Oceanography
General Sites
National Ocean Service 
Learn more about the ocean and the role NOAA plays in ocean conservation and exploration. Be sure to visit the education section for lesson plans and tutorials on ocean life.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
The Ocean Channel
This site has ocean news, education, conservation, and entertainment resources including: photos, streaming video and important biological information for over 100 marine species from each of the Marine Sanctuaries in the United States; "real time" look at at what is happening across the oceans of the world; over 300 online films about the ocean; and global ocean news.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Marine Bio
Learn more about what lives in, on, or near the ocean and how you can protect it at this site that profiles hundreds of marine species and explores the ocean environment, and ocean conservation.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes  EarthPulse
Keep tabs on the health and vitality of the planet at this site from National Geographic. Sections on the Ocean, Climate, Population, Land, Wild Species, Ecosystems, and Energy include online activities and articles that will help you explore topics like tornados, rivers,overpopulation, and conservation.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Ocean World
Learn about ocean life, ocean and climate, icebergs, coral reefs, and lots more at this site from
Jason Education Project at Texas A&M University! You'll also find an online textbook,
Introduction to Physical Oceanography; an oceanography glossary; an ocean atlas; and links to other sites.
Intended Audience: Teachers/Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Ocean Link
Dedicated to ocean education, this site features ocean information and facts, a look at careers in oceanography, ocean news, an ocean glossary, and links to other sites.
Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Oceans Alive
Learn about the formation and characteristics of oceans, life in the ocean, and ocean movement at this site from the Museum of Science in Boston.
Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Oceanography
This site from the Office of Naval Research features information about ocean life, habitats, and regions and includes animations, articles, and web links.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Ocean Planet
Designed as a companion to an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, this site has a wealth of information about ocean diversity and health.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Birch Aquarium
Learn about life under the sea in the Creature Features section, play the seahorse anatomy game, identify items in a kitchen that have kelp additives and more at this site that is a part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
 Savage Seas
This site from PBS explores the angry side of the ocean from tsunamis, icebergs, and the Devils Triangle to creatures that inhabit deep ocean waters. Interactive and animated features let you create waves, view deep sea life, and track major ocean storms.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Secrets of the Ocean Realm
Learn about ocean life at this companion site to the PBS series, then take a quiz to see what you have learned!
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
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Ocean Exploration
Ocean Explorer
Follow the ocean missions of NOAA. From exploring deep coral communities to exploring the submarine volcanoes of the Mariana Arc, this site has images, videos, field notes, overviews and lots more! You can also learn more about NOAA's 200 year history of ocean exploration and access over 150 lesson plans and a curriculum for grades 6-12.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Discovery of Sound in the Sea
How is sound used in the sea? Find out at this site from the University of Rhode Island! You can learn about dolphins and sound, the science of sound, and even listen to some ocean sounds in the audio gallery.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No Searchable: No
Voyage of the Odyssey
Follow along with a five year scientific voyage to study the health of the ocean. You can track the voyage of the Odyssey, view the ocean from the ship's bowcam, listen to the sounds of the sea, and access video and audio reports and observations from the educators and scientists onboard the Odyssey.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Dive and Discover
Take a deep breath and dive into this site from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Follow the progress and discoveries of research cruises to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, and access to the latest oceanographic and deep submergence research as it happens!
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No Searchable: No
Top Ocean Life
Fish Base
Search this amazing site for information on over 28, 900 species of fish! You can search by name, ecosystem, family, country or island, or topic.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Visit a kelp forest, get close to a sea otter, explore the deep sea and more at this site. You can view live web cams of a number of exhibits; find great activities, games, and music; or view video of lots of marine life!
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Love lobster? Learn more about them and other marine life at this site. You'll find sections on turtles, Atlantic herring, and marine mammals. You'll also find information in global climate change, using satellites to monitor ocean health, and more.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Sea World Animals
Learn more about all types of animals at this site from Sea World. You'll find animal facts, animal info books, animal sounds, and even an aquatic safari to a coral reef.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Coral Realm
This site looks at the wide-variety of life found in coral reefs and virtual dives, a fish encyclopedia, and a collection of over 1500 photos.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Do you know what the world's smallest fish is? Check out the Fish FAQ's at this site and find out the answer to that and many more fish questions! You can also learn about right whale research and other work that this branch of NOAA is conducting.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Crustacea Net
Learn more about crustaceans at this site from the Australian Museum. You'll find descriptions, illustrations and images of crustaceans found in waters around the world.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
The Clownfish Underwater Picture Gallery
This online photo gallery has over 4000 underwater pictures from all around the world.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes Coral Reef Information System
This site from NOAA provides an overview of coral reefs and data on coral reefs from NOAA scientists.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Whale Net
This site from Wheelock College provides teachers and students with a wealth of information on whales and ocean life.
Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
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Curriculum Resources
College of Exploration
Throughout the year the College of Exploration (COE) offers a number of courses, workshops and conferences and on-going services like strategic planning, evaluation and assessment, curriculum support for teachers, and forums for students, educators and researchers. Many of the offerings from COE, like Ocean Literacy and Classroom Exploration of the Oceans, focus on the ocean.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Bridge
You'll find lesson plans, classroom resources and other tools for marine science education at this site from the Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: Yes
Sea's Lesson Plans
This collection of lesson plans for K-12 from Sea Semester at Woods Hole covers a number of oceanography, nautical science and marine science topics.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
Exploring the Ocean Through Literature
This site provides teachers with resources and ideas for a unit study on oceans. Resources include writing activities, book activities, art activities, and interactive activities.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium Lesson Plans
This site has 27 lesson plans exploring topics like fish morphology, plankton, beach zonation, and skates.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
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Videoconferencing
Marine Education Center and Aquarium
This center is part of
the University of Georgia
and has a number of interactive K-12 videoconferences, including sessions on feeding, fish, sea turtles, marine mammals, right whales,
marine invertebrates, and manatees.
There is a $145 per hour fee for schools outside of Georgia.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
Ocean Institute
This center in
Dana Point, California has videoconferences for grades K-6 and grades 6-adult in topics like the octopus, whales, and tidepools.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
Alaska SeaLife Center
You'll find interactive videoconferences for grades K-12 that explore animal adaptations,
cephalopods, and food webs.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
Indianapolis Zoo
The zoo hosts regularly scheduled videoconferences. Ocean topics include coral reefs, seals and sea lions, seahorses, penguins, and dolphins.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
SeaTrek
You'll find K-12 videoconferences on sharks, sea turtles, manatees, coral reefs, costal habitats, dolphins, ocean fisheries, and careers in oceanography. The base fee for most videoconferences is $155.00.
Top Sites for Kids
Sea World Animals
Learn more about all types of animals at this site from Sea World. You'll find animal facts, animal info books, animal sounds, and even an aquatic safari to a coral reef.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Ocean Link
Dedicated to ocean education, this site features ocean information and facts, a look at careers in oceanography, ocean news, an ocean glossary, and links to other sites.
Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Oceans Alive
Learn about the formation and characteristics of oceans, life in the ocean, and ocean movement at this site from the Museum of Science in Boston.
Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Marine Ecosystems
Learn about shorelines, temperate oceans, and tropical oceans at this site from the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Planet Ocean
Learn about the ocean and ocean life at this site from Discovery School. You'll find animal profiles, facts, and lots of images.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Earth's Oceans
This site from Enchanted Learning has ocean facts, printouts, and crafts.
Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
Whale Net
This site from Wheelock College provides teachers and students with a wealth of information on whales and ocean life.
Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
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