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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute: Dive and Discover: Expeditions to Sea Floor

For Students 9th - 10th
Join Woods Hole scientists as they search for new volcanic eruptions on the ridge system in the eastern Pacific.
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Article
Seeker

Seeker: This Beached Whale's Stomach Was Filled With Plastic Bags

For Students 9th - 10th
A tragic story comes out of Norway of a whale that could not be saved from debris that had been consumed.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Deep Sea Bestiary

For Students 6th - 8th
This document from NOVA: "Into the Abyss" describes the physical and behavioral traits of some of the least-known and most unlikely creatures on Earth.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Shore

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the physical and geological characteristics unique to the Georgia Coast, in addition to the specific marine organisms found in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Also learn the history of the state's coast and sociological and...
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Handout
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Why Oceans?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, gives an article on the importance of the ocean. Everyone on earth depends upon the oceans. Learn why oceans are important and what Australia is doing to help...
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Other

Voyage to the Deep: Vent Crab

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about vent crabs in this overview that includes a QuickTime video clip and several photos.
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NOAA

Noaa: Pmel: Noaa: What Is La Nina?

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, you can find out the characteristics of La Nina. You can find out about the lastest La Nina and the places it effected. Links are provided for additional information.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Under the Deep Blue Sea (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Other

Sut: Careers in Underwater Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in an ocean related career? Explore the variety of career opportunities that are available in underwater technology.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from an introduction to oceanography course taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. The course gives a general introduction to the processes and history of Earth's global oceanic system in...
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Oceans

For Students 1st - 6th
Learn about the five oceans of the Earth, life in the oceans, and why oceans are salty.
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eBook
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Treasures at Sea

For Students 2nd - 6th
Learn about ocean systems and habitats. Lots of reading, writing, games, and interactive activities. Colorful and fun.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Earth's Oceans

For Students 4th - 6th
Oceans contain 97% of the water on the Earth and are home to a huge number of living creatures. View an informative slideshow of the ocean and its inhabitants and then test yourself on what you learned.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Dolphins

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn how dolphins eat, sleep, and live together. Bottlenose dolphins and orcas travel the ocean in pods.
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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Great White Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Coastal Oceans Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore photos, watch video clips, and learn about the aquatic biome located above the continental shelf. [8:37]
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Other

Dalhousie University: Department of Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Grad studies, classes, seminars in the area of oceanography and also see some amazing pictures.
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Other

Save Our Seas Organization: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.
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Unit Plan
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Intertidal Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the intertidal ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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Handout
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Human and Animal Habitats

For Students 3rd - 6th
An interactive learning game where students answer whether or not certain environments would be suitable for different animals. Printable worksheets are available for review at the end of the activity.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Seabirds

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about seabirds. This group of birds makes up about three percent of the various species, even though two-thirds of the Earth is covered in water. Learn some unique facts and characteristics of seabirds. Also included in...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: The World's Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...
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Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Intertidal Zone: Aquatic Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the flora and fauna of the intertidal aquatic zone and the characteristics that describe this aquatic biome through reading and watching video clips. [6:42]
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the National Zoological Park right at our fingertips. Students will find many things to explore at this colorful and engaging site. Any study of animals will have a successful start here. Chances are students can catch their...