ClassFlow
Class Flow: Oceans in Motion
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is about the movement of oceans. It contains information about waves, tides, and currents. The flipchart contains video and Activote assessment questions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Tides
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a comprehensive study of the tides with the use of pictures, graphs, tables, Internet web sites, animations, and student interaction with the ACTIVboard, a glossary of tide...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Ocean Tides
Did you know the rising and falling of the sea level is caused by the gravity of the Moon and the Sun? Kids learn about ocean tides including tidal currents and types of tides on this site.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Earth's Oceans Tides
This site explains what tides are and the difference between Proxigean Spring Tides, spring tides, and neap tides, and how these are formed. Graphic illustrations are provided.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science, Boston: Ebbs and Flows of the Sea
A simple one-page explanation of oceanic tides. Includes instructions for completing a tide-mapping activity.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Tidal Energy
What is tidal energy? Learn about using tides to generate power, methods of generating electricity, and the advantages and disadvantages of tidal energy.
NOAA
Noaa: National Data Buoy Center: What Are Tides?
A very general introduction to tides and their cycles, with one link to a graph of tide data.