Interactive learning

Surf your way into these sea life links

• MarLIN’s Learning Zone – Marine Life Information Network’s learning zone with sections for Teachers, an Activity Zone and for Marine Life Identification.
• iSpot (Open University) – helps you learn about wildlife identification, putting beginners and experts in touch via a safe and friendly website.
• Kent & Essex IFCA’s Learning Zone for teachers & children – information, activities, & facts about local fish & creatures that live in the sea around the Kent & Essex coast

Or, have a look at:

• Under England’s Seas – South East Undersea Landscape video – take a quick tour (Natural England, 2010)
• The Blue Planet (BBC) – clips from David Attenborough narration
• Blue Planet II (BBC)
• World Ocean Day (8 June) – Resources
• Primary & Secondary school World Ocean Day resources – exploring the journey of plastic (Environment Agency, 2021)
• Coast for Kids video series (Environment Agency, 2021) – a collaborative experience between children and their parents, coastal scientists, community artists, teachers, animators and coastal managers.

Or, look at the formal learning pages – which include these fun & learning activities / resources on the coast linked to the national curriculum: