 They run, swim, slide, waddle, and fly. They are Animals of the Ice – and how they survive in the harsh polar climate is incredible.
 Coral reefs are some of the most precious habitat in the ocean - which has earned them the nickname "rainforests of the sea." They're a complicated ecosystem where thousands of species are supported by some of the smallest of all - corals.
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“I’m Teek from planet Queloz...I come in peace...can you help me understand your planet for a school project?”
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This award-winning five-part animated series was designed by teachers for teachers, introducing the difference between weather and climate and how the ocean influences both.
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Lesson 1: What Should I Wear Today?
Students explore the similarities and differences between climate and weather, investigate climate characteristics, and develop explanations of climate and weather.
(Supplements Episode 1)
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Lesson 3: A Day at the Beach
Students demonstrate how water absorbs energy differently than land and air, then examine real-world examples of the ocean’s effect on land temperatures.
(Supplements Episode 2)
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Lesson 4: Up, Up, and Away!
Students investigate the relative amounts of salt and freshwater on Earth and do a simple water evaporation experiment associated with Earth's water cycle.
(Supplements Episode 2)
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Lesson 5: There’s Something in the Air
Students are introduced to atmospheric rivers, and investigate weather events that are powered by the atmosphere and moisture from the ocean through “recipes” for thunderstorms, snow storms, lake effect snow, and rain shadows.
(Supplements Episode 3)
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Lesson 8: Planetary Toolbox: Eyes in the Ocean
Students investigate tools to collect data about the ocean floor, water temperature, salinity, ocean currents, and marine creatures. They compare tools’ weaknesses and strengths, and select tools to investigate a remote part of the ocean.
(Supplements Episode 4)
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Lesson 9: Evidence of Change
Students investigate data about carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the resulting warming of the Earth and the ocean. They construct a “futures wheel” to identify multiple layers of consequences of a warming ocean.
(Supplements Episode 5)
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Lesson 10: Taking Care of Earth
Students demonstrate what they have learned about the connections between the ocean and atmosphere in a presentation to an imaginary Galactic Council.
(Supplements Episode 5)
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What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate? (16:07)
With trusty spaceship BARY (Bioluminescent Alien Research Yacht), Teek travels to planet Earth and meets climate scientist Tom Di Liberto. Together, they team up to explore Earth’s ocean and atmosphere to learn the difference between weather and climate.
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