Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Freshwater Ecosystems
At this site from the Missouri Botanical Garden, you can learn about the wide variety of plant and animal life in or around fresh water ecosystems. Click on the links to "wetlands," "Ponds and Lakes," or "Rivers and Streams" to view...
NSTATE
California State Symbols
Find out about the official California state symbols and when they were adopted. Click on the words to see a picture and get more information.
State of Florida
Florida Department of State: State Symbols
Learn about all of Florida's state symbols on this colorful page. Click on the symbol for a larger picture and more information.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Stingrays
Discover the fascinating world of the stingray by learning about its distribution, behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through videos, news, photos, descriptions, and external links.
Other
Massachusetts State Symbols
A thorough collection of the symbols of the state of Massachusetts including a picture, information about the symbol, and date of adoption.
Other
National Resources Defense Council: Your Oceans
Learn about issues that are major threats to the health of our oceans; read personal stories of how these threats affect people whose lives are connected to these valuable resources. Includes possible solutions and things you can do to...
NSTATE
Alaska State Symbols and Emblems
Find out all about the state symbols and emblems of Alaska. Clicking on the words under the heading "Symbol/Emblem" will usually provide a picture and more information. The date the symbol was adopted is also included.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: California
Enchanted Learning provides this fact sheet for California as well as a state map, pictures, state symbols, and links to related information.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Under the Deep Blue Sea (Lesson Plan)
Using language and resource skills to explore the ocean and the life within is what this lesson plan from EDSITEment is all about. The lesson is multi-level and resources and academic content standards are available.
Other
N. Carolina Dep. Of Environment & Natural Resources: Cool Kids: Crustaceans
There is all kinds of information about crustaceans available at this site from the North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries. You can see what types of shrimp and crabs are in the area or connect the dots of your own crustacean.
BBC
Bbc: New 'Living Fossil' Identified
Learn about the recent discovery of the the new species of coelacanth living off the coast of Indonesia.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Ocean Activity Ideas
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.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage
Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot. In this hands-on activity, students gather evidence to explore how camouflage helps animals survive.
US Senate
Us Senate Committee Commerce, Science and Transportation
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has jurisdiction over several areas. Come and find out more about this powerful committee by checking out this resource.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Oceans
An introduction and overview of the ocean habitat, the largest habitat on Earth. Includes links to information about three animals that live in this habitat.
Other
University of Hawaii: Waikiki Aquarium
Learn about the Waikiki Aquarium by taking a virtual tour and viewing pictures from live cameras.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Sharks
How many species of sharks are there in the world of water? Students will discover how and where sharks live, what they eat and how they socialize through the exploration of this resource.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Giant Australian Cuttlefish
The Unique Australian Animals site devotes a page with pictures and facts about the about the Giant Australian Cuttlefish.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Sea Dragons
Although they look similar, sea dragons are not sea horses. Click here to find out how the sea dragon differs from the sea horse.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Great White Sharks
At this site from Unique Australian Animals you can meet the one of the most feared animals of the ocean, the Great White Shark. Learn what Great Whites are really like by reading their description at this web page.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Hawaii Facts, Map, and State Symbols
This is a colorful collection of maps, facts and symbols of Hawaii. Also includes the Hawaiian flag.
DLTK
Kid Zone: Sharks
The KidZone shows amazing images of sharks and presents all kinds of facts and activities in a format for grade school children.
Curated OER
Unesco: Japan: Shiretoko
Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the north-east of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. The site includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to its tip (Shiretoko Cape) and the surrounding marine area. It provides an...
Curated OER
Unesco: Colombia: Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Located some 506 km off the coast of Colombia, the site includes Malpelo island (350 ha) and the surrounding marine environment (857,150 ha). This vast marine park, the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, provides a...