Coast to coast tide data. Links to state and storm information, historical data and frequently asked questions all about tides.

This site offers definitions of the many and varied terms used to describe tides and currents.

This site provides the complete etext to Robert Louis Stevenson's The Ebb - Tide.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reveals tidal patterns and that tides are caused by the gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon to Earth.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute provides an in-depth but easy to read article on the role of the moon and the sun in respect to tides.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the different types of tides and the Moon's effect on Earth's tides. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

The Univeristy of South Carolina provides predictions for tides and currents from all coasts of the U.S. Also provides useful related links.

This site from the National Data Buoy Center presents a brief description of the nature of ocean tides.

Is it time for high tide? Make studying the tides fun with this video. Understand the impact of gravity on the water surfaces of the earth. Take the test to see how well the information is understood.

This resource gives an in-depth description of the Quoddy Loop of Islands within the Bay of Fundy. This area has the greatest tidal range in the world. Learn what causes these massive tides.

How do ocean tides work? What causes them? Find out with this resource.

An explanation of the effect that the tides have on the Earth's rotation.

Discover some interesting facts about tides and oceans and activities which correspond.

Discusses the different kinds of tides, high and low tides, lunar tide facts, questions people have asked about tides, and causes of tides.

This article explains what forces are at work on changing the tides of our oceans.

This lesson explains how the moon affects tides on Earth and about the different types of tides.

This tutoria is an overview of the complex systems that govern the movement of tides and water levels. It is made up of 11 chapters that can be read in or out sequence, and includes many illustrative and interactive graphics to visually...

A three-lesson unit on tide pools, including a videoconference component with a park ranger at Crystal Cove State Park in California and curricular materials: activities and worksheets, PowerPoints, videos, and tide pool life fact cards.

Lesson plans and experiments to investigate organisms that cause Red Tide, and diseases that are caused by harmful algal blooms. Background information is provided.

National Park Service page about the plight of the owl limpet, a small fish resident of Southern Californian tide pools

This site provides the complete etext to Joseph Conrad's Within the Tides.

This chapter from a 1916 book by Frank Julian Warne, titled The Tide of Immigration, outlines how the so-called native workers' jobs should be protected from the influx of immigrants. Read about the law that made it illegal for...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the causes and features of tides.

Why does the Moon always shows the same face to the Earth? Why is the Moon's rotation period the same as the length of time it takes to orbit the Earth? Why are there two tides a day? These questions and more are answered here.