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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Marine Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore saltwater ecosystems around Earth. Learn about oceans, estuaries, shores, and more.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Water Planet

For Students K - 1st
75% of our earth is covered by water. Water can be found in oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and sea ice. View these captivating photos of our earth showing the different water sources and images of our earth taken by NASA. Background...
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Go With the Flow: An Ocean Currents Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
You are in a submarine and need to fix the currents to take you where you want to go. You want to get the key to the treasure chest full of gold!
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Lesson Plan
University of Southern California

Usc: The Composition of Ocean Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site gives background information to ocean water and its contents. It has a link to an detailed chart showing the minerals and their content amount in ocean water. It also has links to activities.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Ocean Activity Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore ocean habitats, learn about the extreme weather of the ocean and examine environmental threats to the ocean. Conduct experiments on buoyancy and osmosis, and research sailing and ocean-based industry.
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Graphic
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: How to Make Oxygen From a Battery

For Students 5th - 9th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one...
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Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Eggs Speriment

For Students 1st - 5th
Try this at-home science experiment to learn if salt affects the way things float.
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Activity
US Navy

Onr: Saltwater vs. Freshwater, Which Is Denser?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an experiment on how to find out which has more density -- freshwater or saltwater.