Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Preventing Barotrauma in Deep Sea Divers
This passage discusses preventing barotrauma in deep-sea divers. Complete the five-question quiz on this topic.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Dive Into Worlds Within the Sea
Learn about three different marine ecosystems: coral reefs, the continental shelf, and the deep sea. Interactive game included, which will help players chart the interrelationships among organisms that live in each ecosystem.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Dive and Discover: Expeditions to the Seafloor
Dive and Discover immerses you into the world of ocean exploration. Through stories, photos, and videos go on board research expeditions that use deep-sea tools and vehicles, and become part of teams of researchers making new discoveries.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Dive Into Worlds Within the Sea
Think and Link to investigate three different ecosystem either the deep sea, coral reef or continental shelf. By connecting the dots students make a food chain to see how organisms in each habitat depend on each other.
Other
Live Binders: Acre:snorkeling to Deep Sea Diving: Breaking Beyond Surface Reading
This unit from North Carolina Public Schools focuses on Common Core Standards for Reading including close reading strategies, questions teachers should ask themselves, and reading activities.
Other
University of Delaware: On Line Expeditions
Dive into the world of the deep sea with this website! Site includes information about the missions and discoveries made by the dive team as they explore deep sea hydrothermal vents.
My Science Site
Beneath the Sea: Blowing Ballast [Pdf]
Students dive down deep as they experience a hands-on activity and build a model of a submersible. Lesson plan includes a web connection, a teaching guide, extensions to learning as well as curriculum links and national science...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Can You Predict a Bird's Lifestyle Based on Its Feet?
Animals have special features that allow them to adapt to conditions in certain environments. You might not be able to dive down 3281 feet to observe the deep sea anglerfish, but in this science fair project you can discover what the...
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Earth's Oceans
Windows to the Universe provides a general overview of the importance of the oceans and seas to the Earth. Content includes information on how the oceans impact Earth's weather and contribute to the water cycle.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Sylvia Earle
This article on Sylvia Earle, ambassador to the world's oceans, includes information on her record-breaking dive as well as her various studies concerning the ocean's environment.