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Central America Ecology and Environment
http://boto.ocean.washington.edu/americacentral/
English version of this very interesting site is online. La Versión Española not yet up except for overview
page. Data are available from the organizing group of Central American and North American scientists.
Ecology.com
http://www.ecology.com
"The Ecology channel on the WWW", brought to you by Ecology Communications, Inc.
EElink
http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu
"Environmental education on the Internet". Offers resources for professionals, teachers, and students;
grant and job opportunities; data, and la ¡Versión Española!
The Environmental Education Network (EEN)
http://www.envirolink.org/enviroed
The EEN is an Internet clearinghouse for environmental education information, materials and ideas
for students, teachers, and others.
Environmental Organization Web Directory
http://www.webdirectory.com/
This site claims to be Earth's biggest environmental search engine.
U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Education Page
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/students.htm
The EPA's webpage on the environment for kids and teachers with fact sheets, games, and more.
Teacher Resources / Recursos para Educadores
Athena Project: Instruction Units and Projects on the Oceans
http://athena.wednet.edu/curric/oceans/index.html
The Athena Project, a joint project between SAIC, a defense contractor, the State of Washington and
four public school districts in the Seattle area, offers earth and space science resources for K-12 educators
and students. The Weather unit has a hurricane project for K-8.
The BRIDGE - Ocean Sciences Education Teacher
Resource Center, Virginia
Institute of Marine Science
(VIMS)
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/index.html
Excellent site that includes teacher and student resource pages, information on marine science topics,
special events, educational opportunities, publications, and much more. The Bridge offers a comprehensive
resource list of marine science projects and websites.
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/data.html
On-Line Data available at The Bridge includes real-time biological, physical, chemical, geological,
climate and atmosphere data sets, with world coverage. Set up for teachers/students.
Discovery Channel School
http://school.discovery.com
FEMA for Kids Homepage
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
Disaster preparedness site for children sponsored by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency,
with free educational publications. Of special interest to coastal residents of the Atlantic, Caribbean and
Gulf of Mexico is the hurricane preparedness section. A very nice feature is the "Disaster Connection: Kids
to Kids" section, where K-8 schoolkids from around the U.S. submit writing and art work, which is posted
on the website, about their experiences in floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
The GLOBE Project
http://globe.fsl.noaa.gov/
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environments (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of
students, teachers, and scientists, working together to study and understand the global environment. The
program is used by 3000 schools in 50 countries.
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Inter Network Media, Inc.
http://www.in-media.com/
This for-profit multimedia company in California produces educational and CD-ROMs. GeoMedia is an
earth science CD-ROM for ages 10-14 developed as a joint project with the U.S. Geological Survey. The
CD, available for both Windows/Mac systems, covers six areas: Maps, Time and Change, The
Greenhouse Effect, The Carbon Cycle, Earthquakes, and the Water Cycle.The Learning Web at the USGS
http://www.usgs.gov/education/
A comprehensive earth science educational resource site sponsored by the USGS that offers many
links to related sites, access to lists of mostly free USGS publications and other teaching materials
(edulist.html), and an "ask the geologist" feature.Neptune's Web & related sites sponsored by the U.S. Navy
http://www.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/neptune.htm
This very nice educational outreach site is sponsored by the Public Affairs Office of the Naval
Meteorology & Oceanography Command (CNMOC) in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, which has placed an ad
for a Navy career on the home page. Once you have read that, excellent graphics and organizational links
lead you to quizzes testing your oceanographic knowledge, ideas for art, science, math, social studies,
and physical education, classroom lessons, interactive student/ teacher programs, and the opportunity
to "ask the oceanographer" on-line questions.
http://www.cnmoc.navy.mil
Two useful sites are accessible from this URL. "OceanTalk" is a layperson's primer on the oceans that
discusses topics ranging from early exploration of the seas to the physical properties of seawater.
"WeatherTalk" is a layperson's primer on weather and naval meteorologyOCEAN PLANET Teacher Pages - Smithsonian Institution
http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/scilist2.html#start
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/search_educational_materials.html
Smithsonian's online exhibition on ocean conservation is sponsored by NASA. The previous web addresses
are for teacher resource pages.
http://www.si.edu/nsrc/stcms/overview.htm
A new education initiative called "Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools" (STC/MS) has been
launched by the Smithsonian and a wealth of partners. The programs are designed to meet U.S. National
Science Education Standards. The "Catastrophic Events" theme may have useful information on hurricanes.Ocean Potions
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2714/
This site, maintained by a teacher and her students in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, lists marine education
resources for K-8 Teachers and students. The links include summer research and training opportunities,
organizations, and ocean research sites. Unique features are links titled "Students recommend these
beach books" and "Ocean Books and Field Guides".PROJECT NOPP DRIFTERS
http://drifters.doe.gov/
Presented by The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) for educators and scientists.
Many educational activities, data and results based on drifter buoy studies of ocean surface currents.PUMAS
http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov/
PUMAS, or Practical Uses of Math and Science, is an on-line journal of one-page examples of how math
and science concepts taught in pre-college classes are actually used in everday life. Brought to K-12
teachers by NASA.SCIENCE RESOURCES for TEACHERS
http://www.techplus.com/scipage/teachers.htm
This section of "The Science Page" is part of a website that claims to have the "Internet's largest collection
of science analogies".SeaWiFS Project
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS/LIVING_OCEAN/LIVING_OCEAN.html
This online teacher's guide with activities for studying ocean color from space is targeted for students in
Grades 9-10. The guide is related to NASA's poster "The Living Ocean", which can be ordered electronically.Year of the Ocean 1998
http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm
International Year of the Ocean Kid's and Teacher's Corner
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