Facts We Learned at the Tidepools

What causes the ocean’s high and low tides? ____________________________

Name three animals found in the tidepools.

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What animal has lots of purple spines or quills? __________________________

What animal looks like a flower and eats tiny fish? ________________________

What can a sea star do if it loses an arm? _______________________________

What animal is a scavenger and lives inside the abandoned shell of sea snail?

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What animal squirts a cloud of ink to distract and confuse a predator.

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Why does a sea anemone have small pieces of broken seashells attached to its outside covering? __________________________________________________

What is causing damage to the tidepool ecosystem? ______________________ ___

Why is it harmful to feed wild animals, sea anemones, gulls or squirrels?

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Draw a picture of your favorite tidepool animal.