Bridge

Comprehensive collection of marine education curricula and activities sponsored by the National Marine Educators Association.

C.O.O.L. Classroom
(Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory)

Internet-based modules link classrooms with studies of New Jersey's coastal ocean. Interdisciplinary projects use real-time or near real-time data to support science concepts: history of oceanography, how and why ocean data is collected, impact of physical factors on phytoplankton / fisheries. Data to plot sea surface temperatures and currents.

Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education - CIESE

Web resources for K-12 and beyond using real-time data, primary / historical information sources, student-contributed data. Project topics: Water, water quality, weather, oceanography. Teacher guide, standards, classroom activities.

Data in the Classroom

Scientific data for K-12 teachers and students to explore dynamic Earth processes and understand the impact of environmental events on a regional or global scale. Three modules available: El Niño, Sea Level, Water Quality. From NOAA Ocean Data Education (NODE) Project.

Digital Library for Earth System Education

Online clearinghouse of earth science education materials for all levels. Peer-reviewed K-12 and undergraduate resources, student-friendly access to data, simulations, models, new approaches to teaching / learning about the Earth system. Resources searchable by grade level, resource type, collection, and standards.

Estuaries 101

Curriculum released in 2008 by the National Estuarine Research Reserve: Classroom activities on estuaries and their importance to our ecosystem. Modules cover earth, life, and physical sciences, and concern environmental monitoring, water quality, food webs, resource management, habitats, watersheds, culture.

EurekAlert Marine Science Portal

Links to marine science resources: photos, other media, directories, maps, educational tools, marine science programs / organizations, U.S. / international ocean policies, publications. Calendars: Scientific events / meetings, marine scientific news, events, reports.

Marine Careers

Information about careers in marine biology and other marine sciences includes the scientists in these fields with information on salaries and links to additional resources. Sponsored by National Sea Grant College Program.

MBARI EARTH

Near real-time data from ocean observatories to design and test outreach with the Internet as an interface to scientists, teachers, students, and the public.

National Geographic Ed Net

Professional development and ocean science resource portal for teachers. Lesson plans, communication tools, workshop / event announcements.

NOAA Ocean Explorer

Ocean explorations in near real-time, technologies, remote marine flora and fauna in a multimedia gallery, NOAA's 200-year history of ocean exploration, NOAA resources in a virtual library. Current and archived expeditions, many featuring fact sheets, photographs, explorer logs, and 'Ask an Explorer.'

NOAA Research

Background information, data, applications, student activities on storms, currents, ocean temperatures, fisheries, El Niño, ozone, the greenhouse effect, and NOAA lessons on marine and environmental science topics.

NOAA's National Ocean Service: Education Discovery Center

Resources for students and educators: tutorials on corals, estuaries, geodesy, currents, tides, pollution, case studies concerning Exxon Valdez and lionfish invasion of U.S. Atlantic coast. Lesson plans and activities.

Ocean Literacy Essential Principles

Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean's influence on people and their influence on the ocean. Developed through a community-wide, consensus-building process to define ocean literacy and assess what the public knows about the ocean.

Ocean Motion

Resources for students and the public: Comprehensive review of the surface circulation of Earth's ocean, classroom activities, toolbox of satellite and model data, quick evaluation quizzes, timeline of ocean explorers. Topics: Ocean surface current patterns in relation to navigation, weather/climate, natural hazards, marine resources.

Ocean World

Resources for students and educators on weather, foraminifera, coral reefs, satellites, El Niño, ice ages, fisheries, waves, icebergs, currents, a crash-course in oceanography, and info on using technology in the classroom. Developed by Jason Education Project, Texas A&M University.

Sea Web

A multimedia public education project designed to raise awareness of the world ocean and the life within it. Articles on latest ocean issues, links to resources, clips of Ocean Report Radio Show, information on SeaWeb programs such as aquaculture initiatives for fish and their eggs (caviar), publications.

Sea WIFS Project

NASA Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor project uses satellites to collect ocean color data to quantify phytoplankton abundance. Teacher resources: online presentation on how and why scientists study ocean color; Living Ocean Teacher's Guide on ocean color, carbon cycle, greenhouse gas effect.

Using Ocean Observing Systems in K-12 Education

Guidance for educators on how to use ocean observing data in the classroom from Rutgers University and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.