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Project Oceanography DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.marine.usf.edu/pjocean/
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Project Oceanography is a live television program designed for middle school science students. Each week during the school year, students can learn about a variety of ocean science topics. Some of the topics covered include: Antarctic oceanography, marine debris, tsunamis, plankton, hydrodynamic flow through seagrass beds, channel islands, kelp forests, cold seeps, pollution, and water quality. Programs are taught by real scientists and feature a call-in question and answer session at the end of each lesson. There are also Teacher Packets that give information on program topics, activities, pages for students' individual use, and vocabulary and reference lists to enhance student understanding.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Curriculum
    • Lesson plan
    • Module / Unit
  • Visual:
    • Video
Subject:
  • Environmental science
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Biological oceanography
    • Chemical oceanography
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1997-2003, University of South Florida
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-007-435
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • C - Life science:
        • Population and ecosystems
        • Structure and function in living systems
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Populations, resources, environments
    • 9-12:
      • C - Life science:
        • Interdependence of organisms
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural resources
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Physical systems:
      • The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface
      • The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: University of South Florida