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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Milstein Hall of Ocean Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Tour the museum's famed exhibition hall dedicated to ocean life at this online recreation. Find videos, maps, species specimens, and images that let you experience many of the museum's resources on ocean life right from your desktop.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal: Ocean Life & Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
From the tiny to the titanic, from the familiar to the undiscovered, the ocean offers a stunning diversity of marine life and nearly every kind of habitat imaginable. Dive in and explore them here. Links incude stories, videos and photos...
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Western Australian Museum: Sponges: Marine Life of the Dampier Archipelago

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that sponges are one of the simplest animals that exist? Learn about these multi-cellular animals and their importance to the marine environment.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Marine Biology: The Living Oceans

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource is a place for exploring, asking questions, finding information, meeting scientists, and learning about marine ecosystems.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sea Creatures

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video segment from Nature features various sea creatures. [5:52]
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Other

The Marine Mammal Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out the research and current topics sections for ways that this rehabilitation center for marine mammals is using tracking methods to keep tabs on some of the patients they have released back into the wild.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammal Pages

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about marine mammals at this fun site from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Explore different species, learn about migration, gather and graph marine data, and more.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Tiny Sea Animals May Drive Sea Currents

For Students 3rd - 8th
New research suggests that very tiny sea creatures in very huge numbers may contribute to the movement of the oceans' currents. Debate and more research are still necessary to prove this. Includes video.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Marine Biology

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about marine biology, life in the ocean. It defines marine biology and provides links to games, stories, videos, and hands-on activities on the topic.
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Oceana: Marine Animal Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about marine animals with this marien animal encyclopedia. Animals are arranged by species.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an online tour of the Smithsonian's "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit. Learn about coral reefs and look behind the scenes as scientists maintain the model ecosystems.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about marine mammals.
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Ghostbusting in the Chesapeake

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Because abandoned crab fishing pots can create havoc in the marine ecosystem, scientists and fishermen are researching ways in which to collect them. For this lesson students will explore catch data collected by the watermen from the...
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NOAA

Noaa: Nmml: What Is Marine Mammal Science?

For Students 9th - 10th
Besides career information about marine biology, site includes information about studying marine mammals and the National Marine Mammals Laboratory. Check out the marine mammal section then test what you learn with the marine mammal quiz.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Marine Communities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This informative Natureworks site examines how life in marine communities must be adapted to live and survive under a wide variety of conditions.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Marine Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about marine biozones, marine organisms, and how humans interact with the marine environment.
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University of Southern California

Ucla: Marine Science Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the sciences of marine biology and oceanography at this good site from UCLA.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Marine Vertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about vertebrates found in the ocean, their individual methods of adaptations, identifying characteristics and contributions to the marine ecosystem.
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Careers New Zealand

Kiwi Careers: Marine Farm Supervisor

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the career of marine farm supervisor, including nature of work, outlook and earnings (in New Zealand), training and working conditions. Includes profile of a working manager of an off-shore seafood farm.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Marine Plants & Algae

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the producers of the various marine environments, their chemical processes, and identifying characteristics.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Marine Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about invertebrates found in the ocean, their individual methods of adaptations, identifying characteristics, and contributions to the marine ecosystem.
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Other

The Marine Science Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
The Marine Science Institute offers various general information about the San Francisco bay and its ecology.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Aquatic Organisms

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Study the research of aquatic organisms and how they move and live. Be prepared to give examples of the types of these wet organisms.
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Noaa: Large Marine Ecosystems of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at large marine ecosystems throughout the world. See animated maps showing the growth of chlorophyll in oceans, seas, and river systems.

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