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Classroom activities based on how scientists study active volcanoes on the deep ocean floor. Activities include: locating an earthquake epicenter, recording geological and biological information during an ocean floor traverse, creating cross-section profiles of the ocean floor, and graphing seafloor data. Resources include videos and teacher guides.
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El
Nino
is
a
disruption
of
the
ocean-atmosphere
system
in
the
tropical
Pacific
with
important
climatic
consequences
around
the
globe.
This
NOAA
theme
page
features
links
to
widely
distributed
information.
Includes
data,
graphics,
forecasts,
historical
perspectives,
and
in-depth
analysis.
It
is
intended
to
be
useful
to
scientists,
administrators,
students
and
the
general
public.
Links
include
sites
...
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The
National
Marine
Sanctuary
Program
identifies,
designates
and
manages
areas
of
the
marine
environment
of
special
national
significance
due
to
their
conservation,
recreational,
ecological,
historical,
research,
educational,
or
aesthetic
qualities.
Access
information
and
pictures
of
marine
sanctuaries
all
over
the
U.S.
and
its
territories.
Discover
ways
to
get
involved
with
the
sanctuary
program,
...
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Developed
and
maintained
by
the
Jason
Education
Project
at
the
Texas
A&M
University,
this
comprehensive
site
has
educational
information
and
activities
on
weather,
foraminifera,
coral
reefs,
satellites,
El
Nino,
ice
ages,
fisheries,
waves,
icebergs
and
currents.
A
wealth
of
student
and
educator
resources
is
available.
Teacher
resources
include
a
crash-course
in
oceanography,
a
section
on
using
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An all inclusive introduction to the ocean sciences. The site includes information on habitats, oceanic fauna, oceanographer's tools, and case studies that forecast the future of the ocean. Components of physical and biological oceanography and marine ecology are discussed in depth, and include figures and quiz questions.
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Learn
about
sound
in
the
ocean
to
help
"save"
endangered
right
whales.
In
this
WebQuest,
students
form
a
team
of
specialists
whose
mission
is
to
devise
a
method
to
reduce
whale
mortality
due
to
either
entanglement
in
fishing
gear
or
ship
collisions.
The
team
studies
the
feeding
behavior,
migration
patterns
and
geographical
distribution
of
Northern
right
whales,
whale
sensory
biology,
and
current
marine
...
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These
overviews
of
selected
topics
are
like
mini-courses.
Ichthyology
includes
fish
form
and
anatomy,
taxonomy,
swimming,
senses,
reproduction,
with
good
illustrations.
Coral
reef
fish
ecology
covers
fish
identification,
roles
of
competition
and
predation.
Ecology
unit
offers
definitions,
describes
energy
transfer,
materials
cycling,
niches,
species
diversity.
Coral
reef
covers
coral
biology,
anatomy,
...
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Summary
of
events,
expeditions
and
technology
important
in
ocean
exploration
by
Western
cultures.
Includes:
observations
of
marine
life
by
Aristotle
and
contemporaries
of
the
Classical
Era;
greater
detail
of
19th
century
British
naturalists
and
the
accomplishments
of
the
Challenger
Expedition;
the
development
of
the
first
submersibles
in
the
20th
century.
A
timeline
provides
notable
events
up
to
the
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This
in-depth
site
defines
sound
and
describes
its
measurement,
behavior
in
water,
and
importance
to
marine
life
and
humans.
Extensive
audio
gallery
includes
examples
of
sound
production
by
invertebrates,
fishes,
marine
mammals.
Human
uses
of
underwater
sound
and
the
technology
and
applications
of
acoustic
equipment
are
explained.
Profiles
of
researchers
in
physical
oceanography,
marine
biology,
engineering
...
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Provides
datasets
(starting
1988)
about
tidal
wetlands
in
Virginia,
human
impacts,
management
practices
and
results
of
management
on
the
resources.
Select
data
by
year,
activity,
watershed,
or
wetland
type.
Good
for
research,
education,
environmental
management/
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