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 NASA
Oceanography - NASA seeks to teach about our oceans and scientific
exploration. They sponsor programs and projects designed to increase
ocean literacy among leaners of all ages and backgrounds. This
site is colorful, interactive, and among my favorites. There is
plenty to read and lots of wonderful images to delight the visual
learner.
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 Sea
World - Contains tons of great information about sea critters.
The "Teacher's Guides", provided in the teacher's section,
are the BEST materials for complete curriculum units. They are
free, contain math, reading, writing, history, geography, etc.,
and are geared towards grade-level and subject. "Fun Zone"
activities are printables rather than interactive explorations.
This site as a great home schooling resource!
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 MacGillivray
Freeman's Coral Reef Adventure - Perhaps my FAVORITE Ocean
exploration site, this site is interactive, educational and just
plain FUN! Based upon the IMAX movie, "Coral Reef Adventure",
this site lets students play games and explore to learn more about
coral reefs and coral reef life.
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 Virginia
Marine Science Museum Virtual Field Trip - Can't go to Virginia
to visit the Marine Science Museum? Go on a field trip anyway!
This virtual tour contains photos of animals on exhibit and provides
text information about each species. Be sure to check out the
link to the "WhaleNet" where pinnepeds are being tracked
via satellite. You can view the maps to see where they have been!
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 PBS's
Secrets of the Ocean Realm - This site is based upon the film
series of the same title. The site is relatively small, but colorful
and has great activities for teachers to use. The activities are
basically science experiments that convey a concept about marine
life. While not complete learning units, the activities are fun
to incorporate into lessons when you are studying the ocean. (Check
out my complete Venomous
Marine Animals lesson plan adapted from this site.)
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 Ocean
World - http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/ is a joint project between
Texas A& M,
The Jason Project, and NASA. The satellite, Jason1, transmits
information which is used to develop topic based study units for
the study of science. Ocean World provides interactive information
about our oceans.
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 National
Marine Mammal Laboratory - This site provides tons of information
on marine mammal species, exploration, and other aspects of marine
mammal preservation. The site is primarily text-based, has photos,
and good research information. The site is not particularly "interactive".
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