CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Properties of Solutions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How solutes affect solvents, the freezing point depression and boiling point elevation.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Zoom School: Oceans
Find out why the oceans are blue and what causes waves by clicking here. There is a table of information about the four oceans as well as interesting facts on waves, salinity, and tides.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Alabama Facts, Map and State Symbols
Do you need information about Alabama? Find facts, a map, and state symbols. Pictures of many of the state symbols are included.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Properties of Fresh Water and Sea Water
Students set up three demonstrations to observe the properties of water. They explore the boiling point of water, the freezing point of water, and the ability of water to store heat.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Depletion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how the overuse of groundwater can lead to problems.
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: Go With the Flow: An Ocean Currents Game
You are in a submarine and need to fix the currents to take you where you want to go. You want to get the key to the treasure chest full of gold!
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Leeches
Leeches are found all over the world in both fresh and salt water, yet people tend to know little about them. Some facts and photos of these misunderstood creatures are found here.
Other
Sponges, Phylum Porifera
Discusses sponges that may be kept in salt-water aquariums, along with what they need to live. Good general information.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Shrimp
"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea," Bubba Gump. This entry will peel apart the facts about the many species of shrimp (sometimes called prawn) from nutrition and selection to ways to prepare the salt water delicacy.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dissolving and Evaporation
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ever wondered what happens at the molecular/ionic level when salt is dissolved in water or salt-water is evaporated by heating/boiling? Peek into the molecular world with this flipchart to view these...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Discovering Density Through Lava Lamps
Learners first predict, then mix several liquids and then add salt to the mix, simulating a lava lamp.
Other
San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Restoration Program
Homepage for the massive wetlands restoration project in San Francisco Bay. History, objectives, and benefits of the project are described.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: American Avocet
Learn more about the American Avocet through this informative site. This resource features characteristics, reproduction, range, food, and behavior of this fascinating bird, as well as an audio clip of the bird's song.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Seawater Chemistry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes dissolved ions in seawater and their source.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Seashore Science
Come and learn with this incredible seashore science resource. The content includes fun facts, experiments, reproducible activities, resources and more.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chemical Reaction Types: Acid Base
This narrated screencast demonstrates the products of the acid base reaction of water and a salt. [2:01]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Water Resources in the World
Brief video lecture discusses the importance of water as a critical life resource. [2:53] Additional video explores the human side of the story with the resulting global implications. [2:44]
Other
University of Texas at Dallas: Why Is the Sea Salty?
A clear and concise explanation of why some of the earth's waters are salty and others are not.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Density of Salty Water
An experiment to test what happens when ocean water hits a freshwater estuary. Each step is demonstrated with photographs and the difference between salinity and density is explained.
University of California
University of California: Seawater Density & Salinity [Pdf]
Describes the properties of seawater and the variations depending on its location, e.g., near a shoreline, in an estuary, or as sea ice. Discusses the instruments scientists use to measure the density of water and explains other...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: The Water Cycle: The Oceans
Through pictures, diagrams, and charts, learn how the ocean serves as a storehouse of water.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Saline Water
Information about saline water use in the United States.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: All of Earth's Water in a Single Sphere!
See how all of Earth's water compares to the total size of the Earth.
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