🦦 Sea otter report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the sea otter page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the sea otter
Enhydra lutris · Grades 1–2
| Length | 3.9 to 4.9 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 79 lb (36 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 23 years |
Read about it
Sea otters float on their backs in the sea. They use a rock to crack open shellfish. They hold hands when they sleep!
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park, nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/sea-otter.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, nps.gov/places/sea-otter.htm, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the sea otter
Enhydra lutris · Grades 3–4
| Length | 3.9 to 4.9 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 79 lb (36 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 23 years |
Read about it
A sea otter has no blubber, so its thick fur keeps it warm by trapping a layer of air next to its skin. It grooms its fur all the time to keep it fluffy. After diving for food, it floats on its back and uses a rock as a tool to crack open clams, then eats them off its belly like a table.
Where it lives (its habitat):
What it eats:
How its body helps it live there:
My favorite fact:
A question I still have:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park, nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/sea-otter.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, nps.gov/places/sea-otter.htm, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the sea otter
Enhydra lutris · Grades 5–6
| Length | 3.9 to 4.9 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 79 lb (36 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 23 years |
Read about it
Sea otters have the densest fur of any animal, and they must keep it clean and fluffy to stay warm. They eat a lot of sea urchins, which graze on kelp, so by keeping the urchins in check they help giant kelp forests stay healthy for fish and many other animals. Sea otters were hunted for their fur until very few were left. Now they are protected and are coming back along many coasts, but oil spills are still a danger because oil spoils their fur.
Habitat and range: where on Earth, and what the place is like:
Diet: what it eats, and what might eat it:
Adaptations: two ways its body or habits help it survive:
Is it in danger? Why or why not?:
Compare it with another animal you know:
Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park, nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/sea-otter.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, nps.gov/places/sea-otter.htm, checked 2026-10-30