NASA
Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory: Ocean Tides and the Earth's Rotation
An explanation of the effect that the tides have on the Earth's rotation.
Other
Moon Tides: How the Moon Affects Ocean Tides
Discusses the different kinds of tides, high and low tides, lunar tide facts, questions people have asked about tides, and causes of tides.
NASA
Science at Nasa: Ocean Tides Lost and Found
This article explains what forces are at work on changing the tides of our oceans.
NOAA
Noaa: National Ocean Service: Education: Tides and Water Levels
A great resource for explaining and understanding tides. Find out what tides are and why it is so important to monitor them. This is an extensive tutorial followed by a set of review questions. All of the information can be downloaded as...
Other
Quoddy Loop: Tides
This resource gives an in-depth description of the Quoddy Loop of Islands within the Bay of Fundy. This area has the greatest tidal range in the world. Learn what causes these massive tides.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Catch a Wave
In this project for Grades 6 to 12, learners will use real data collected online to learn how waves and tides work. They will learn what causes water to move, and how waves and tides impact on humans, organisms and waterfront lands. They...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Geological Processes
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the many forces that affect shorelines, including tides, weathering, erosion, and deposition. Includes background reading handout and discussion questions.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Daniel Bernoulli
Part of a biography web page including information on James, John, and Daniel Bernoulli. The site includes information originally published in "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
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