Relevant Web Sites for Water on Earth

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Oceanography: Office of Naval Research

www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean

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Great for background information. Specifically, ocean in motion, habitats, marine mammals, ocean water, ocean regions. Also tells current research, various activities, other internet links, and various site maps.

Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resources Center

www.vims.edu/bridge

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Wonderful site filled with ocean links and content.

Museum of Science and Industry

www.msichicago.org

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Some exhibits related to marine science.

Smithsonian: Ocean Planet

seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html

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Everything you'd want to know about the oceans.

Sea World-Busch Gardens "Water"

www.seaworld.org/water/water.html

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Students explore the forms and properties of water and recognize its key role in sustaining life. "Water, Weather and Us" related to currents. "Quality Water" and "One Drop at a Time" involves water testing and home experiments. This links to environmental concerns.

NASA Space Link

www.spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov

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Teachers are able to collect data to help them understand our global environment via NASA Spacelink in the classroom. Teachers may join the express mailing list and receive mail announcements of new educational science programs produced by NASA's Educational Division. Teachers may also request science programs which tie in to their units of study. This site concentrates on subjects of interest to educators.

Smithsonian Office of Education "Ocean Planet"

educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/currkits/ocean/main.html

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Excellent set of 16 lessons on ocean topography, ecosystems, and ocean products. (1) Sea Secrets - geography, (2) Sea Connections - plants and animals, (3) Ocean Market - products, (4) Pollution Solution -environmental crisis, (5) Stranded Along the Coast- animal strandings, (6) Reflections - influence of ocean on literature and language.

Smithsonian Office of Education "The Distinctive Coast of Maine", "Dinnertime on the Reef", and "Ride the Tide"

educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/art-to-zoo/contrast/essay.html

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Lesson 1 - Students compare the Maine coast to Caribbean reefs. Lesson 2 - Students identify the main parts of a coral reef and its flood chain. Lesson 3 - Students dispute the cause and effect relationship between tides and the rock east coast ecosystem, and study the interrelations of rocky coast organisms.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Homepage

www.nasa.gov

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Looking at Earth from space, students are able to view oceans and landforms. Forty years of NASA earth science experience went into the making of this web site. This site offers many suggestions to help teachers make Earth Science interesting to students of all ages.

Franklin Institute Earth Science Hotlist

www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/geology.html

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List of other sites on the Internet that science educators may find useful.
See also the Space Science Hotllist at www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/space.html

Turtle Trax

www.turtles.org

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A save-the-turtle organization, good for conservation of animal topics.

Whale Times

www.whaletimes.org

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Has many links to other marine animal sites.

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

http://www.nefsc.nmfs.gov/

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The Northeast Fisheries Science Center has been focusing on the conservation of our nation's living oceans for over 25 years. Students learn that all natural resources are not renewable and become aware of ways in which they may assist in conserving our water on Earth.