Marine Science

The Bridge  http://www.vims.edu/bridge/

Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center.  Numerous resources for teachers including lesson plans, materials and tons of information.

Carolina Coastal Science  http://ncsu.edu/coast/

Incorporates real-life examples of coastal issues from the Carolinas into classroom science, social studies, geography, language and media studies.

Center for Marine Conservation  http://www.cmc-ocean.org

Marine science activities for teachers and students, general information and curriculum ideas.

CORE (Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education)  http://core.cast.msstate.edu/education.html

National Ocean Sciences Bowl, K-12 marine education programs, ocean science educators retreats.

Estuary Live  http://www.estuarylive.org

Virtual field trips from the Rachel Carson Reserve in North Carolina.

Island Explorers Marine Science Program  http://www.usc.edu/org/seagrant/IE.html

University of Southern California Sea Grant’s student-centered science curriculum.

Monterey Bay Aquarium  http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/

Marine science based activities and resources for educators and students.

National Geographic’s Sustainable Seas Expeditions  http://sustainableseas.noaa.gov

Program to explore the nation’s marine sanctuaries, extensive teacher materials, informal education and teacher and student opportunities.

National Marine Sanctuaries  http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/

Information on the nation’s marine sanctuaries, data from the sanctuaries education activities and teacher resource lists.

Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC)    http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/

Data, CD-ROMs, posters and other educational information on physical aspects of the oceans.  Links to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s (JPL) and NASA’s educational sites.

Science Junction  www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/

North Carolina State University’s cyber-community for teachers, students and science researchers.

The purpose of SeaWiFS is to provide quantitative data on global ocean bio-optical properties to the earth science community.  Teacher materials, data.

Surfrider Foundation  http://www.surfrider.org/RTB_publications.htm

Respect the Beach Education Program

Water on the Web  http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/wow

Integration of real-time data into educational curricula over the Internet.  Data, lesson plans, support for water education.

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