Great Science Videos
Great White Shark pictures Research sites Animal Guide – Monterey Aquarium List of Ocean Animals A-Z animal list National Geo ocean animals Animal Pawnation Ocean Animals – Ench. Learning Monterey Bay Aquarium Discovery Ed – Oceans Maryland Ocean Resources Oceanography Links Oregon Coast Aquarium |
Mr. Gulka’s Ocean Project |
Ocean ZonesLight Zones
Simple Layers of Ocean Ocean Zones 1 Ocean Zones 2 Benthos, Nekton, Zooplankton Tide Pools |
Oceans Research/Informational Sites
- A Look at Whales
- All About Oceans and Seas – Awesome site for elementary students.
- Baleen Whales – Scroll down and click on the various links.
- Blue Whale
- Corals and Coral Reefs – From SeaWorld.
- Coral Reef Theme
- Dangerous Debris – See pictures of ocean animals and read about how humans impact ocean life.
- Dive and Discover – Expeditions to the seafloor.
- Exploring the Deep Ocean Floor
- FAQs on Oceans
- Food From the Sea
- How the Ocean Refreshes Itself
- Humpback Whales
- Into the Abyss: Nova Online – Nova explores life in the deep ocean near hydrothermal vents. Learn about deep-sea vents, the unusual life they support and the deep sea machines used to explore them.
- Killer Whales – From SeaWorld.
- Neptune’s Web – An Ocean Adventure!! Awesome resource.
- Oceans Alive
- Ocean Animal Printouts – You name it and it’s here if it resides in the ocean. Great resource!!!
- Ocean Currents
- Ocean Data
- Ocean Forests
- Ocean Light Zones
- OceanLink -Take a trip through the intertidal, read our ocean newletter, read stories of marine critters, ask an expert a question, and much more.
- Ocean Links at Gander Academy
- Ocean World – Don’t miss the Teachers’ Corner and Teachers’ Workwoom.
- Ocean Zonation – Includes information and a diagram of the ocean zones.
- Oceanographic Facts
- Oceanography – From the Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Site for Teachers and Students.
- Oceans – This is an awesome site!
- Oceans and Undersea Life – Thematic Unit
- Ocean Planet – Don’t miss this. It is companion to the exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute.
- Ocean Quest – There’s a lot of great resources here.
- Ocean Web Resources
- Oil Pollution
- Patterns in the Ocean
- Reef Life
- Reef Relief – This site provides K-12 teacher kits and coral science education materials to educators around the world.
- Savage Seas
- Sea Dwellers
- Sixth Graders Write About Sea Turtles – Don’t miss any of this! (Click on the Underlined Links to see pictures and read the poems.)
- Sperm Whale
- The Sea – Awesome site!!!!!
- Treasures @ Sea
- Virtual Tide Pool – From PBS
- Whale Times
- Year of the Ocean – Kids’ and Teachers’ Pages
Online Lesson Plans
- Oceanography Lesson Plans – Lesson plans for all disciplines.
- Whale Songs
- Platypus
- Into the Spectacular Sea – Online lesson plan
- Oceanography
- Oceans and Undersea Life – Online Unit.
- Ocean Theme WebQuests – Choose from a great many WebQuests.
- Fish Features – WebQuest
- OceanQuest – WebQuest
- On the Trail of the Marine Snail – WebQuest
- Secrets at Sea –
- The Ocean’s in Trouble – WebQuest
- Take the Rip Out of the Current – WebQuest
- Early Ocean Explorers – WebQuest
- Gray Whales – WebQuest
- The Deep – WebQuest
- Under the Canopy of Kelp – WebQuest
- Welcome to the Watery World of Whales – WebQuest
- Rescuing a Baby Beluga – WebQuest
- Designing Hermit’s New Home – WebQuest
- Shocking Sharks – WebQuest
- Take the Plunge: Aquariums – WebQuest
- Octopus – WebQuest
- Oceans Arts..Down Under – WebQuest
- Hermit Crabs – WebQuest
- Swimming with the Whales
- Intertidal Zone Tour Guide – WebQuest
- Safety First: A Beachgoer’s Guide – WebQuest
- Footprints in the Sand : A Primer for Net Surfing – WebQuest
Online Activities
- Ask a Scientist
- Celebrate the Year of the Ocean – Eighteen activities for students to practice their math, geography, science, and language skills while learning about the world’s oceans!
- Shark Surfari
- Oceanography Games – This is quite a collection of games.
Offline Activities
- Experiment with Whale Blubber
- Ocean Scale Drawing
- Turtle Trax Pictures – Print out and color or save them and color them in a paint/drawing program (Kid Pix).
- Label the World’s Oceans
- Ocean Postcards
- Survival in the Sea
- The Great Whales
- Star Gardens
- Save the Oceans Poster
Online Quiz