As you begin the school year, here’s a reminder of some of the free resources and programs the California Coastal Commission has available for classroom teachers, parents, troop leaders, after-school and camp counselors… for anyone who wants to share the wonder of the ocean and encourage coastal stewardship in our kids. Please check out the links below and email us […]

Did you know? Here are 5 fun & easy to remember facts about sea otters. Fact1: Sea otters have incredibly fast metabolisms; a 60-pound adult sea otter eats at least 15 pounds of food (25% of its body weight) each and every day. That’s the same as an average teenager eating 120 hamburgers. Fact2: Weighing between 30 and 100 pounds, […]

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Focus Concept: Otters Living in Glacier Bay Sub-concepts: Recolonization of Glacier Bay, history of survival, prey and eating habits, insulating attributes of fur, special adaptations to life in a marine environment, effect on marine environments, keystone species Generalization: Otters are a keystone species whose special adaptations, from physiology to eating habits, directly and indirectly effect the marine environments in which […]

Sea Otter Insulation Share the following information with students. The water temperature in Glacier Bay is about 37°-50° F. Sea otters don’t have a lot of body fat (blubber) like seals and whales, but they do have very dense fur. In fact their fur is the thickest of any animal in the world and it allows them to maintain their […]

Overview What makes sea otters and seals unique marine mammals? How are they alike and different? Students find out by comparing sea otter and seal characteristics using a Venn diagram. They then play a game to review similarities and differences between sea otters and seals. Objectives Students will be able to: • Identify the body parts and behaviors of a […]

Color the sea otter, click here to download. Color the Marin mammals, click here to download.   Provided by The Marin Mammal Center.  

                  Learn about what the sea otters eat and who are the predators. To download, click here. Sea otter word search. To download, click here.   Provided by The Marin Mammal Center