V-6329. $12.95.

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Into the Deep IMAX

An underwater exploration beneath kelp forests in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. The film captures the birth of a shark, squids mating, a lobster molting, a fish protecting its nest from an octopus and a sea urchin, and the sea bed covered with brittle stars.

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Life on Earth

"Life on Earth," the result of a three-year, 1.3-million-mile odyssey to all seven continents, tells how a few life forms came to be as they are, not as isolated oddities but as elements in a long and continuous story that began billions of years ago.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium: A Treasury of Ten Aquarium Exhibit Videos

Includes spectacular segments on the Rocky shore, the Kelp Forest, Marine Mammals, Squid, Plankton, the Monterey submarine Canyon and Behind the Scenes at the Aquarium.

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Ocean Oasis

A great video showing many different kinds of ocean life in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Amazing footage of many ocean organisms.

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Brock Magiscope

This is a great children's microscope. Objects less than 2.5 inches thick can be viewed instantly, indoors or out. We recommend using with the sand lab.

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Globes, Inflatable

Inflatable Earth globes available at various diameters: 9/12/16/27 inches. Oceans are Blue or Clear.

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Current, The Journal of Marine Education

An excellent magazine resource for all marine education. Free with membership to National Marine Educators Association.

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Krill - A Whale of a Game

Dive right into the ocean community with this unique marine food chain card game. Learn to live on a diet of plankton while you chart your way through Arctic waters. This whale game comes with a deck of 77 cards that you can use to play five different games with two to six players.

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Marine Debris and Entanglement

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