A set of illustrated fact pages, and some activity sheets, on coral reefs, tidal pools, and ocean ecosystems. Find maps, graphic organizers, and a movie link to tidal zones. Hyperlinks to specialized vocabulary words are also provided....

A biography of Dr. Bob Ballard written by the Institute for Exploration.

This article defines "environment" as a collection of animals and plants in a specific landscape and climate. The concept of differing types of environments is introduced. The impact of humans on environments and all environments'...

Explore deep underground and deep in the ocean to discover what lies beneath the surface. Don't stop until the final destination: the core of the Earth.

Teachers and students discover linkages among marine ecology, phytoplankton, the behavior of light at the ocean surface, and satellite-derived ocean color data. Explore the topics of phytoplankton, food webs, and algal blooms using...

Explore the world of marine life through the eyes of dolphins when you visit this clear and concise resource. This site features information on where and how dolphins live and other fun facts. Teachers can use this type of site to help...

Are you interested in an ocean related career? Explore the variety of career opportunities that are available in underwater technology.

Not only for teachers. Explore the world of this famous writer when you visit the collection of links on Whitman at the Web English Teacher website.

A series of videos accompanied by student activity sheets explore the impact of climate change on the ocean and the animals that live in and around it: sea turtles, jellies, whales, shore birds, lobsters, and coral.

An experiment to test what happens when ocean water hits a freshwater estuary. Each step is demonstrated with photographs and the difference between salinity and density is explained.

A great lesson plan that has your students exploring the interaction between the people of the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes they met on their journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Web site resources, worksheets, and...

Students learn about sound waves and use them to measure distances between objects. They explore how engineers incorporate ultrasound waves into medical sonogram devices and ocean sonar equipment. Students learn about properties, sources...

Flip over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about the marine life that lives in polar-sea regions.

A biography of the life of explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.