Alford's Oceans Game

Ocean Animals

100

I am gray.

I have a blowhole.

I have two flippers and a large tail.

I can swim fast!

What is a Dolphin

200

I have fins.

I have gills.

I have a tail.

I can be many different colors.

What is a fish.

300

I am green and brown. 

I can grow tall!

I grow on the bottom of the ocean floor. 

Fish, turtles and humans eat me. 

What is Kelp (Seaweed).

400

I have six legs.

I have two claws.

I can crush my food with my claws.

I am orange and brown.

What is a lobster.

500

I can change colors.

I have 8 arms.

I have 9 brains!

I have no bones in my body.

What is an octopus.

Parts of an Animal

100

a hole at the top of a whale's or dolphins' head, through which it breathes.

Blowhole

200

a hard, curved body part on the end of a finger, toe, or limb of some animals 

claw

300

a flat, thin part of a fish or marine mammal that is used for swimming.

fin

400

the hard cover on the outside of some animals' bodies.

shell

500

the organs that fish and many other aquatic animals use for breathing.

gills

Beach Safety

100

I should wear _______ on my face and body to prevent sunburns. 

sun block

200

I can wear a ______ on my head to prevent sunburns.

hat

300

I should always stay with my friends and family when visiting a beach. Never go in the water by myself without telling an adult or parent.

True or False?

True

400

I should swim in the ocean waves during a hurricane! I love BIG waves!!!

True or False?

False

500

If I see a jellyfish on the beach, I should pick it up and take it home?

True or false?

False

Facts

100

A _____ does not have a claw.

Cat

Bear

Snake

Snake

200

A blowhole is used for ______.

Swimming

Breathing

Eating

Breathing

300

Animals with flippers use them for _______.

Flying

Digging

Swimming

Swimming

400

Kelp is ______.

edible (you can eat it)

poisonous

an animal

edible (you can eat it)

500

_________ live in the ocean.

Seals

Mice

Bats

Seals

Ocean Fun

100

Mermaids live in the ocean?

True

False

They aren't real.

They aren't real.

200

Oceans are smaller than land.

True

False

False

Oceans are much bigger than land.

300

Galveston is part of an ocean?

True

False

Who is Galveston?

True! We only live 80 miles away from the ocean!

400

Ms. Neo & Ms. Kellie LOVE swimming in the ocean.

True

False

They don't know how to swim.

(Provide the answer)

500

Oceans are freshwater only.

True

False

False. They are saltwater.