Home School Marine Biology: Useful Video Links
Creating an entire marine biology curriculum can be hard – so why not start your lessons with some fun, informative marine biology videos?
I’ve brought together the list of videos I recommend at the start of the each of my lessons for workbooks 1 and 2.
This post contains videos for
Unit 1 Oceanography
One Big Ocean: Learn Bright’s Oceans of the World
Ocean Features: The scientist who mapped the sea
Ocean Exploration: Ocean explorer – best job ever
Unit 2 Marine Biology
Ocean Animals: Explore the Ocean play list by Free School
I love Sam, from Nat Geo Kids, video’s. There are quite a few playlists at Nat Geo Kids, including their
Lifecycles by Ocean Life Education – one of several videos for primary school-aged kids, focusing on curriculum topics, which are available on their channel
Ocean Ecosystems
- Biomes and Ecosystems by Learn Bright
- Ocean Habitats by Ocean Life Education
- A food chain compilation video by Crash Course Kids
- Helps explain the layers of the oceans
This video has a bit more detail about reefs than the workbook, may be better for slightly older kids
More of Sam from Nat Geo Kids videos – here she checks out a coral reef at night. I’d also recommend checking out the playlists above in the Ocean Animals section, they could be worth watching – especially for inspiration for colouring and drawing underwater habitats or starting a new project.
Unit 3 People and the Ocean
The Earth is our Home: Visiting the beach by Tom Booth, read allowed by ABC Read to me
Ocean Conservation: ‘Save the Ocean’ animated video by Bethany Stahl
Ocean History
Oldie but Goldie – Seaside Holiday, finding out what it was like to visit the seaside 100 years ago. A few seconds of sound quality issues at the beginning but seems ok for the rest of the video. There are a few episodes of these around (and if you look closely you might recognize one of the actors!).
Captain James Cook by ABC Australia, there’s a playlist with some more BTN videos on the topic here.
Unit 4: Prehistoric Oceans
Learn Bright Fossils for Kids
I can’t believe how dated this looks now – I thought it was so good at the time!!! But it still gets the point across. Part of a wider playlist on walking with dinosaurs on the BBC Kids YouTube channel
Other posts you might be interested in
- 5 things to do when your kid wants to be a marine biologist
- 4 tips for aspiring marine biologists
- Marine Science Unit Study: Oceanography Resources
- Marine Science Unit Study: Marine Biology Resources
- Marine Science Unit Study: Ocean Conservation Resources
- Marine Science for Kids: Workbook 1
- Marine Science for Kids: Workbook 2