In this ocean worksheet, students complete a 13 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about ocean currents. Prior knowledge is assumed.

Students study seawater and how temperature and salinity influence it.  In this oxygen lesson students complete a lab activity on dissolved oxygen. 

In this geography worksheet, students write the vocabulary word for the geography definition given. Students complete 22 problems with words from a word bank.

Students explore river routes. In this social studies activity, students trace the route of a river from its source and discuss the Continental Divide. Students draw the route the river takes and name the states it flows through....

Third graders write informational paragraphs based on the settlement patterns of the United States. In this settlement lesson plan, 3rd graders read about population and how it affects where people settle next.

Learners read about the history and locate dams in Arizona. In this Arizona dams lesson plan, students write a summary about what they read focusing on word choice, ideas, conventions, and geography content.

Students are introduced to the various types of sedimentation. In groups, they define the term and research what causes it to happen. They compare and contrast the different types of sedimentation and research how it occurs off of Cape...

Students sing the continent song and locate oceans between the continents on a map. They read "They Earth is Mostly Ocean" and copy notes into their journals. They watch a demonstration of water and saltwater evaporated to see what is...

Students study chemotropic sybioses and chemotropic nutrition. In groups, they complete a Chemotrophic Species Investigations (CSI) Worksheet.

For this currents worksheet, students review the Coriolis effect, surface currents, and density currents. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions.

Students study microsatellite markers and explain how they might be used to identify populations. They use data to make inferences about the populations of deep-sea corals.

Students work together to create a watershed model. They discover the flow of surface water on different topography. They examine how materials originate from miles away and end up in a different wetland.

Middle schoolers discuss the causes of global warming. In this earth science lesson, students examine how global warming is connected to the arctic and world climate. They write a paragraph about their interconnection.

Fourth graders diagram written and oral directions of a Native American, European Viking, Right Whale or Humpback Whale migration route, the student diagram all directions only in the sequence given, with arrows indicating direction of...

Learners construct appropriate maps to depict the following information: changes in European territorial claims as a result of the French and Indian War; boundaries of British East and West Florida; significant rivers and settlements of...

Students study geography. In this Arizona maps instructional activity, students develop their map reading skills. They have class discussions and work independently with various copies of Arizona maps to practice those skills. This...

Students describe the importance of having a balance ecosystem. After a brief lecture, students give an explanation of the properties of an ecosystem. They create a web, using yarn which shows how the various members of the ecosystem are...

Outstanding in-depth coverage of the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit the United States in August, 2005. News reports, audio, video, and lesson plans can be found on this page.

In this September, 2005, report, the Gulf Coast is hit by Hurricane Rita. Along with report, is a photographic slideshow, satellite images, and links to other articles.

Read essays from the Florida Gulf Coast University written about "The Fall of the House of Usher". Discusses themes, images, symbols and more. A biographical context of Poe in relation to the work is also available.

Report from November, 2005, announcing that Donald Powell would coordinate Gulf Coast recovery for the federal government.

One year after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast continues. However, MSNBC reports that there is a major shortage of workers who are working on rebuilding projects. Report is from July, 2006.

September, 2005, article discussing Hurricane Rita, its intensity, the evacuation of the Gulf Coast areas, and the possible impact. Along with the article are links to other resources, video, pictures, interactive map, and information on...

Insights, primary and secondary source material and timeline on early exploration and Spanish settlement of Florida and the Atlantic Coast.