Educational Websites

NOAA Ocean Explorer

  • Website: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
  • Focus: Offers free lesson plans, multimedia, and real-time expedition data for educators.
National Geographic Education - Ocean
Smithsonian Ocean Portal
  • Website: ocean.si.edu
  • Focus: Features marine science articles, classroom activities, and stunning visuals.
MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
  • Website: mbari.org
  • Focus: Offers deep-sea research materials, videos, and educational content.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Education
  • Website: whoi.edu
  • Focus: Provides marine research updates, curriculum materials, and webinars for teachers.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Website: scripps.ucsd.edu
  • Focus: Features research articles, educational outreach programs, and virtual resources.
Ocean Literacy Framework (NOAA & National Marine Educators Association)
  • Website: oceanliteracy.org
  • Focus: A structured curriculum to teach essential ocean science concepts.
MarineBio Conservation Society
  • Website: marinebio.org
  • Focus: Provides extensive marine species profiles, conservation topics, and educational resources.
Project Oceanography
  • Website: oceanology.org
  • Focus: A non-profit education and research facility dedicated to nurturing student and public interest and enthusiasm for marine sciences.
Cousteau Society
  • Website: cousteau.org
  • Focus: Offers resources on ocean conservation and Jacques Cousteau's marine exploration.

Interactive Tools

NOAA's Data Visualization Tools (NOAA View | Science on a Sphere)

  • Website: sos.noaa.gov/education/
  • Provides real-time ocean data, satellite imagery, and climate trends.
  • Great for exploring ocean temperatures, currents, and marine life distributions.
Ocean Tracks
  • Website: oceantracks.org
  • Interactive tool that allows students to track real-time movements of sharks, seals, whales, and seabirds.
  • Teaches about ocean currents, migration, and marine conservation.
Marine Debris Tracker
  • Website: debristracker.org
  • An interactive citizen science tool where students can log marine debris data in their local areas.
Google Earth Ocean Layer
  • Website: earth.google.com/
  • Allows exploration of underwater topography, deep-sea trenches, and marine protected areas in 3D.
Deep Sea Interactive
  • Website: neal.fun/deep-sea
  • A visually engaging tool that lets students scroll down into the deep sea and discover marine life at different depths.
MBARI's Deep-Sea Guide
  • Website: dsg.mbari.org
  • A searchable database of deep-sea animals with real footage and images from deep-sea dives.
Ocean Literacy Interactive e-Book
  • Website: oceanliteracy.org
  • A multimedia book with animations, quizzes, and videos covering essential ocean concepts.
Sea Turtle Conservancy

Oceanography.com
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