The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Coral Reef Biome
Learn about the coral reef ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sea and Ice Salinity
Young scholars investigate the effects of salinity on the formation of sea ice, and whether salt water freezes more quickly or more slowly than fresh water.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Reptiles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What reptiles can you name? Snakes, alligators, and crocodiles are all reptiles. Modern reptiles live on every continent except Antarctica. They range in size from...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Aluminum Air Battery
Create a battery that is strong enough to power a light or a small motor in this activity. Activity uses simple materials such as: aluminum foil, salt water, and charcoal to make this battery.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Current Event
This tutorial from Bill Nye uses ice, salt, water, and food coloring to explain how ocean currents are caused by the flow of heat and salt.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Salmon Life Cycle
Educational site offers an illustration of the salmon life cycle as well as information on salmon reproduction, adaptation to salt water, life span, diet, anatomy, predators and more.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Summer Intern
For this task, students write expressions that describe the relationship between quantities and ketch and analyze its graph. The task is about a worker at an aquarium who must dilute saltwater to a specified concentration of salt. Aligns...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Sore Throats, Variation 2
In this task where two saltwater solutions are compared, 8th graders must find equivalent ratios, write an equation that works for both solutions, draw the equation's graph, and interpret the slope as a unit rate. Aligns with 8.EE.B.5.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Floating and Sinking Potatoes
After the teacher puts pieces of potatoes in water and salt water, the students predict what is going to happen and try to name what makes this happen.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: From Brine to Beverage: Solar Powered Salt Removal
In this science fair project you'll discover how to turn the ocean into a source of freshwater by using the power of the Sun, and the water cycle. You will ultimately find just how salinity affects this process.
SEDL
Oceans [Pdf]
This large PDF file integrates math, science, and language into several lessons about characteristics of the oceans. Topics include ocean currents, tides, density, marine life, and pollution.
Palomar Community College District
Wayne's Word: Life on Salt Lakes
A fascinating report on some of the living things found in salty environments. There are terrific photos of salt flats colored red by some salt loving bacteria.
NASA
Nasa: Polar Ice and Its Possible Effects on the Earth
This article describes the effects of polar ice caps on the Earth and offers explanations as to the possible effects of polar ice melting on sea level and temperature.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Refrigerator
This site provides a brief overview of the invention of the refrigerator.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Water Wonders
This site from the Environmental Education for Kids contains colorful and detailed information on water resources. Site covers fascinating tips and facts, as well as engaging quizzes on the wonderful world of water. Best suited for...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Density Differences
Young scholars investigate differences in ocean water density, and record density data from salt, ice, and hot water samples in their notebooks. Students then simulate ocean water temperature levels in a simulation.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Seawater Desalination: Panacea or Hype?
An article and resources for research and teaching that explains how technologies are being used to desalinate ocean waters to be used for various municipal, industrial, and domestic purposes including a means to provide fresh water to...
Other
Energy of Seawater Desalination
This site gives information about energy needed for desalination. It gives formulas on how to determine these figures.
Other
College of Exploration: Ocean Literacy [Pdf]
A guide to help educators become ocean literate. The goal is to redress the lack of ocean-related content in state and national science education standards, instructional materials, and assessments. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Other
Scdnr: Careers in Marine Science
So you want to be a Marine Scientist? Learn about the Marine Science field and the career planning process.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Aquatic Ecosystems: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about aquatic ecosystems. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.
Other
California Resources Agency: Desalination
This site is from the Office of the Secretary of California. It gives background about desalination along with basic methods on how it is accomplished.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Deep Sea Biome
Read about the different zones and life in the deep sea as well as watch videos and examine photos of this aquatic biome. [5:54]
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