🔬 Science · Ocean Life
What Ocean Animals Need
Understand that ocean animals need food, shelter, and the right conditions to survive — just like land animals — and that different parts of the ocean provide for different animals' needs
Typical age: 5–7 years
“Can your child explain that a clownfish needs a sea anemone for shelter and small creatures to eat, just like a bird needs a tree for a nest and seeds to eat?”
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- Ocean Food Chains
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