WILD TIMES For Kids
Teacher Activity Guide, Volume 5 Issue 2

Life on the Rocky Shore

Vocabulary:

• phytoplankton
• tides
• operculum
• byssal threads
• holdfast
• intertidal

Student Objectives:

1. Students will be able to describe what causes tides.
2. Students will be able to state the six zones of the rocky shore.
3. Students will be able to describe three tidepool animals.
4. Students will be able associate plants and animals with each of the rocky shore zones.

Associated Project WILD Activities:

Associated Project WILD Aquatic Activities:

For teachers who do not have access to Project WILD activities, we can provide single copies of activities suggested. You may request these by contacting:

Project WILD
N.H. Fish and Game Department
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301

info@wildlife.nh.gov

Students can explore the N.H. Fish and Game Department website for additional information. www.wildlife.state.nh.us or www.WildNewEngland.org