StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Tour by Sue Prince for Third Grade Tide Pools: Watch Your Step

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Vocabulary When we are done with the field trip, you will be researching your favorite animal from the Tide Pool, and writing 2 paragraphs about it. Where does it live? What does it eat? 3 interesting facts Sea Anemone Flounder Limpet Octopus Plankton Ecosystem Periwinkles

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Tide Pools The tide comes in and goes out two times per day. Click on the picture to see a time-lapse video. When the tide is low, we can explore the animals that live in the tide pools. They have their own ecosystem, which is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the non- living components of their environment (things like air, water, minerals, and soil), interacting as a system.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Masked Crab The masked crab has a hard shell to protect it from the crashing waves, and the hot sun.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Rough Periwinkles Rough Periwinkles are a type of snail. They have a back door, called an operculum, that allows them to close their shell completely.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Calcareous Tube Worm These worms are generally very cautious. You have to be very patient to see them come out like this one. They feed on plankton, which are tiny plants and animals floating in the water.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Shore Crab These little guys are no bigger than a nickel. They outgrow their shells, and leave them behind to be washed out with the tide. New shells harden in just a few hours.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Sea Anemone These animals may look like flowers, but those are actually stinging tentacles. They catch and kill their food with them. Don’t get too close!

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Blue-rayed Limpet Limpets are another type of snail. They often live in stems of seaweed for safety and food. On rocks, they move up to 12 inches, and eat all of the seaweed off.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Seaweed This rock is covered with seaweed. You can see the tide swirling around it.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Octopus Octopus are shy, and hide among the rocks. Some are really quite small.

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Flounder Several tiny fish also live in the tide pools. Many will be washed out with the tide. Learn more at

StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Can you see the flounder?

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StartStop 2Stop 3Stop 4Stop 5Stop 6Stop 1Next Back Resources Oregon State Park Videos Wikipedia, and Google Images Student Content Standards Structure and Function – Plants and animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction. Systems and System Models – A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions.