Our oceans are composed of many complex relationships. Young oceanographers explore relationships between organisms, understand the world ocean's currents, and discover the effects of water pollution and how it behaves. There are...

Students explore biology by creating a report for the class. In this oceanography lesson, students research and identify the survival characteristics of a list of freshwater animals by utilizing the Internet and library. Students...

Pique interest in water pressure, demonstrate buoyancy, and explore water displacement concepts with a homemade Cartesian diver. You may want to change the name of the toy, however, as is is not documented the Rene Descartes...

The water cycle is one of earth's most easily observable processes, but demonstrating each step within classroom walls can be a challenge. Through a series of videos and quick demonstrations, cover each aspect of the hydrologic cycle in...

Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations, they are responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the situation in each...

The objective of this activity is to compare the depth of the ocean at the mid-ocean ridge to a familiar object.

In this activity, students learn about ocean currents and the difference between salt and fresh water. They use colored ice cubes to see how cold and warm water mix and how this mixing causes currents. Also, students learn how surface...

There are 5 parts to this resource. You can click on the water planet, oceans in motion, life in the sea, scientists at sea and resources. There are also activities for teachers.

This is a good source of basic information about density currents in water. It includes simple activities you can do to demonstrate these currents.

Dive into a greater understanding of the oceans by tagging along on this exploration of the oceans.

This simple demonstration will help students understand how air currents and water currents can distribute substances through different environments.