BBC
Bbc: New 'Living Fossil' Identified
Learn about the recent discovery of the the new species of coelacanth living off the coast of Indonesia.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Ocean Activity Ideas
Explore ocean habitats, learn about the extreme weather of the ocean and examine environmental threats to the ocean. Conduct experiments on buoyancy and osmosis, and research sailing and ocean-based industry.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage
Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot. In this hands-on activity, students gather evidence to explore how camouflage helps animals survive.
Other
An Aquatic Adventure
In this WebQuest, you must pick a type of water habitat to create a new aquarium, choose three animals that can coexist in this habitat and design your own aquarium.
NOAA
Noaa: Ocean Science Careers
Study the different types of ocean related careers that are available and how you can make a difference without having to be a professional.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Oceans
An introduction and overview of the ocean habitat, the largest habitat on Earth. Includes links to information about three animals that live in this habitat.
Other
University of Hawaii: Waikiki Aquarium
Learn about the Waikiki Aquarium by taking a virtual tour and viewing pictures from live cameras.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet: Biological Roulette: Alien Species
Click on the roulette wheel and see how some alien species were introduced into the United States and the effect they have had on our country. This is part of an archived Smithsonian exhibit.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Sharks
How many species of sharks are there in the world of water? Students will discover how and where sharks live, what they eat and how they socialize through the exploration of this resource.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Freshwater Ecosystems
At this site from the Missouri Botanical Garden, you can learn about the wide variety of plant and animal life in or around fresh water ecosystems. Click on the links to "wetlands," "Ponds and Lakes," or "Rivers and Streams" to view...
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Giant Australian Cuttlefish
The Unique Australian Animals site devotes a page with pictures and facts about the about the Giant Australian Cuttlefish.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Sea Dragons
Although they look similar, sea dragons are not sea horses. Click here to find out how the sea dragon differs from the sea horse.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Great White Sharks
At this site from Unique Australian Animals you can meet the one of the most feared animals of the ocean, the Great White Shark. Learn what Great Whites are really like by reading their description at this web page.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Hawaii Facts, Map, and State Symbols
This is a colorful collection of maps, facts and symbols of Hawaii. Also includes the Hawaiian flag.
DLTK
Kid Zone: Sharks
The KidZone shows amazing images of sharks and presents all kinds of facts and activities in a format for grade school children.
Curated OER
Unesco: Japan: Shiretoko
Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the north-east of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. The site includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to its tip (Shiretoko Cape) and the surrounding marine area. It provides an...
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Unesco: Colombia: Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Located some 506 km off the coast of Colombia, the site includes Malpelo island (350 ha) and the surrounding marine environment (857,150 ha). This vast marine park, the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, provides a...
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Unesco: Italy: Monte San Giorgio
The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic Period (245-230 million years ago). The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon...
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Unesco: Senegal: Saloum Delta
Fishing and shellfish gathering have sustained human life in the 5,000 km2 property, which is formed by the arms of three rivers. The site comprises brackish channels encompassing over 200 islands and islets, mangrove forest, an Atlantic...
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Unesco: Brazil: Atlantic Islands: Fernando De Noronha & Atol Das Rocas Reserves
Peaks of the Southern Atlantic submarine ridge form the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll off the coast of Brazil. They represent a large proportion of the island surface of the South Atlantic and their rich waters are...
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Jane Rathbun (1860 1943)
Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943) worked for the United States Fish Commission and later at the United States National Museum in the Division of Marine Invertebrates
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Ida May Mellen (1877 1970)
Biologist and ichthyologist Ida May Mellen (1877-1970) was an expert on fish diseases and worked at the New York Aquarium, 1916-1929. She wrote numerous books and articles about marine biology
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Large Jar With a Straight Brim
The large jar, used for storing food and liquids, has a straight rim and rests on a flat base. It is decorated with gilded fishes and other sea creatures and drawings of a saint inside circles.
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