Website: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
The Website of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, or NOAA Research, has helpful information for teachers on oceans, Great Lakes, and coasts, climate, and weather and air quality, including...
View ArticleDispersants – a Help or a Hazard?
British Petroleum is using a series of dispersants to combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico -- chemicals intended to break up the surface tension of an oil slick and make oil more...
View ArticleWebsite: Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal
The Smithsonian Institution's handsome new Ocean Portal includes information on ocean life and ecosystems, an ocean time line that dates back 3.5 billion years, photo essays, a section on ocean...
View ArticleWebsite: Ocean Education Teacher Center
The Bridge Ocean Education Teacher Resource Center from the National Marine Educators Association offers a host of different resources approved by teachers, for teachers. The website features news,...
View ArticleLesson: Ballast Systems in Submarines
This lesson helps students understand how a submarine controls its buoyancy through the use of ballasts. Students construct a model ballast system, and then learn to control its vent valves to make it...
View ArticleActivity: Build a Model Submarine
Students in grades 5-8 learn the basic principle of buoyancy and how submarines use it to dive and ascend in water through creating their own submarine out of a soda bottle, pennies, and other...
View ArticleTravel Fellowships for Middle School Teachers
Teachers of grades 6 through 8 from Northrup Grumman communities have a chance to join an expedition either to the Bahamas, to examine coastal ecology, or to the edge of the Arctic, to study climate...
View ArticleFeature: Tsunami Waves’ Destructive Power
Water is surprisingly heavy, and, when in motion, it can kill. The tsunami that hit Northern Japan on Friday is an eye-opening example of the power water can have—and the devastation it can bring....
View ArticleLesson: Construct a Buoyant Scuba Diver
Scuba diving is an excellent hobby for underwater naturalists. In this lesson, students in grades 6-8 learn about the concepts of buoyancy and how organisms float, sink, or hover in water as they...
View ArticleLesson: Made to Sail
In this lesson, students in grades 2 - 7 use simple materials to design and make model sailboats that must stay upright and sail straight in a testing tank. They will learn the basic components of a...
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