This website provides information for both students learning about polynomials and for teachers planning lessons. Students, check out steps for dividing polynomials in the lesson provided and test your understanding in the "Practice...

This Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan examines Midway's strategic importance in World War II.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This group of resources use interest in Olympic sports to teach math and physics concepts. Students learn about velocity, the role of gravity, the importance of...

Learn about sports and activities you can participate in to get in shape and have fun. Click on the name of a specific sport and read an "Activity card," with information on sports gear, safety, and more.

The Oregon Zoo features interesting facts on the redhead's behavior and life history.

It was August 6, 1926, the day that an American, Gertrude Ederle, was poised to become the first woman to swim the English Channel. Only five men had ever swum the waterway before. The challenges included quickly changing tides, six-foot...

Sperm whales can dive deeper than 1.6 km and stay under for 90 minutes, although shorter, shallower dives are more usual. Learn more about the Physeter catodon (Physeter macrocephalus), more commonly known as a Sperm Whale, in this...

Harbor Seals live near coastlines and eat a highly varied seafood diet, depending on what is available. They can dive as deep as 450 m and stay under for almost half an hour, but six-minute dives to depths of 30-100 m are more usual....

This cave painting lesson is to be used in conjunction with the fictional novel, "Boy of the Painted Cave" by Justin Denzel. With or without the book this lesson will give students an opportunity to dive into history and recreate art...

Dive into a virtual gallery of invertebrates found in the sea. Discover how these creatures get around and find their next meal.

Dive into the biology of most fish to understand why they can only breathe while in the water. Does every fish meet its death when they are out of water?

This article on Sylvia Earle, ambassador to the world's oceans, includes information on her record-breaking dive as well as her various studies concerning the ocean's environment.

Dive into the world of the Southern Right Whale. Visit this webpage to learn more about this Australian whale.

A Cuvier's beaked whale recently accomplished a dive in which it held its breath for 137 minutes, a new record.

With no dorsal fin, a slender body shape that tapers steadily toward the tail, and small flippers and flukes, the northern right whale dolphin appears to be built for speed. It has been clocked at 34 km per hour and can dive as deep as...

Marsh rice rats are among the most common mammals inhabiting tidal marshes of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Being good swimmers, diving to 10 m and crossing 300 m stretches of water, and able climbers, these rice rats are suitably...

North American Water Voles can swim and dive, and are always found near water, often near fast-running glacial or spring-fed streams. Captive young Voles swam voluntarily when they were only 17 days old, before they were even weaned....

Water Shrews are almost invariably found near streams or other bodies of water, where they find food and also escape from predators. These shrews readily dive to stream bottoms, paddling furiously to keep from bobbing to the surface,...

Windows to the Universe provides a general overview of the importance of the oceans and seas to the Earth. Content includes information on how the oceans impact Earth's weather and contribute to the water cycle.

Learners able to swim well under water are ready to practice using a mask, snorkel, and fins while collecting items from the pool floor. Students, organized into small groups, work together to retrieve sunken "treasures" in limited...

Use this site if you want to find ideas, lessons and activities related to penguins.

Are you interested in an ocean related career? Explore the variety of career opportunities that are available in underwater technology.

Get a diver's perspective of the Academy's Philippine Coral Reef tank, the world's deepest living coral reef display. At 25 feet deep, the tank holds 212,000 gallons of water and houses over 2,000 colorful reef fishes.

This is a personal site from Unique Australian Animals that provides a simple description of a bottlenose dolphin.