Activities

Photo Food Pyramid

Fill out a photo food pyramid to get a picture of what the marine species on our local beaches are eating! Created by Michael, Madi, Qalid, Albert, T'Nysha, and Arianna.

Explore your natural surroundings with this activity aimed at identifying the plants and animals in your neighborhood. This week Claudia’s team was on Malibu beach, follow their lead in creating a field guide!

Scavenger Hunts

Scour your local beach or even your own back yard for treasure! Choose if you want your scavenger hunt to be easy, medium, or hard with three fun options made by our teams.

Why Should You Visit the Boston Harbor Islands?

Take some time to look at this map and learn the names of the islands in Boston Harbor Islands National Park!

Revere Crossword Puzzle

Grab a pen and solve this crossword puzzle about Revere Beach! Great for use in class or at home.

Birds of Belle Isle Marsh & Constitution Beach

Check out this amazing Seek and Find Bird Watching guide created by team Caroline!

Your Guide to Fish in the Boston Harbor

Boston harbor and Massachusetts Bay are home to many fish species — including Striped Bass, Winter Flounder, Black Sea Bass and more! This virtual guide put together by our youth staff covers which ones to look out for on your next fishing adventure!

Biodiversity at Revere Beach

Rever Beach is home to a phenomenal diversity of marine life. Let’s introduce you to the species inhabiting America’s oldest public beach!

Beach Creature and Plant Scavenger Hunt

In this scavenger hunt, you will be collecting and learning about both native and invasive species on the beach.

The Harborwalk and the Effects of Climate Change

Learn about the impacts of sea-level rise in the harborwalk area and surrounding sites.

Charles River Jeopardy!

How much do you know about the Charles River? Test your knowledge with this fun Jeopardy game!

Castle Island Kahoot

Play an engaging quiz-based game and learn something new about Castle Island.

Fort Point Channel Then & Now

Learn about the species that inhabited the Fort Point Channel in colonial times and how they have changed!

From Your Sink To Boston Harbor

What happens to everything you flush down the toilette? Where does it all go? Take a journey from your pipes to the Boston Harbor through this engaging activity! Photo by Benjamen Purvis.

Sustainable Swaps

Come find out what climate resiliency is and find out how the plastics you use everyday can be switched to more sustainable options!

Fishy, Fishy, Cross My Ocean!

This lesson plan includes coloring, games, and learning about climate change! Kids can learn and have fun at the same time while playing “Fishy, Fishy, Cross My Ocean!”!

Aquatic Ad-libs

Grab a pen and get silly with these fun beach themed ad-libs.

Where’s Crabby?

Inspired by “Where's Waldo”, our team at Constitution Beach this week illustrated their surroundings while searching for invasive green crabs. Find all of the green crabs on their page, then create your own search!! All you'll need is a drawing utensil and paper!