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A Day at the Beach
Break out the virtual sunscreen for a Kid Scoop adventure to the beach. Let’s begin by learning about high and low tides and how their ebb and flow leaves behind magical tide pools teeming with life! Play an informative matching … Continue reading
Clams and Shellfish
What a fun year-round adventure to hunt for seashells along the shoreline! Once home to living creatures called “mollusks,” seashells come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Born with soft-bodies, most mollusks need a hard shell to survive and for … Continue reading
Creatures That Glow
When it’s dark outside, a flashlight keeps us safely on the right path. If electricity fails, candles help us move from room to room. We depend on these inventions to guide us once the sun goes down. But some creatures … Continue reading
Echinoderms
What might a banana peel teach at the beach? Plenty! By splitting a banana carefully into five long strips, you’ll learn about echinoderms and how they manage life on the ocean floor or in tide pools. By following the instructions … Continue reading
Hermit Crabs
While humans have a hard skeleton on the inside and a soft body on the outside, most crabs have a hard skeleton on the outside to protect their soft bodies. Along comes the hermit crab without a full shell to … Continue reading
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
How long would it take you to learn to spell your name if it had 21 letters? Fortunately for the humuhumunukunukuapua’a spelling is not required when they join their “school” of fish. This colorful animal with an extra long name … Continue reading
Inky the Octopus
Oh, no! Octopus on the loose! This issue scurries to follow the true adventure of Inky the Giant Octopus who single handedly—or eight “leg-edly”—masterminded a daring and clever escape from his aquarium tank in New Zealand. Follow his tail from … Continue reading
Jacques Cousteau
To live like a fish you need to be able to glide through ocean marvels and breathe without coming to the surface for air! Years ago a young French boy wanted to live play, and explore the ocean. Jacques Cousteau … Continue reading
Killer Whales
Ahoy, mateys! Climb aboard the Kid Scoop Whale Watching vessel as we venture on an ocean tour to learn more about this magnificent creature. Kids will have a whale of a time discovering killer whales, or “orcas”, in this special … Continue reading
Lobsters
Meet Leon the Lobster—a crusty crustacean—who will guide young marine biologists on a tour of his neighborhood. It’s not easy surviving in the ocean—but the lobster has evolved features that help him survive. Discover why lobsters and their cousins—crabs and … Continue reading
