Kelp Forest

We're scuba heads Megan and Ian! We love to scuba dive in the deep waters off the coast of California. On one of our dives, we observed an underwater forest made of kelp plants. We were curious about the variety of animals that live in different parts of the kelp forest. Our question: Do larger animals live at the top of the kelp forest or at the bottom?

How would you investigate this question?
Imagine being able to scuba dive in a real kelp forest! Once you are down there, what kinds of observations are you going to make? Decide whether properties like water temperature or sunlight levels are important. How will you safely catch or observe the creatures that live in the different parts of the kelp forest? How will you identify the animals that you find? Describe your investigation in your notebook and discuss it with your teacher, or go to Kelp Forest to learn more about Megan and Ian's investigation.