The Ocean

Keeping the ocean clean is so important to our environment, the way we live, and keeping animals and the Earth safe.

T ake care of the ocean.
H ave fun playing in the ocean.
E asy for us to get there!
O utstanding waves
C overs volcanoes, shells, and sand
E normous!
A nimals and plants live there
N ever dump garbage in the ocean.

Create a Jellyfish

Jellyfish live in the ocean. They have tentacles and no bones and brain. Check out more information and watch a live web cam at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

Here's one way from the PBS series The Shape of Life.

To make a jellyfish you will need a paper plate, watercolor paints, scissors, tape or glue, curling ribbon, paper, and string or yarn. Here's what you can do:

Step 1:
Paint paper plate with watercolors to look like the body of a jellyfish. Make your designs radiate out from the center of the plate. Some jellies have tiny eyespots around the edges of the bell, and the edges are sometimes scalloped. Draw eyespots and/or scallop the edges of the plate. Let plate dry.

Step 2:
Cut and curl long pieces of ribbon for the tentacles. Attach ribbon to middle and outside edge of the paper plate.

Step 3:
To form the mouth, cut out strips of paper wider and shorter than the ribbon for the tentacles. Make the edges of the strips of paper wavy and uneven. Attach several strips of paper to the center of the underside of the jellyfish to form the mouth.