Classroom Activities – Climate, Oceans, Life
Classroom Activities – Climate, Oceans, Life I looked at these for quite a while before deciding to list them. Once again, these are NASA materials based on a CD-Rom called A Visit to an Ocean Planet. You could use the activities without the cd-rom, but if you decide you want it, you can find it [...]
Read MoreGlowing Life in an Underwater World
Glowing Life in an Underwater World Nice video talk about those glowing sea creatures that fascinate us all. I’ve included the link so that you can download the video or embed it on your own site.
Read MoreAmazing Planet Facts, Earth Stories
Amazing Planet Facts, Earth Stories I try not to list sites as a whole because I know how little time we have to dig through things. However, this site has a wealth of information and to break it down would be ridiculous. It covers several topics - Sky, Water, Land, Life – with some very [...]
Read MoreEarth Live: Virtual Earth
Earth Live: Virtual Earth Another thing I ran across by accident that I wish I’d found sooner. I really like this one, just because it’s a bit different. Click on the stories at the bottom left and the Earth changes to show that story. You can actually manipulate the globe see what all parts and [...]
Read MoreEnergy from the Oceans
NOAA tells us about energy from the oceans. Another great site with good information. Energy from the Oceans
Read MoreOcean Waves
From NOAA, this site gives information about ocean waves. There’s an exploration and two activities that go along with this site. Great for webquests. Ocean Waves
Read MoreOcean Currents
Another good site from NOAA, this one dealing with ocean currents. There’s always a small interactive to explore, as well as links to other topics connected to the site. Ocean Currents
Read MoreTides
NOAA does a nice job with their visuals. This one is on tides and exploring tides. There’s a virtual tidepool as well as two more sites to explore. Nice webquest material. Tides
Read MoreOlogy – Water
Not a whole lot here, but an idea for a game board and some other activities. Ology – Water
Read MoreAnimations, Sites, Visualizations
I typically like to list sites individually, but with this one, it’s a little tough. Some of their visualizations open in little windows and getting the htmls can be difficult with those. Besides, there are several useful links on one page. Classzone has some very nice visualizations and animations that help teach concepts. I think [...]
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