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Busy Otters(K-2, Age 5-8)
Learn about sea otters, what they do all day and how they stay warm. While at the aquarium, students observe these amazing mammals and compare them to the wild otters in the bay. These educational activities are designed to promote inquiry-based learning, focused observations and group investigations.
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California Science Standards |
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Ocean Explorers Program (more info) |
Teacher Activity Guide Contents
 Sea Otter Puppet (larger view) |
Pre-VisitStudents learn about sea otters, their body parts and behaviors as they read Pup's Supper, do an Otter Pantomime and make a Sea Otter Puppet.
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 Busy Otters Observations |
At the AquariumChaperones help the students record sea otter behaviors while they do Busy Otters Observations. They can also look for wild otters from the outside deck. |
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 Busy Otters Graphs (larger view) |
Post-VisitStudents use Busy Otters Graphs and Venn Diagrams of Otter Behaviors to compile their observations. They investigate the insulating properties of a variety of materials in How Do Otters Stay Warm? Students will imagine life as a sea otter in the kelp forest then write about their ideas in Create a Story. |
Other Online Resources
| Live Sea Otter Cam |
Watch our active otters on our live web cam |
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Southern sea otter
| Photos and information in our Animal Guide |
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Sea Otter Interactive |
Learn about sea otters in this fun interactive |
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| Sea Otter information from OceanLink |
Information about sea otter biology |
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| Sea Otter information from Marine Mammal Center |
Information about sea otters |
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| Sea Otter conservation information from Defenders of Wildlife |
Sea Otter fact sheets, range maps, education unit and conservation information |
California Science Standards
| Pup's Supper |
Grade K: 2a, 2b, 2c, 4e Grade 1: 2a, 2b, 2c, 4a, 4b Grade 2: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 4d |
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| Otter Pantomime |
Grade K: 1a, 2a, 2c, 4 b, 4e Grade 1: 2a, 2b, 2ce Grade 2: 4de |
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| Sea Otter Puppets |
Grade K: 2a, 2c, 4c, 4e Grade 1: 2a, 2b, 2c, 4a, 4d Grade 2: 4d |
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| Busy Otters Observations (in the aquarium) |
K: 2a, 2c, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e 1: 2a, 4b, 4d 2: 1a, 1b, 2d, 4c, 4d |
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| Busy Otters Graphs |
Grade K: 2a, 4a, 4d, 4e Grade 1: 2b, 2c, 4b, 4c Grade 2: 2c, 2d, 4a, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4g |
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| Otter Behaviors Venn Diagrams |
Grade K: 2a, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e Grade 1: 2a, 2b, 2c, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e Grade 2: 1a, 2a, 2c, 2d, 4c, 4d, 4e |
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| How Do Otters Stay Warm? |
Grade K: 1a, 2a, 4a, 4b, 4d, 4e Grade 1: 1b, 2a, 4b, 4c Grade 2: 2c, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e |
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| Create a Story |
Grade K: 2a, 2b, 4a, 4b, 4e Grade 1: 2a, 2b, 2c, 4b, 4e Grade 2: 2c, 4a, 4c, 4d |