Rockpool Habitat

# Life Beneath the Wates Plunge into an exciting journey of discovery in a vibrant world of rockpools! With these immersive VR resources, you’ll explore this tiny-but-mighty habitat teeming with life. Get up close to the action and discover how these miniature worlds support such a lively, colorful ecosystem. ## Key Learning Outcomes: 1. Correctly describe rockpools as a biome 2. Correctly describe how rockpools change as the tide changes 3. Correctly explain the impact changing tide levels have on the wildlife in rockpools ## How to Use This Playlist: This playlist is designed to help students develop an understanding of rockpools as an ecosystem and how wildlife is adapted to thrive in this habitat. Here are some suggestions on how to use the resources: ***Explorable Scenes, Rockpool Ecosystem (high, middle and low tide)*** – Shrink your students down and take them on an exciting adventure through the ever-changing world of rockpools, from high tide to middle and low tide. In this immersive experience, they’ll observe how shifting water levels impact the climate and the diverse wildlife within. Encourage students to discuss how rockpools change with the shifting tides and explain how the wildlife within it respond to environmental shifts. - [Rockpool ecosystem – High Tide](https://edvr.se/yqy-mH1-BxG/rockpool-ecosystem-full-tide) - [Rockpool ecosystem – Middle Tide](https://edvr.se/yqy-mH1-BxG/rockpool-ecosystem-mid-tide) - [Rockpool ecosystem – Low Tide](https://edvr.se/yqy-mH1-BxG/rockpool-Ecosystem-low-tide) ***3D models, Rockpool Wildlife*** – With these models, students can explore the fascinating features of rockpool wildlife. From the limpet’s muscular foot and cone-shaped shell to the shore crab’s tough exoskeleton, the hermit crab’s borrowed home, and the beadlet anemone’s stinging tentacles, there’s so much to discover! Students can observe and discuss how each of their unique adaptations helps these creatures thrive in the ever-changing rockpool environment. - Starfish - Limpet - Beadlet Anemone - Hermit Crab - Shore Crab ***360-degree Images, Rockpools*** – With these 360° images, students can explore the characteristics of rockpool as a biome. Observations should spark discussions that rockpools commonly form on rocky coastal formations, where tidal water can flood depressions in the rock. Depending on the rock formations and their size, rockpools can vary in size and shape too. - Rockpool at Nahoon Beach - Ivor Rowe Rockpool, Sydney, Australia - North Cronulla Rockpool ***WildWorld Video, Sally Lightfoot Crab –*** Watch this rocky shoreline scavenger as it skillfully navigates the rugged landscape in search of food and shelter. This high-quality video highlights this invertebrate’s bright red shell and sharp claws, perfect tools for handling any predator or prey it encounters on its hunt. - Sally Light foot Crab ***Rockpool, Thinglink*** – Step on the rocky shoreline where features of a rockpool can be observed. By interacting with the icons, discover the characteristics of a rockpool as a biome, how they create a habitat for living things and how the changing tide can affect creatures like starfish. [Rockpool Thinglink](https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1966090949440308068)