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Starfish and Sea Stars

Activities and Crafts
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/animals/ocean/starfish.htm
Audience: Preschool and kindergarten classrooms

Here's a page with curriculum for preschool classrooms studying starfish. There are several simple activities to choose from. Work on the alphabet, or arts and crafts.

Starfish Links
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/unitssubjsci/qt/starfishgames.htm
Audience: Elementary school classrooms

About.com's page of starfish is filled with games and stuff, but you have to wade through a number of ads to find them. Unfortunately, it's becoming common for informational and educational sites to fill their pages with ads alongside what you're looking for. Dig through the ads to find the coloring page, song, puzzle and more.

Starfish Summary
http://www.perspective.com/nature/animalia/starfish.html
Audience: Elementary school classrooms

The homepage for Natural Perspective says, "This site is dedicated to the beauty and science of nature and to the joys nature brings to those who explore it." You'll like their brief, simply-worded, nicely illustrated summary about starfish.

How to Preserve a Starfish
http://www.seashells.org/identcatagories/starfish.htm
Audience: All ages

Seashells.org identifies lots of different types of starfish [also called "sea stars"] in this lovely photo gallery. Here you'll also learn the best way to preserve a starfish. Soak it in 70% isopropyl alcohol overnight. Let it dry out real well on a paper towel, in the sun if at all possible. Weigh down the legs so that the starfish does not curl up as it dries.