Blue Community Schools
A collection of classroom resources designed to facilitate teaching about water and the critical water crisis facing our world today.
Smologies: Hagfish
Who doesn't love a floppy, slime-filled, hot dog shaped creature of the deep sea? Listen to our conversation with Tim Winegard, a professional hagfishologist at Chapman University, and he dishes on the world's slimiest treasures.
Smologies: Oceans
Are plastic straws really that bad? Why is the sea salty? How do currents work? Do you have to be a marine biologist to help save the ocean? (Spoiler: No!) In a conversation with ocean and policy expert Dr. Ayana Johnson, Alie struggles with finding a balance between the wonders and the bummers.
Smologies: Fishes
Fish expert and curator of Ichthyology, Dr. Thacker took Alie to a basement full of several million jars of fish to chat about the worst fish husbands, the scariest fish, the nicest fish, how they breathe, how you can help reverse global warming, and whether you should pee in wetsuits.
Smologies: Coral
What IS a coral? Where do they grow and what do they eat and why are they so pretty? Why are they so many colors? The wonderful Cnidariologist Dr. Shayle Matsuda took time out of his busy schedule to chat about how magical and beautiful coral can be and why reef health is important.
Long Story Shorts
A series of fun quick explainer videos about all things ocean science, endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade activity.
Ocean Wonders
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be born in the depths of the ocean? To build a home, to grow old there, get sick, to go to sleep and dream beneath the waves? This series of short videos explores these topics and more as a UN Ocean Decade endorsed activity.
