Ocean Zones Worksheets for Kids

Did you know that the ocean is made up of different zones? Each zone has it’s own characteristics where different creatures live. Use these ocean zones worksheets for kids to show the different zones and the animals that live in them. And for more learning fun, check out these Ocean Worksheets you don’t want to miss!

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Epipelagic Zone

Also known as the sunlight zones, this region has the most light and heat, it goes from the surface to 650 ft. Photosynthesis occurs in this layer and it’s where you’ll find coral reefs.

Mesopelagic Zone

From 656 to 3200 ft, you have the twilight zone some jellyfish, squid and octopuses live in this zone where there is only dim light. There are no plants in this zone.

Bathypelagic Zone

From 3200 to 13,100 ft, the midnight zone is filled with animals with no eyes because they are not needed in the dark but have big mouths and sharp teeth in order to eat anything they may find.

They rely of food and nutrients falling from the upper zones.

Abyssopelagic Zone

At depths up 19,700 ft you’ll find that it is very cold and dark with great pressure near 11,000 sq ft. Many of the fish and squid are bioluminescent meaning they can make light with their own bodies’ chemical reactions.

Hadalpelagic

Few animals live in these trenches and canyons like sponges, sea cucumbers and tubeworms which rely solely on dead or decaying material that falls from the above zones.

Try these fun ocean activities for kids to extend their learning.

Recommended Ocean Books for Kids

There are a ton of really great ocean encyclopedias, they contain amazing pictures of those weird sea creatures. Pair that with a great sea story and you’ll have an ocean lover in no time.

Ocean: A Visual EncyclopediaThe Big Book of the BlueOver in the Ocean: In a Coral ReefShark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless ScientistSave the OceanThe Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor

 

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For more ocean fun, try one of these fun ocean toys and even grab some toys to make your own sensory ocean bin.

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