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biology

Rutgers COOL Classroom
a great animation that explains how excess nutrients create the low oxygen
Brain Museum

runoff

chemistry

games

Atoms and the PT Jeopardy
Chemistry Battleship
Cation and Anion matching
Chemical Bonds mini quiz
Ionic Compounds, Naming and Formula Writing - matching
Matching Ionic Compounds
Matter Millionaire
Rags to Riches - Naming Ionic and Molecular Compounds Game
Matching - Polyatomic Ions in Ionic Bond
Sheppard Software Chemistry Games
Be sure to play the Level 1 Element Matching Game
Sheppard Software Element and PT games
Jefferson Lab Element Games
Jefferson Lab Element Games

Periodic Tables and Element Information

Chemical Elements
The Visual Elements Periodic Table
Chemical Society
ChemiCOOL
LennTech Periodic Table
Los Alamos National Lab Periodic Table
Chemistry of the Elements PT
Web Elements

earth science

Earth Gauge
free environmental service for meteorologists; links to kids activities
Your Weight on Other Worlds
Virtual Earthquake tutorial and activity

Environmental Science

Carbon Footprint
Earth Day Carbon Footprint
Classroom Earth
high school educators teaching about the environment
My Foot Print - Ecological Footprint Quiz
estimates the area of land and ocean required to support your consumption of food, goods, services, housing, and energy and assi

MARINE ECOLOGY

Build a Squid Interactive
Squid Files
Te Papa Museum
Bioluminescence Web Page
Ocean Footage Video Clips
SharkWeek
Hot Mel's Elephant Seal Research Blog
TOPP Tagging of Pacific Predators
HOT MEL on PBS Nova - Seal show
Hot Mel was a star in a PBS NOVA special regarding seals in Califiornia waters

coral reefs

Coral Watch
University of Queensland's international coral health monitoring and education program. We provide hands-on monitoring and educ

crustaceans

Atlantic Coast Crabs
Barnacles
Crustacea.Net
You must know the scientific classification
Wildilifeof Sydney - Crustaceans
molting cicada

fish

Discover Life - FISH
Australian Museum - Fish
Australian Museum - Fish Movies
BBC Fish Fact files
use the pull down tab on the right
Marine Life Photography - Reef fishes
FISH BASE
Florida Museum of Natural History - FISH
excellent site
Marine Reef.org - FISH
MarineBio.org - FISH
Practical Fishkeeping - Fish Database
ReefCOn Online Reference Database
Reef Images - FIsh
photos only
SeaWorld Animal Bytes - Fish
Tropical Tank - Species Information Index
NOAA Office of Protected Species - FISH

general marine life websites (can include all)

Marine Birds

antarcticconnection - Penguins
BIRDnet
must know scientific information
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
International Penguin Conservation Work Group
Marine Bio.org - Birds
Sea World Bytes - Birds
antarcticconnection - Sea Birds
not penguins

marine mammals

Whale Net
interactive educational web site which focuses on whales and marine research
All the Sea - Sea Lions
All the Sea - Sea Otters
All the Sea - Whales
American Cetacean Society - Fact Sheets
whales, dolphins, and porpoises
antarcticconnection - Seals
antarcticconnection - whales
CMS - Cetaceans
Reef Ed - Dugongs
Marine Mammal Center - manatee
Marine Mammal Center - Pinnipeds
Marine Mammal Center - Cetaceans
MarineBio.org - ALL MAMMALS
NOAA Marine Mammals
NOAA National Marine Mammal Lab - Cetaceans
NOAA National Marine Mammal Lab - Pinnipeds
Alaska Fish and Wildlife - Walrus, Sea Otter, & Polar Bear

Marine Reptiles

Molluscs

plastic pollution

ean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”
(~4 min.) video available
Project Kaisei
group of ocean enthusiasts united against marine plastics.
Song of the Oceans
recording called 'Plastic Island.'
NOAA Marine Debris Site
Guide to Marine Pollution
Ocean Conservancy
http://www.sergetheconcierge.com/2009/04/junk-ride-2009-sharing-the-pacific-ocean-plastic-soup-one-cup-at-a-time.html
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Synthetic Seas Video
Paved Planet
comic book for sale
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
plastic debris washed ashore
COSEE Marine Debris
Educators Guide to Marine Debris
problems with plastic bags powerpoints
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/ocean_education/currents_main.html
The Ocean Project - Marine Debris
Marine Debris Poster
Drifters Project
Drifters Project, an ongoing collaborative interdisciplinary project focusing on marine debris and plastics pollution.
Albatross eating plastic
Makana albatross video; click on link choice "a deadly diet" to rotate a plastic tube w/marine debris that came from an albatros
Albatross Necropsy
Oikonos Ocean Stewardship
Oikonos works with research scientists to get accurate info out to educators
New Hampshire Marine Debris
AUSMEPA marine debris
click on the red tool box for activities

Sand

sharks

Shark Attack Stats
live necropsy of a large female great white
Discovery Shark Videos
for learning - not linking
CoralRealm - Sharks
FISHbase - because Sharks are fish!
National Shark Research Consortium
Florida Program for Shark Research - Florida Museum of Natural History Elasmobranch Biological Profiles
ReefEd - Skates & Rays
MarineBio.org - Sharks and Rays
Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
look at featured Elasmobranch
NOAA Sea Grant - Sharks
Shark-o-matic dichotomous key
Wild Kids - AMonline - Sharks
Florida Museum of Natural History
this site has sharks and fish, This is one of the best sites there is
Florida Museum of Natural History
Scroll Down to the bottom for the sharks they have info on

whale song and accoustics

Interspecies music
human and marine mammal music
Sonar engineer (song vs. photo)
whale song waves transformed into photos
Whale Acoustics Lab at Scripps
voices in the sea

echinoderms

Great Echinoderm Resource

SOLS

SOLPass
Chemistry ang physical science games
Jefferson Lab Practice Tests
math and science
Science Guys Practice Physics Test