For any educator preparing a teaching theme/unit on oceans, this is the site for you! Included are links to a myriad of lesson plans, worksheets, hands on activities, web quests, interactive sites, teacher resources, and more.

Seven hands-on lessons module in which students explore oceans. Inquiry-based investigations include properties of seawater, ocean water and currents, and features of the ocean floor.

Capt. Charles Moore discusses the growing problem of plastic trash in our seas and oceans and what the solutions might be. [7:24]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers divergent plate boundaries in the ocean and on land.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers divergent plate boundaries in the ocean and on land.

Sunken relics, ghostly shipwrecks, and lost cities aren't just wonders found in fictional adventures. Beneath the ocean's surface, there are ruins where people once roamed and shipwrecks loaded with artifacts from another time. Peter...

This lesson will describe the effect that oceans have on the global climate.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introductory lesson to a fifth grade unit on oceans. The flipchart contains information about the oceans and properties of ocean water.

A lesson unit for Grades 4-9 on how the ocean affects climate and weather. Includes worksheets (also in Spanish) and maps.

While the Earth's oceans are known as five separate entities, there is really only one ocean. So, how big is it? As of 2013, it takes up 71% of the Earth, houses 99% of the biosphere, and contains some of Earth's grandest geological...

Marine biologist, David Gallo, shows why oceans are important while taking the viewer on a voyage into the ocean and exploring the incredible beauty of marine life. [8:24]

A hands-on lesson plan for grades K-3 on estimation using goldfish crackers. Lesson used in conjunction with an oceans unit.

Dive into a greater understanding of the oceans by tagging along on this exploration of the oceans.

The Discovery Channel provides numerous topics that are the most popular science topics taught in upper elementary and middle school. Content is organized by topics (Bacteria, Oceans, Solar System, etc.); all topics include quick facts,...

This lesson plan explores how human activity has an impact on turtles, sea otters, and dolphins in different parts of the world. Your students will read field reports from the sites and evaluate data that is offered.

This c.o.o.l. Project focuses on tiny sea plankton and how they move in the oceans. Follow the scientific process outlined on the left, calculate and collect data to form your own predictions.

What types of adaptations enable deep-sea fishes to survive and collect food in the darkness of the deep ocean? Interactive, hands-on lesson plan takes students on an exploration of deepwater adaptations by searching for Skittles in a...

This site is from the Texas A&M University provides a lesson plan on measurement and properties of the ocean. As part of the lesson plan pupils are challenged to create a model of an underwater amusement park. Web resources are...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Aquatic biomes can be generally classified based on the amount of salt in the water. Freshwater biomes have less than 1% salt and are typical of ponds and lakes,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Crustaceans are a large group of arthropods, consisting of almost 52,000 species. The majority of crustaceans are aquatic. A few groups have adapted to living on...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how plants evolved from living in the oceans to living on land.

The National Weather Service presents "The Oceans" a complete site of the worlds water. Including information on layers of the ocean, waves, tides, and more. Also includes learning lessons and review questions.

The National Weather Service presents "The Oceans" a complete site of the worlds water. Including information on layers of the ocean, waves, tides, and more. Also includes learning lessons and review questions.