Research/Informational Sites

• A Look at Whales
• All About Oceans and Seas - Awesome site for elementary students.
• Baleen Whales - Scroll down and click on the various links.
• Blue Whale
• Corals and Coral Reefs -  From SeaWorld.
• Coral Reef Theme
• Dangerous Debris - See pictures of ocean animals and read about how humans impact ocean life.
• Dive and Discover - Expeditions to the seafloor.
• Exploring the Deep Ocean Floor
• FAQs on Oceans
• Food From the Sea
• How the Ocean Refreshes Itself
• Humpback Whales
• Into the Abyss: Nova Online - Nova explores life in the deep ocean near hydrothermal vents. Learn about deep-sea vents, the unusual life they support and the deep sea machines used to explore them.
• Killer Whales - From SeaWorld.
• Neptune's Web - An Ocean Adventure!!  Awesome resource.
• Oceans Alive
• Ocean Animal Printouts - You name it and it's here if it resides in the ocean. Great resource!!!
• Ocean Currents
• Ocean Data
• Ocean Forests
• Ocean Light Zones
• OceanLink -Take a trip through the intertidal, read our ocean newletter, read stories of marine critters, ask an expert a question, and much more.
• Ocean Links at Gander Academy
• Ocean World - Don't miss the Teachers' Corner and Teachers' Workwoom.
• Ocean Zonation - Includes information and a diagram of the ocean zones.
• Oceanographic Facts
• Oceanography -  From the Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Site for Teachers and Students.
• Oceans - This is an awesome site!
• Oceans and Undersea Life - Thematic Unit
• Ocean Planet - Don't miss this. It is companion to the exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute.
• Ocean Quest - There's a lot of great resources here.
• Ocean Web Resources
• Oil Pollution
• Patterns in the Ocean
• Reef Life
• Reef Relief - This site provides K-12 teacher kits and coral science education materials to educators around the world.
• Savage Seas
• Sea Dwellers
• Sixth Graders Write About Sea Turtles - Don't miss any of this! (Click on the Underlined Links to see pictures and read the poems.)
• Sperm Whale
• The Sea - Awesome site!!!!!
• Treasures @ Sea
• Virtual Tide Pool - From PBS
• Whale Times
• Year of the Ocean - Kids' and Teachers' Pages

• Oceanography Lesson Plans - Lesson plans for all disciplines.
• Whale Songs
• Platypus
• Into the Spectacular Sea - Online lesson plan
• Oceanography
• Oceans and Undersea Life - Online Unit.
• Ocean Theme WebQuests - Choose from a great many WebQuests.
• Fish Features - WebQuest
• OceanQuest - WebQuest
• On the Trail of the Marine Snail - WebQuest
• Secrets at Sea -
• The Ocean's in Trouble - WebQuest
• Take the Rip Out of the Current - WebQuest
• Early Ocean Explorers - WebQuest
• Gray Whales - WebQuest
• The Deep - WebQuest
• Under the Canopy of Kelp - WebQuest
• Welcome to the Watery World of Whales - WebQuest
• Rescuing a Baby Beluga - WebQuest
• Designing Hermit's New Home - WebQuest
• Shocking Sharks - WebQuest
• Take the Plunge: Aquariums - WebQuest
• Octopus - WebQuest
• Oceans Arts..Down Under - WebQuest
• Hermit Crabs - WebQuest
• Swimming with the Whales
• Intertidal Zone Tour Guide - WebQuest
• Safety First: A Beachgoer's Guide - WebQuest
• Footprints in the Sand : A Primer for Net Surfing - WebQuest

• Ask a Scientist
• Celebrate the Year of the Ocean - Eighteen activities for students to practice their math, geography, science, and language skills while learning about the world's oceans!
• Shark Surfari
• Oceanography Games - This is quite a collection of games.

• Experiment with Whale Blubber
• Ocean Scale Drawing
• Turtle Trax Pictures - Print out and color or save them and color them in a paint/drawing program (Kid Pix).
• Label the World's Oceans
• Ocean Postcards
• Survival in the Sea
• The Great Whales
• Star Gardens
• Save the Oceans Poster

• Quiz on Whales and Sharks