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March 19, 2008 Hits: 78
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From site: Discovery Kits describe the basic scientific principles underlying the applied science and activities of NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). Designed for educators and students at the high school level, they are written in non-technical language, and focus on the themes of oceans, coasts, and charting and navigation. LearningReviews note: Each kit contains a tutorial and roadmap of resources, including lesson plans. There are kits on the topics of: corals, currents, estuaries, geodesy, nonpoint source pollution, and tides and water levels.
August 30, 2008 Hits: 40
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Here you can download podcasts on up-to-date topics related to marine systems, oceans, marine life, and environmental impacts. There's also an "Ask the Scientist" section with answers to questions commonly asked by kids and adults.
April 20, 2009 Hits: 33
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Google Earth Oceans gallery contains dozens of plug-ins to Google Earth software that help you explore marine environments such as reefs, sea surface temperature, rising sea level animations, and undersea sonar scans.
October 22, 2008 Hits: 64
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From site: The hydrosphere plays a very important role in the evolution of life, as well as in weather, and erosion.
March 19, 2008 Hits: 51
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From site: In our constantly changing world, Immersion Presents helps students understand the positive roles that science and technology play in their everyday lives. Immersion exposes students to ongoing scientific expeditions in an effort to ignite their interest in real discovery and learning.
Immersion Presents programs:
August 29, 2008 Hits: 51
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From site: Life on the Rocky Shore is about ocean tidepools. We have many fun activites for you to explore on our web site. One of our interactive activities lets you identify the tidepool animals. We have word searches, crossword puzzles, and quizzes about each individual animal. We hope you will sign our guestbook and complete our survey. Most of all we hope that through this site you will learn about and enjoy our oceans and their animals.
July 07, 2008 Hits: 49
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From site: Dive into our activities and games to have fun and learn about ocean animals and the places they call home. ¡Actividades en Español!... How much do sea otters eat? How do they keep warm? What does it take to raise a sea otter pup? Find out!... Create an undersea scene and discover what a submersible sees as it dives deep in Monterey Canyon... Take a trip into the deep sea of Monterey Bay and explore three distinctive habitats—canyon walls, midwater and seafloor. LearningReviews.com note: There are more two dozen activities both online and print-and-do, for students at all grade levels.
January 10, 2010 Hits: 6
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From site: Nab the Aquatic Invader! is a fun way to learn about aquatic invaders. By using this site you can check out lots of unusual species that create real problems in the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, and Great Lakes regions.
February 11, 2010 Hits: 6
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NeoK12 has several videos on oceans and marine life and animals, including interactive quizzes on ocean facts. NeoK12 kid-friendly videos are selected for their educational value.
August 27, 2008 Hits: 57
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From site: Operation: Resilient Planet puts students on a mission to investigate the health of our environment and discover how to protect our planet's ecosystems. Students will visit some of Earth's most diverse ecosystems to uncover the mysteries of our planet. Through their Missions, students will: LearningReviews.com note: See a preview of the mission here. This award-winning curriculum is available in print for a fee.
November 25, 2009 Hits: 44
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From site: The site provides interactive maps, diagrams, photographs and fact files which can be used to further children’s geographical and enquiry skills as they explore the physical features of Rivers and Coasts, the impact they have on human life and the environmental issues surrounding them.
February 11, 2010 Hits: 8
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NeoK12 offers a selection of kid-safe videos on rivers, their features, the erosion and deposit cycle and several signficant rivers including the Nile, Amazon and Zambezi. There are also pictures and tools kids and teachers can use to create presentations on rivers.
March 15, 2008 Hits: 66
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From site: Shedd Educational Adventures (SEA) contains a treasure trove of aquatic science resources for K-12 teachers and students. SEA brings the Philippines to life for your students with fact sheets and multimedia interactives based on the Wild Reef exhibit at Shedd Aquarium. Learning Reviews note: The Shedd Aquarium has a wealth of resources for learning about marine life and systems at all grade levels. There is an extensive search engine to access lesson plan resources by grade level, interactive adventures for students by grade level, and an explorer's guide with fact sheets about marine plants, animals, people and places.
November 19, 2008 Hits: 45
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From site: What makes VirtualFishtank.com different from any other website is the ability to Build-Your-Own-Fish online and release them into the Virtual FishTank(TM) exhibits at the Museum Of Science, Boston, and the St. Louis Science Center.
June 10, 2009 Hits: 28
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From site: This serious game is based on the ecosystem of a United States west coast estuary and follows a human, Valerie, as she encounters Oscar the sea otter, and the Claminator, a geoduck clam. The friends are challenged to learn about the factors that produce healthy estuaries, food webs, and why estuaries are essential to ocean life and to humans.
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