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 - take a quick tour (Natural England, 2010)
- The Blue Planet (BBC) - clips from David Attenborough narration
- World Ocean Day (8June) - Youth Advisory Resources
- Primary & Secondary school World Ocean Day resources - exploring the journey of plastic (Environment Agency, 2021)
- Coast for Kids (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:
Thanet Coast (NEKMPA)
c/o Thanet District Council,
PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent CT9 1XZ
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Tony Child
Thanet Coast (NE Kent Marine Protected Area) Officer
Telephone: +44 (0) 1843 577672
(based in Manston Road Depot)