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July 3, 1999

The oceans are a timeless source of life and beauty. In its study,
oceanography, marine biology, and many related disciplines offer rich,
meaningful, cross-curricular connections for teachers K-12. The enclosed
resources are the best of the best for bringing the oceans into your
classroom and making it come to life for your students. Yes, there are
many more great resources online - feel free to write and let us know
additional sites to check out!

N.B. One of my favorite culminating activities at the end of a
semester-long ocean study was to create a class aquarium and
oceanography museum. Students get to show off their work and their
knowledge while staging a full-fledged exhibit including papier mache
marine life, acetate covered aquarium tanks, art work, individual
projects, costumes and tours. Consider having your own class aquarium!

AQUARIUS - http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius/
Situated sixty feet below sea level, Aquarius is an eighty-one ton ocean
habitat where scientists can study ocean life up close for up to ten
days at a time off the coast of Florida; this site presents the project,
its findings thus far, and lessons on the Physics of Underwater Diving
and the Reef Community

BEACHNET - http://www.beach-net.com/
One nice way to integrate oceanography across the curriculum is to take
a look at beaches from a Social Studies point of view. Here at Beachnet
students can explore the beaches of the mid-Atlantic, plan trips, work
within budgets, read maps, follow weather and read classified ads

CAROLINA COASTAL SCIENCE - http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/
Designed with an inquiry-based model of instruction in mind, CCS is an
ocean ecology site touting lessons on a Photojournal, The Shell Island
Dilemma, Inquiry Images, Coastal Research Technology and Relocating A
Lighthouse; presented with teachers in mind, this site is a boon to all
grade levels

CHESAPEAKE BAY BOLIDE - http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/epubs/bolide/
High School level presentation; the most dramatic geological event that
ever took place on the Atlantic margin of North America occurred about
35 million years ago - what impact did this have on the formation of the
Bay?

CHESAPEAKE BAY LINK - http://www.baylink.org/
An educational site with lessons centered on the Chesapeake Bay estuary,
the people living on its drainage area, and the effect the various
natural and human forces have on the Bay; wonderful instructional
resource!

COAST - http://www.coast-nopp.org/
K-12 oceanography lessons and resources from the Consortium for
Oceanographic Activities for Students and Teachers; not meant to be
definitive, Coast makes best use of computer technology to cover an
array of the marine sciences at all grade levels with nice connections
into the Earth Sciences

COASTAL OCEAN MODELING - http://crusty.er.usgs.gov/
Amazing USGS images of the environmental crisis in Boston Harbor
including tidal flushing and particle trajectories - very technical (HS
level) but very worthwhile; check out the MPEG movie clips from Maine
down to long Island Sound!

EXPLORAQUARIUM -
http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/grads/scottv/exploraquarium/
University of washington Oceanography site with two excellent
presentations on Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents and Puget Sound
Oceanography - great teacher resources round out this ideal site for
secondary Science!

INTO THE ABYSS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/
NOVA Online's Presentation of an excursion to the Pacific Ocean floor
with awesome data, graphics and resources to supplement your in-class
studies; PBS always does such a good job and NOVA is a prime example

MI-NET - http://www.ifmt.nf.ca/mi-net/topics.htm
The Marine Institute's site for over two dozen K-12 topics, MI-NET is
intended to nurture an improved knowledge of marine science at all
levels of education; Canadian in origin, the emphasis is on fisheries
and marine industries

MUSICAL SAND - http://www.wao.or.jp/smiwa/
Presentation on squeaking sand from seashores and booming sand from
deserts; covering news items, the Science behind the phenomena and
organizations dedicated to the study and exposition of musical sand,
this is a truly unique hook to get kids into studying coastal
environments or contrasting biomes

NEPTUNE'S WEB - http://www.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/neptune.htm
Sponsored by the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command with a heavy
emphasis on Naval technology and the integration of different Science
disciplines in the study of Oceanography; includes facts, quizzes,
searches, ask an oceanographer and teacher resources

OCEAN ADVENTURE - http://library.advanced.org/18828/
ThinkQuest entry on hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Earth's
oceans covering the dives, research, the scientists, plant and animal
life, ethics and so much more; new classroom reader available (requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)

OCEAN EXPLORERS PROJECT -
http://www.onlineclass.com/Oceans/Oceansub.html
Well designed online projects for grades 4-8 with a truly
interdisciplinary flavor all built around ocean voyages; a nominal
registration fee to cover costs, but cheaper than similar projects I've
seen elsewhere - next session is September 27 - December 3, 1999
(Additional sessions January and March 2000)

OCEAN LINK - http://oceanlink.island.net/
Wonderful teacher-oriented site covering information about "many marine
science topics, including Marine Biology, Oceanography, Marine Mammals,
Seabirds, Marine Pollution, Marine Invertebrates, Marine Fish" and more

OCEAN PLANET - http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Award winning Smithsonian traveling exhibit online as a virtual tour and
padded with lots of information and WWW resources so that you can expand
on the experience in your classroom; a great culminating activity I
enjoyed doing was building a classroom aquarium and oceanography museum
- this would be a great place to start your own for the upcoming year!

OCEANS ALIVE - http://www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm
A host site for schools' oceanography and marine biology projects
including whale dreams. jewels of the sea, cool wet facts, seal
training, beachcomber and sea rangers, nevermind the links to other
Australia-based online materials

PERSPECTIVES ON AN OCEAN PLANET -
http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/tecd.html
Free CD ROM from NASA which contains over an hour of digital video,
audio, images, and text captions on the TOPEX/POSEIDON, which measures
the global ocean topography every 10 days; and once you're on their
mailing list you will be notified to receive additional free CD ROMS as
they are released!

REMARKABLE OCEAN WORLD - http://www.oceansonline.com/
Sean Chamberlin's online odyssey beneath the seas; he obviously loves
his work and the enthusiasm is contagious - a depth of information
rarely found online, awesome pics, audio and video files to download,
threaded discussions and chats, games and puzzles, and enough links to
related resources to keep your class surfing

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE SATELLITE IMAGE ARCHIVE -
http://dcz.gso.uri.edu/avhrr-archive/archive.html
University of Rhode Island site which archives images of the ocean's
surface temperature; choose the time frame and range for the picture you
are seeking and bring it up for study - accompanying lesson plan for
High School too

SEAWEB - http://www.seaweb.org/
"A multimedia public education project designed to raise awareness of
the world ocean and the life within it. We aim to provide information
and opinion from a broad spectrum of sources to help us all become more
connected and involved in the life of the sea" - awesome stuff!

SECRETS OF THE OCEAN REALM - http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/index.html
Another great PBS site bringing together wonderful information on ocean
life with first rate classroom activities; the graphics are (of course)
wonderful and the site design is a pleasure to work with

SURF AND SUN - http://www.surf-sun.com/
Another great site where students can plan their own beach vacations;
this site is most spectacular because it offers venues from around the
world: the online travel planner is a novel tool to help students crunch
numbers for their own beach getaway - and when the work is done let them
go to the boardwalk and play some games!

TREASURES@SEA - http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/
The Franklin Institute Fellows put together this fabulous site to help
teachers incorporate ocean studies into their classrooms with books,
games and puzzles, writing activities, ocean art, web resources and
teacher support - kudos to Hazel Jobe!

VICTOR THE VECTOR - http://www.ocean98.org/vicin.htm
Upper elementary presentation of ocean currents, temperature, waves and
other phenomena as experienced by Catherine E. Woody's original
character as he journeys through five episodes designed to instruct
children on basic oceanographic concepts

WATER FOR HEALTH - http://www.real-water.com/
Everything you ever wanted to know about water - and a lot you don't
want to know! Extensive look at our water supply including its
therapeutic and physical properties; worth your trouble - High School
level

WATER RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - http://water.usgs.gov/
Top notch USGS. site presenting real time and historical data of all
kinds through publications, technical resources and programs; N.B. you
owe it to yourself to check out the link to Water Science for Schools if
you do any work on water tables and the water cycle

Next Week's Topic: "Online Educational Puzzles and Games"

Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mrmck@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!

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Find More Great Resources at the Innovative Teaching Website:
http://www.interserf.net/mcken/teacher.htm

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INNOVATIVE
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Walter McKenzie - Creative Classroom Consulting
Innovative staff development:
Technology Applications, Multiple Intelligences,
Curriculum Integration and Creative Education.
Let's see what we can do for your staff!

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July 3, 1999

The oceans are a timeless source of life and beauty. In its study, oceanography, marine biology, and many related disciplines offer rich, meaningful, cross-curricular connections for teachers K-12. The enclosed resources are the best of the best for bringing the oceans into your classroom and making it come to life for your students. Yes, there are many more great resources online - feel free to write and let us know additional sites to check out!

N.B. One of my favorite culminating activities at the end of a semester-long ocean study was to create a class aquarium and oceanography museum. Students get to show off their work and their knowledge while staging a full-fledged exhibit including papier mache marine life, acetate covered aquarium tanks, art work, individual projects, costumes and tours. Consider having your own class aquarium!

AQUARIUS - http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius/
Situated sixty feet below sea level, Aquarius is an eighty-one ton ocean habitat where scientists can study ocean life up close for up to ten days at a time off the coast of Florida; this site presents the project, its findings thus far, and lessons on the Physics of Underwater Diving and the Reef Community

BEACHNET - http://www.beach-net.com/
One nice way to integrate oceanography across the curriculum is to take a look at beaches from a Social Studies point of view. Here at Beachnet students can explore the beaches of the mid-Atlantic, plan trips, work within budgets, read maps, follow weather and read classified ads

CAROLINA COASTAL SCIENCE - http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/
Designed with an inquiry-based model of instruction in mind, CCS is an ocean ecology site touting lessons on a Photojournal, The Shell Island Dilemma, Inquiry Images, Coastal Research Technology and Relocating A Lighthouse; presented with teachers in mind, this site is a boon to all grade levels

CHESAPEAKE BAY BOLIDE - http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/epubs/bolide/
High School level presentation; the most dramatic geological event that ever took place on the Atlantic margin of North America occurred about 35 million years ago - what impact did this have on the formation of the Bay?

CHESAPEAKE BAY LINK - http://www.baylink.org/
An educational site with lessons centered on the Chesapeake Bay estuary, the people living on its drainage area, and the effect the various natural and human forces have on the Bay; wonderful instructional resource!

COAST - http://www.coast-nopp.org/
K-12 oceanography lessons and resources from the Consortium for Oceanographic Activities for Students and Teachers; not meant to be definitive, Coast makes best use of computer technology to cover an array of the marine sciences at all grade levels with nice connections into the Earth Sciences

COASTAL OCEAN MODELING - http://crusty.er.usgs.gov/
Amazing USGS images of the environmental crisis in Boston Harbor including tidal flushing and particle trajectories - very technical (HS level) but very worthwhile; check out the MPEG movie clips from Maine down to long Island Sound!

EXPLORAQUARIUM - http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/grads/scottv/exploraquarium/
University of washington Oceanography site with two excellent presentations on Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents and Puget Sound Oceanography - great teacher resources round out this ideal site for secondary Science!

INTO THE ABYSS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/
NOVA Online's Presentation of an excursion to the Pacific Ocean floor with awesome data, graphics and resources to supplement your in-class studies; PBS always does such a good job and NOVA is a prime example

MI-NET - http://www.ifmt.nf.ca/mi-net/topics.htm
The Marine Institute's site for over two dozen K-12 topics, MI-NET is intended to nurture an improved knowledge of marine science at all levels of education; Canadian in origin, the emphasis is on fisheries and marine industries

MUSICAL SAND - http://www.wao.or.jp/smiwa/
Presentation on squeaking sand from seashores and booming sand from deserts; covering news items, the Science behind the phenomena and organizations dedicated to the study and exposition of musical sand, this is a truly unique hook to get kids into studying coastal environments or contrasting biomes

NEPTUNE'S WEB - http://www.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/neptune.htm
Sponsored by the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command with a heavy emphasis on Naval technology and the integration of different Science disciplines in the study of Oceanography; includes facts, quizzes, searches, ask an oceanographer and teacher resources

OCEAN ADVENTURE - http://library.advanced.org/18828/
ThinkQuest entry on hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Earth's oceans covering the dives, research, the scientists, plant and animal life, ethics and so much more; new classroom reader available (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

OCEAN EXPLORERS PROJECT - http://www.onlineclass.com/Oceans/Oceansub.html
Well designed online projects for grades 4-8 with a truly interdisciplinary flavor all built around ocean voyages; a nominal registration fee to cover costs, but cheaper than similar projects I've seen elsewhere - next session is September 27 - December 3, 1999 (Additional sessions January  and March 2000)

OCEAN LINK - http://oceanlink.island.net/
Wonderful teacher-oriented site covering information about "many marine science topics, including Marine Biology, Oceanography, Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Marine Pollution, Marine Invertebrates, Marine Fish" and more

OCEAN PLANET - http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Award winning Smithsonian traveling exhibit online as a virtual tour and padded with lots of information and WWW resources so that you can expand on the experience in your classroom; a great culminating activity I enjoyed doing was building a classroom aquarium and oceanography museum - this would be a great place to start your own for the upcoming year!

OCEANS ALIVE - http://www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm
A host site for schools' oceanography and marine biology projects including whale dreams. jewels of the sea, cool wet facts, seal training, beachcomber and sea rangers, nevermind the links to other Australia-based online materials

PERSPECTIVES ON AN OCEAN PLANET - http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/tecd.html
Free CD ROM from NASA which contains over an hour of digital video, audio, images, and text captions on the TOPEX/POSEIDON, which measures the global ocean topography every 10 days; and once you're on their mailing list you will be notified to receive additional free CD ROMS as they are released!

REMARKABLE OCEAN WORLD - http://www.oceansonline.com/
Sean Chamberlin's online odyssey beneath the seas; he obviously loves his work and the enthusiasm is contagious - a depth of information rarely found online, awesome pics, audio and video files to download, threaded discussions and chats, games and puzzles, and enough links to related resources to keep your class surfing

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE SATELLITE IMAGE ARCHIVE - http://dcz.gso.uri.edu/avhrr-archive/archive.html
University of Rhode Island site which archives images of the ocean's surface temperature; choose the time frame and range for the picture you are seeking and bring it up for study - accompanying lesson plan for High School too

SEAWEB - http://www.seaweb.org/
"A multimedia public education project designed to raise awareness of the world ocean and the life within it. We aim to provide information and opinion from a broad spectrum of sources to help us all become more connected and involved in the life of the sea" - awesome stuff!

SECRETS OF THE OCEAN REALM - http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/index.html
Another great PBS site bringing together wonderful information on ocean life with first rate classroom activities; the graphics are (of course) wonderful and the site design is a pleasure to work with

SURF AND SUN - http://www.surf-sun.com/
Another great site where students can plan their own beach vacations; this site is most spectacular because it offers venues from around the world: the online travel planner is a novel tool to help students crunch numbers for their own beach getaway - and when the work is done let them go to the boardwalk and play some games!

TREASURES@SEA - http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/
The Franklin Institute Fellows put together this fabulous site to help teachers incorporate ocean studies into their classrooms with books, games and puzzles, writing activities, ocean art, web resources and teacher support - kudos to Hazel Jobe!

VICTOR THE VECTOR - http://www.ocean98.org/vicin.htm
Upper elementary presentation of ocean currents, temperature, waves and other phenomena as experienced by Catherine E. Woody's original character as he journeys through five episodes designed to instruct children on basic oceanographic concepts

WATER FOR HEALTH - http://www.real-water.com/
Everything you ever wanted to know about water - and a lot you don't want to know! Extensive look at our water supply including its therapeutic and physical properties; worth your trouble - High School level

WATER RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - http://water.usgs.gov/
Top notch USGS. site presenting real time and historical data of all kinds through publications, technical resources and programs; N.B. you owe it to yourself to check out the link to Water Science for Schools if you do any work on water tables and the water cycle

Next Week's Topic: "Online Educational Puzzles and Games"

Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mrmck@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Find More Great Resources at the Innovative Teaching Website:
http://www.interserf.net/mcken/teacher.htm

This newsletter may be forwarded or copied as long as the
header and signature information remain intact. Show a
colleague about what you have found in Innovative Teaching!  =D
                                                  -©1999 Walter McKenzie
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