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Ocean Animals for Kids

9 minutes 50 seconds

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Slide shows light and royal blue text on a navy background that reads, "Ocean Animals for Kids."

There is an abundance of life under the water, and its important for everyone. From animals like sharks and turtles to plants like seaweed and kelp, every living thing in the ocean plays an important role in the health of the environment.

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Runtime: 9 minutes 50 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Biology, Marine Life, Oceanography
Grade/Interest Level: 3 - 6
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Release Year: 2020
Producer/Distributor: Learn Bright
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Lab equipment in background with illustration of DNA strand, question marks, and an arrow pointing to the horn on a unicorn. Caption: We'd want to know what parts of the genome make the horn.

Lab equipment in background with illustration of connected neurons. Caption: glia activate and help fix the neurons

Night shot of a bug-eyed creature with mangy brown and white fur grasping a branch with long claws.

A caterpillar curled in a circle, mostly encased in a protective covering. Caption: Then the caterpillar goes to sleep.

Green foliage with a pink flower overlooks the shoreline. Spanish captions.

Closeup of a bright orange and blue tropical flower. Spanish captions.

A seal swimming underwater near the ocean floor. Caption: still remain to satisfy diurnal scavengers

A warthog with long tusks curving towards its body and leathery skin covered in mud. Caption: we can see that each has a beauty all its own.

Person driving a large piece of industrial farm equipment. Caption: towards managing agricultural systems

Text reads, “Algae,” against a black and green background.