Science Teaching Series

Internet Resources

I. Developing Scientific Literacy

II. Developing Scientific Reasoning

III. Developing Scientific Understanding

IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving

V. Developing Scientific Research Skills

VI. Resources for Teaching Science

Oceanography

General Oceanographic Resources

  1. Marine aquariums and Parks - SeaWorld, Aquarium of the Pacific, etc.
  2. COSEE - Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence
  3. Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute: Marine biology, geology and chemistry.
  4. USGS Pacific Marine Group: Marine and coastal surveys for the Western US.
  5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Human impact upon oceans
  6. Ocean Planet: Smithsonian Exhibit
  7. National Oceanographic Data Center: Biological and physical data on the oceans

Tides, Currents and Marine events

  1. National Oceanographic Data Center: Biological and physical data on the oceans
  2. Marine Watch: Quarterly Journal of Marine Events
  3. Marine Weather: Tide predictions from MarineWeather.com
  4. Tides: Tides On Line from NOAA
  5. TidesOnLine: Tidal predications for the United States
  6. Tide animations courtesy of James Irwin or NOVA

Marine Geology

  1. Marine Geology and Geophysics: NOAA Bathymetry, geology, and mapping resources
  2. USGS Coastal & Marine Geology: North American marine and coastal geology
  3. Ocean Drilling Program: Tapping geological resources in the ocean
  4. USGS: Coastal and marine geology at USGS
  5. Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Marine geology collections at Scripps
  6. Ocean Floor Databases: Multibeam synthesis project