Resources to download

These resources, which include teacher guides, identification and fact sheets, games and activities, are grouped according to the topics and programmes they support.

• Aquarium Technology
• Conservation
• Creature Features
• Deep Sea Denizens
• Feeding and Reproduction
• Fish Fins and Fun
• Intertidal Investigation
• Māori Fishing Technology
• Māori Language Resources
• Marine Kiwiana
• Marine Mammals
• Marine Metre Squared
• Marine Pollution
• Mighty Molluscs
• New Zealand Marine Species
• New Zealand Sea Lion
• Ocean Acidification
• Early Childhood (Sea Squirts)
• Seashore Scramble
• Science in the Sea
• Sharks Inside and Out
• Small Animal Study
• Soak
• Suckers and Tentacles
• Supper in the Sea
• Teacher Guides

Aquarium Technology

• Octopus Home (PDF)

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Conservation

• Little Blue Penguin Game (PDF)
• Hector's Dolphin (PDF)
• Environmental Action Planner (PDF)
• Seashore Code Poster (PDF)

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Creature Features

• Seashore Drama (PDF)
• My Research Project (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)
• All About Shells (PDF)
• All About Shells Poster (PDF)
• Shell Key Poster (PDF)

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Deep Sea Denizens

• Deep Ocean Dive Game (PDF)

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Feeding and Reproduction

• Marine Toxins (PDF)
• Secrets of the Squid Squad (PDF)
• Crab Study (PDF)
• The Lifecycle of a Shore Crab (PDF)
• The Lifecycle of a Shore Crab Poster (PDF)
• The Lifecycle of a Shore Crab Game (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)

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Fish Fins and Fun

• Fish Wordfind (PDF)
• My Research Project (PDF)
• Marine Toxins (PDF)
• Sleeping with Fish (PDF)
• Tracking Trash (PDF)
• Colour Me In! (PDF)

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Intertidal Investigation

• Seaweed Secrets (PDF)
• Marine Toxins (PDF)
• Tracking Trash (PDF)
• Seashore Drama (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Life Between the Tides Poster (PDF)
• Life in a Rock Pool Poster (PDF)
• Quadrat Game (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Game Cards (PDF)

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Māori Fishing Technology

• My Research Project (PDF)
• Seaweed Secrets (PDF)
• New Zealand Native Plant Use (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)

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Māori Language Resources

• Māori Mudflat Mysteries - Ngā Kōraha Māminga (PDF)
• Māori Rocky Shore Who Eats Who - Te Akau Pōhatuhatu: Ka kai ā wai i ā wai (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Rocky Shore Bingo: Wharewhare Takutai Toka (PDF)

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Marine Kiwiana

• Aquarium Acrostics (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)
• Māori Rocky Shore Bingo: Wharewhare Takutai Toka (PDF)

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Marine Mammals

• My Research Project (PDF)
• Hector's Dolphin (PDF)
• Marine Toxins (PDF)
• Tracking Trash (PDF)
• Squid Diorama (PDF)
• Secrets of the Squid Squad (PDF)
• NZ Sea Lion Resource Book (PDF)
• Sea Lion Life Cycle Board Game (JPEG)

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Marine Metre Squared

• Quadrat Game (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Game Cards (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Instructions for Rocky Shore Mm2 Survey (PDF)
• Mm2 Rocky Shore (Survey) Datasheet (PDF)
• Instructions for Sandy & Muddy Shore Mm2 Survey (PDF)
• Mm2 Sandy & Muddy Shore (Survey) Datasheet (PDF)
• Tips for taking marine identification photos (PDF)
• How to upload your Mm2 photographs from your phone to iNaturalist (PDF)

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Marine Pollution

• Marine Toxins (PDF)
• Environmental Action Planner (PDF)

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Mighty Molluscs

• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• All About Shells (PDF)
• All About Shells Poster (PDF)
• Shell Key Poster (PDF)

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New Zealand Marine Species

• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Māori Rocky Shore Who Eats Who - Te Akau Pōhatuhatu: Ka kai ā wai i ā wai (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)
• Māori Mudflat Mysteries - Ngā Kōraha Māminga (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide A1 Poster (PDF)
• Life Between the Tides Poster (PDF)
• Life in a Rock Pool Poster (PDF)
• Māori Rocky Shore Bingo: Wharewhare Takutai Toka (PDF)

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New Zealand Sea Lion

• Sea Lion Life Cycle Board Game (JPEG)
• NZ Sea Lion Resource Book (PDF)

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Ocean Acidification

• The Ocean of Tomorrow: Ocean Acidification and the Marine World (PDF)
• CARIM Acidification Studies Poster (PDF)
• The Ocean of Tomorrow Presentation - Part 1 (PDF)
• The Ocean of Tomorrow Presentation - Part 2 (PDF)
• The Ocean of Tomorrow Presentation - Part 3 (PDF)
• The Ocean of Tomorrow Presentation - Part 4 (PDF)
• The Ocean of Tomorrow Presentation - Part 5 (PDF)

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Early Childhood (Sea Squirts)

• Colour Me In! (PDF)
• Hector's Dolphin (PDF)
• Scavenger Hunt (PDF)
• Primary Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)
• Ocean Puppet Show Episode 1
• Ocean Puppet Show Episode 2

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Seashore Scramble

• Scavenger Hunt (PDF)
• Tracking Trash (PDF)
• Are You a Survivor? (PDF)
• Primary Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)
• Seashore Drama (PDF)
• Seaweed Secrets (PDF)
• Nature's Rubbish Bin (PDF)
• Crab Study (PDF)
• All About Shells (PDF)
• All About Shells Poster (PDF)
• Shell Key Poster (PDF)
• Life Between the Tides Poster (PDF)
• Life in a Rock Pool Poster (PDF)

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Science in the Sea

• My Research Project (PDF)
• Environmental Action Planner (PDF)
• Crab Study (PDF)
• All About Shells (PDF)
• All About Shells Poster (PDF)
• Shell Key Poster (PDF)
• Seaweed Secrets (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Marine Habitat Resources (PDF)
• Biodiversity Resources (PDF)

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Sharks Inside and Out

• My Research Project (PDF)

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SOAK

Shags/Cormorants
Shags/Cormorants – Worksheet (PDF)
Fish
Fish – Worksheet (PDF)
Seals
Seals – Worksheet (PDF)
Plankton
Plankton – Worksheet (PDF)
Sponges and seaweeds
Seaweeds – Worksheet (PDF)
Food webs
Parasites – Worksheet (PDF)
Crabs
Crabs – Worksheet (PDF)

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Small Animal Study

• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)

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Suckers and Tentacles

• Octopus Home (PDF)
• Sleeping with Fish (PDF)
• Karunui's Tentacles Activity Book (PDF)
• Squid Posters (PDF)
• Squid Diorama (PDF)
• Secrets of the Squid Squad (PDF)
• Deep Ocean Dive Game (PDF)

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Supper in the Sea

• Ocean Puppet Show
• Supper in the Sea Online Programme (PDF)
• Life in a Rock Pool Poster (PDF)
• Life in Rock Pools Video
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Māori Rocky Shore Who Eats Who - Te Akau Pōhatuhatu: Ka kai ā wai i ā wai (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Seaweed Secrets (PDF)
• My Research Project (PDF)
• Supper in the Sea Activity Booklet (PDF)
• Gulp and Swallow (PDF)
• Marine Toxins (PDF)
• Nature's Rubbish Bin (PDF)

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Teacher Guides

• Supper in the Sea Online Programme (PDF)
• Adaptation Resources (PDF)
• All About Shells (PDF)
• All About Shells Poster (PDF)
• Shell Key Poster (PDF)
• Biodiversity Resources (PDF)
• Foodweb Resources (PDF)
• Marine Habitat Resources (PDF)
• Environmental Action Planner (PDF)
• My Research Project (PDF)
• Tracking Trash (PDF)
• Seashore Drama (PDF)
• Karunui's Tentacles Activity Book (PDF)
• Squid Posters (PDF)
• Crab Study (PDF)
• The Lifecycle of a Shore Crab (PDF)
• The Lifecycle of a Shore Crab Poster (PDF)
• The Lifecycle of a Shore Crab Game (PDF)
• Sleeping with Fish (PDF)
• NZ Sea Lion Resource Book (PDF)
• NZ Rocky Shore Activity Book (PDF)
• Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Northern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Rocky Shore Guide (PDF)
• Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Māori Southern NZ Sandy and Muddy Shore Guide (PDF)
• Life on the Rocky Shore Info Sheet (PDF)
• Rocky Shore Who Eats Who? Educational Colouring Book (PDF)
• Māori Rocky Shore Who Eats Who - Te Akau Pōhatuhatu: Ka kai ā wai i ā wai (PDF)
• Mudflat Mysteries Educational Activity Book (PDF)
• Māori Mudflat Mysteries - Ngā Kōraha Māminga (PDF)
• Ecology of the NZ Rocky Shore (PDF)
• The Ocean of Tomorrow: Ocean Acidification and the Marine World (PDF)
• Teacher's Notes for the Collins Field Guide to the New Zealand Seashore (PDF)