PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sandy Coasts
In this interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service, learn about beaches, spits, and other sandy landforms that characterize some of America's coastal national parks.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
University of Florida
Underwater Archaeology, Paleoindian Origins and History
The discovery of the Pre-Clovis Monte Verde campsite supports the Coastal Migration Theory. Article suggests that underwater archaeology method is key to finding other submerged Pre-Clovis campsites.
Other
Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Navigation and Ocean Currents
Take advantage of this C.o.o.l. project to learn about navigation and ocean currents! Click on each link in the left menu, and you will work through this project! Learn about C.O.R. ..Coastal Ocean Radar! Find out how the U.S. Coast...
NOAA
Noaa: Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration: Response Tools
Listed is information to support effective and safe responses to oil spills in the coastal environment. Links provide access to software & data sets, publications and web portals.
NOAA
Noaa: National Oceanographic Data Center: Home Page
The National Oceanographic Data Center archives and provides public access to global oceanographic and coastal data, products, and information. Fantastic research data.
University of California
Ucmp: The Desert Biome
Learn about the four types of deserts: hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold with this key facts and information. Includes links to other biomes: aquatic, forest, grasslands, and tundra.
Other
Virginia Places: Woodland Indians in Virginia
Extensive information on both Paleoindians and Woodland Indians in what is now Virginia. Discussion on Mississippian, Eastern Mound Builder, and Coastal Plain Cultures.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Common Coastal Features
Labeled diagram of common coastal features.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Coastal Connecticut, 1919
A road map of coastal Connecticut from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes, unreported roads, railroads, and canals.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Coastal Maine, 1919
A road map of coastal Maine in the vicinity of Wiscasset from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes, unreported roads, railroads, and canals.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Coastal New Hampshire, 1919
A road map of coastal New Hampshire in the vicinity of Portsmouth and inland to Epping from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing state and county lines, principal cities, rivers, and is keyed to show the best auto routes,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Coastal Features of Texas, 1911
A base map from 1911 showing the coastal features of Texas, long, simple sand reefs enclosing narrow lagoons.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Virginia's Coastal Plain
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores Virginia's Coastal Plain.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Mississippi River Delta
Briefly explore the geography and history, meet the wildlife, and understand the conditions threatening Coastal Louisiana.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Exploring Ecosystems
Compare and contrast three very different ecosystems - the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Florida Everglades, and the Arctic Coastal Plain in Alaska. Learn what makes each of them unique, and about the adaptations plants and animals had...
Other
The Dirty Dozen Persistent Organic Pollutants
Use this site to learn about the effects of persistent organic pollutants on the ecology of Antarctic coastal waters. Information is presented for both teacher and student researcher.
Other
Environments and Ecosystems of North Carolina
North Carolina is located within the temperate deciduous forest global biome, however, a great variety of forest and non-forest ecosystems may be found within the state. The temperature and moisture regimes throughout North Carolina are...
NOAA
Noaa: Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation
NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation oversees the conservation of United States coastal and marine habitats. Learn about the different projects they have undertaken and supported, what the work involves, and why it is so...
Other
Nanoos: Ocean Observation [Pdf]
This lesson is designed to help familiarize students with methods scientists use to study the coastal ocean in the Pacific Northwest. It will encourage them to pose and investigate their own questions about the ocean.
Other
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Sandy Shore & Aviary
The online home of the sandy shore exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium gives you access to an array of resources for learning about the kinds of animals (particularly, birds) and plants that live in coastal wetlands.
Virginia Trekkers
Virginia Trekkers
Travel Virginia with the Virginia Trekkers, a group of hardy teachers, as they trek around the beautiful State of Virginia! Virtually visit areas of geological and historical significance across the five regions: Appalachian Plateau,...
A&E Television
History.com: The Little Known Peruvian Pyramids That Are as Old as Egypt's
Caral was an architectural marvel - a 1,500-acre complex constructed by the oldest known civilization in the Western Hemisphere. Colossal pyramid structures in the Americas as old as those in Egypt? The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, in...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Zaramo
"Wazaramo" is the preferred name for the people who live in the coastal area of Tanzania, in the vicinity of the capital city, Dar es Salaam. "Wazaramo" refers to the ethnic group, "Mzaramo" to an individual, and "Kizaramo" to the...
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