Education page with resources for teachers and students. Teacher's Place has teacher professional development opportunities such as Wetlands Teacher Institute and Teacher Open House, a quarterly electronic educator newsletter, and hands-on elementary level classroom activities. Subjects include: kelp forests, sea otters, sharks, tide pools, and penguins. Kid's Corner has games and activities, aquarium ... Full description.

SeaWIFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor), a NASA project using satellites to collect ocean color data to quantify phytoplankton abundance. Provides background information on SeaWIFS project, technology and data. Teacher Resource section has: online presentation on how and why scientists study ocean color; Living Ocean Teacher's Guide with brief information on ocean color, carbon cycle and greenhouse ... Full description.

One in a series of PBS specials entitled, "The Living Edens." Explore Palau, located in the tropical Pacific, with its unique habitats and marine life. This comprehensive resource includes four teaching activities, an interview with the co-producer and cinematographer, Al Giddings, a downloadable screen saver, and links to additional Palau information. The Under the Sea section contains an overview ... Full description.

Marine ecosystem introduction to shorelines, temperate oceans, and tropical oceans. Shoreline topics cover sandy and rocky shores, barrier islands, tide pools, estuaries, salt marshes, mud flats, mangrove forests, tides, waves, currents, and shoreline animals. Students can learn about temperate ocean zonation, light, forests, patterns, and animals. The tropical oceans chapter features coral reefs ... Full description.

Stay current with the latest marine conservation issues, plus find information on workshops and job and research opportunities. Access information on the latest research, legislation, and MCBI's latest publications. Learn about marine protected areas, destructive fishing practices, endangered species, and how MCBI is advancing marine science. Features include a photo gallery, links to an abundance ... Full description.

This site includes a wealth of information on the Sydney Aquarium in Australia. It also features a virtual tour of the aquarium, webcams, games, virtual pets, extensive Australian habitats information, and Ask Professor Mullet, a collection of forums where students can ask questions and discuss marine science topics. Full description.

A wealth of information concerning the Bigelow Lab, found in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Explore the site's three main components, research, education, and the institution. Find course information, past, present, and future expedition information, current lab news, and more. Education section features many classroom and interactive computer activities all focusing on marine life. Research section ... Full description.

A comprehensive collection of Kingdom Animalia species accounts with information on distributions, natural history, conservation, and economic importance. Site features a wealth of information, pictures, and sounds. Entries are arranged in a taxonomic hierarchy. Educator resources are available for grades K-college, and feature a species account or photo submission section. Full description.

Award-winning ideas from SEA Semester's educators. This collection of over 25 lesson plans covers topics in marine biology, coastal ecology, chemical and physical oceanography, seafloor geology and nautical science. Each plan includes target grades, keywords, introduction and background, advice on how to best integrate the activities into classroom curriculum, instructions and tips, materials list, ... Full description.

University of Delaware's January 2000 on-line expedition to study hydrothermal vents in the Sea of Cortes. Introduction to deep-sea research with in-depth background, a dive log, daily journal, photos and video clips. Topics covered: deep sea geology and hydrothermal vents; biology and chemistry of vent marine life; technology of the tools, submersible and research ship. Teachers can access a resource ... Full description.