Let’s discover tide pools!Let’s discover tide pools!

What is a tide pool? What is a tide pool?

What ingredients help make a tide What ingredients help make a tide pool?pool?

Ocean/Ocean/WaterWater

SunlightSunlight

Hint: Look at the 3 symbols in the tide pool picture. Hint: Look at the 3 symbols in the tide pool picture.

Rocks & Grass

The main ingredient of a tide pool is…The main ingredient of a tide pool is…

Pools of water with sea life living Pools of water with sea life living inside!inside!

Could you swim inside of these pools? Why or why Could you swim inside of these pools? Why or why not!not!

Extra Challenge: What force regulates the tides?Extra Challenge: What force regulates the tides?

LOW LOW

and away from the rocky and away from the rocky shoreshore

Pools can only be seen when the tide Pools can only be seen when the tide is…is…

Life in a tide pool…Life in a tide pool…

Is it Easy or Challenging?Is it Easy or Challenging?

Consider what you have learned so far. Consider what you have learned so far.

Plants & animals live in tide poolsPlants & animals live in tide pools

Fact: Crabs and other Invertebrates like tide pools Fact: Crabs and other Invertebrates like tide pools

Fact: Invertebrates have no backbone Fact: Invertebrates have no backbone

Fish are vertebrates. Fish are vertebrates.

How do I How do I survive in survive in my wavy my wavy environmeenvironme

nt?nt?

It takes many ingredients It takes many ingredients

to make a tide pool!to make a tide pool!

Action: Let’s find more pictures and facts on tide poolsAction: Let’s find more pictures and facts on tide pools

OceanOcean

Rocky ShoreRocky Shore

PoolsPools

Waves and TidesWaves and Tides

SunlightSunlight

Plants Plants

AnimalsAnimals

Visit tide pools at California State ParksVisit tide pools at California State Parks

California Tide Pools Maps Search

California Tide Table link