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The
Ocean
Project
is
a
collaboration
of
several
zoos,
aquariums,
science
museums,
and
conservation
museums/
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This
El
Nino
site
explains
the
abnormal
warming
of
surface
ocean
waters
in
the
eastern
tropical
Pacific
and
how
it
affects
global
weather,
ocean
circulation,
and
coral
reef
ecosystems.
The
activities
involve
wind
direction
and
the
Coriolis
effect,
global
wind
patterns,
and
cloud
formation.
There
are
sections
comparing
normal
conditions
to
El
Nino
conditions
and
a
video
clip
of
the
1982-1983
El
Nino
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This
web
site
contains
illustrated
information
and
classroom-ready
activities
for
teachers,
students,
and
anyone
who
want
to
learn
about
aquatic
environments.
The
site
is
divided
into
seven
topical
sites,
either
by
habitat
or
species.
"Space
Available"
focuses
on
using
satellite
imagery
to
study
the
oceans
and
includes
sections
on
the
human
impact
on
oceans,
weather,
remote
sensing,
and
how
satellites
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WhaleTimes
will
take
young
users
on
an
adventure
to
the
ocean.
This
resource
provides
a
wealth
of
information
and
pictures
on
popular
sea
life,
such
as
whales,
seals,
sea
lions,
sharks,
penguins,
and
walruses.
It
helps
the
user
to
find
out
how
animals
survive
in
the
sea,
what
they
eat,
where
they
live
and
much
more.
There
are
several
computer
activities
for
young
kids,
and
a
list
of
books
that
focus
...
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Relevant
sections
in
this
resource
include
What
are
Harmful
Algal
Blooms
(HABs),
an
Introduction
to
Algal
Blooms
and
"Red
Tide",
Algae
Species
(which
algae
are
responsible
for
the
harmful
effects?),
Adverse
Impacts,
Human
Illness
(food
poisoning
associated
with
harmful
algal
blooms
&
information
on
diagnosis
and
treatment),
HAB
Distribution
Maps,
HAB
events
in
the
United
States
and
around
the
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Use
real-time
data
to
investigate
the
driving
forces
behind
the
Gulf
Stream,
learn
how
it
affects
the
Atlantic
Ocean,
and
explore
how
it
affects
mankind
on
a
daily
basis.
This
website
provides
classroom
activities
in
science,
math,
history
and
language
arts.
Use
the
material
as
a
complete
tutorial,
or
use
pieces
individually
to
supplement
traditional
classroom
lessons.
Many
external
links
that
provide
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The
majority
of
Ocean
World
is
devoted
to
a
series
of
ten
reference
sections:
coral
reefs,
currents,
El
Nino,
Fisheries,
Ice
Ages,
icebergs,
JASON-1
(a
satellite),
the
role
of
the
ocean
in
weather,
satellites
and
ocean
exploration,
and
waves.
Each
section
culminates
with
an
interactive
quiz,
links
to
sources
of
related
real-time
data,
and
a
list
of
additional
related
links.
Also
available
is
a
set
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Ocean
Planet's
six
lesson
plans
are
adapted
from
several
themes
in
the
Smithsonian
Institution
exhibition
created
to
share
with
the
public
what
recent
research
has
revealed
about
the
oceans
and
to
encourage
ocean
conservation.
"Sea
Secrets"
explores
ocean
geography;
"Sea
Connections"
looks
at
the
plants
and
animals
that
live
in
different
marine
ecosystems.
"Ocean
Market"
identifies
and
values
many
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The
purpose
of
REEF
is
to
educate
and
enlist
divers
in
the
conservation
of
marine
habitats.
The
main
focus
of
this
site
is
the
Fish
Survey
Project,
in
which
volunteer
scuba
divers
and
snorkelers
collect
and
report
information
on
marine
fish
populations.
The
data
is
accessible
through
this
website,
and
users
can
both
contribute
data
they
gather
and
generate
reports
from
the
database.
A
variety
of
reports
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In
this
lesson,
students
will
play
the
role
of
a
member
of
an
International
Team
of
Marine
Biologists
tasked
with
predicting
and
monitoring
possible
harmful
algae
blooms.
They
will
evaluate
changes
in
the
ocean's
chlorophyll
counts
from
1997-2007
using
data
sets
from
MyNASAData
website,
draw
conclusions
about
how
the
chlorophyll-a
levels
in
the
ocean
may
effect
its
ecological
characteristics
and
infer
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