Designed for students in a general oceanography college course, this web site provides links to on-line expeditions in oceanography. Topics include marine resources, visualizing beneath the sea, global circulation and the California current, and marine ecosystems. Additional resources include a guide to the Mountains to Monsoons CD, a field trip guide to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and supporting information ... Full description.

This online letter, written by a glacial geologist living and working in Antartica, describes how organisms living there have adapted to thrive in such an extreme environment. In her letters home, Stephanie Shipp shares her work and discoveries, specifically an overview of the physical, chemical, and behavioral adaptations of Antarctica's organisms, notes about the types of organisms that are notably ... Full description.

The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) provides scientific stewardship of marine data and information and is one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) environmental data centers. The NODC data search is integrated with the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) and the NOAA Central Library to provide access to the world's most comprehensive sources of marine ... Full description.

This case study focuses on the seasonal hypoxic area in the Gulf of Mexico known as the Dead Zone. The case introduces students to the marine food web, the aquatic microbial loop, the impact of exogenous nutrients, and the physical forces that affect oxygen content and water stratification. It could be used in introductory biology or ecology courses or in an oceanography course. Registration and login ... Full description.

The Sea Education Association (SEA) in Woods Hole, MA provides undergraduates with an opportunity to participate in an academic study-abroad program called the SEA Semester. The program combines intensive research in the areas of oceanography, maritime studies, and nautical science with hands-on experience aboard a traditional sailing ship. Piloting, celestial navigation, and practical seamanship ... Full description.

This portal provides information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. Uses of the Oceans covers ocean resources and topics such as energy, biotechnology, ocean dumping, coastal settlements, and fisheries. The Issues section discusses governance of ocean resources. About the Oceans provides information about how the oceans formed, how they change, ocean dynamics, ecology and biology ... Full description.

This teacher's introduction to the movement of ocean water in the area of Antarctica provides background information for three student activities on currents, layers and mixing in the ocean. In these activities, students explore the movement of waters to and from the Antarctic region and the patterns of mixing and upwelling. Full description.

This site contains 23 questions on the topic of atmosphere and oceans, which covers tides, currents, layers of the atmosphere (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere) and weather. This is part of the Principles of Earth Science course at the University of South Dakota. Users submit their answers and are provided immediate feedback. Full description.

In this activity, students will use mapping skills to investigate biological communities associated with hydrothermal vents along the Galapagos Rift. As they study the types of animals found along the rift, they will conduct independent research to discover what types of organisms can survive near hydrothermal vents, learn how organisms living along hydrothermal vents can survive in the absence of ... Full description.

This curriculum guide contains activities designed for grades 10-12 and is organized as a pathway with five lessons at increasing levels of sophistication. They incorporate real data from NOAA to help students understand the phenomenon of Ocean Acidification. Each level includes a pretest to check understanding followed by an activity to make maps, graphs, and use real data. Included are a teacher's ... Full description.