Spread the love with NOAA Education's printable valentines!

February 10, 2020

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Are you looking for an educational way to share valentines with your friends and family this year? Check out our printable valentines and dive deep into NOAA Education's handy resources about sea turtles, auroras, weather, seals, and more! Happy Valentine's Day from NOAA Education.

Fur seal pup. — Fur seal pup. (Image credit: Courtesy of Lorrie Rea, University of Alaska Fairbanks)

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Check out our printer-friendly valentines for your classroom, office, or to enjoy for yourself!

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of a sea turtle and reads “Roses are red, the ocean is blue. This sea turtle wanted to say hi to you!” The back side reads “This hawksbill sea turtle, one of six endangered species of sea turtles in the U.S., has a GPS-linked satellite tag allowing NOAA researchers to track its movements. You can help sea turtles by properly disposing of trash, reducing plastic use, and not disturbing the beaches where they lay their eggs.”

Learn more about sea turtles and download the sea turtle valentine.

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of a salmon in a rocky riverbed and reads “Roses are red, love should not wait. Most salmon are semelparous, and die after they mate.” The back side reads “When sockeye salmon spawn, they turn bright red. Males will also grow a large hump on their back and have hooked jaws. These salmon live up to five years and are semelparous, meaning that they will die after they spawn.” Link: https://go.usa.gov/xdTVj

Learn more about salmon and download the salmon valentine.

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of the aurora borealis and reads “Roses are red, let’s spend time together. Gazing at the aurora borealis, a marvel of space weather.” The back side reads “A view of the aurora borealis from Alaska. Aurora borealis (northern lights) and aurora australis (southern lights) are the result of excited electrons colliding with surrounding gases in the atmosphere. Once they settle down to a lower energy state, the excess energy is released in

Learn more about space weather from NOAA Education and NOAA satellites and download the space weather valentine.

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of a sea lion pup and it’s mother and reads “Roses are red, it doesn’t get cuter than this: A mom and her pup, bonding over a kiss.” The back side reads “Mother and pup Galapagos sea lions, like the ones here, have very close relationships. The mothers will nurse their pups until they’re about five years old. They have a call that sounds similar to a dog’s bark and females and pups are very playful toward each other!” Link:

Learn more about sea lions and download the sea lion valentine.

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of two sturgeon fish and reads “Roses are red, sturgeon have scutes. They are great for protection, but also look pretty cute!” The back side reads “Atlantic sturgeon have bony scutes that are very sharp when they are juveniles to avoid predation. As they grow older and much larger (adults are nearly 14 feet long!), their scutes become more dull; by then, they have fewer aquatic predators.” Link: https://go.usa.gov/xdTGQ

Learn more about sturgeon and download the sturgeon valentine.

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of a snowy road and reads “Roses are red, snow can cause a storm. We hope your Valentine’s Day has love to keep you warm!” The back side reads “Snow is no stranger to making road conditions unfavorable. If you’re planning to travel, be sure to monitor snow conditions for your area at weather.gov.” Link: https://go.usa.gov/xdTGP

Learn more about winter weather and download the winter weather valentine.

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of a Hawaiian monk seal with an eel in its nostril and reads “Roses are red, there’s an eel in its nostril. We hope your Valentine’s Day isn’t quite so awful.” The back side reads “Hawaiian monk seals are an endangered species. NOAA’s team of veterinarians and field crews help keep them safe by removing eels like the one seen here. By properly disposing of trash and keeping your distance, you can help keep them safe, too!” Link:

Learn more about Hawaiian monk seals and download the monk seal valentine.

A printable two-sided valentine. The front side has a photo of a seal with a monitoring device on it’s head and reads “Roses are red, this seal has a hat that tells us if its dives are more deep or more flat.” The back side reads “This seal’s hat is actually a time-depth recorder! These tags monitor the dive depths of seals and allow NOAA researchers to compare behavioral patterns and locations between different ages, sexes, and species.” Link: https://go.usa.gov/xdTGV

Learn more about the marine mammal laboratory and download the seal valentine.