[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional story shares a description of a child's first trip to the ocean. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

Josephine lives on the Marshall Islands. Follow her to the beach and find out what kinds of plants and animals live there.

This article is the companion to the exhibit on Oceans at the Smithsonian. There is good information about sand, microscopic life in the sand, and problems that people cause on our beaches.

Some friends are at the beach looking out onto the ocean on a clear day and they wonder how far away the horizon is. A second problem asks how far the horizon would be from the top of a mountain. Students must also answer a question...

What prompted congress to pass the Clean Water Act? Has this legislation been successful? The Natural Resources Defense Council offers information on fresh and ocean waters, pollution control, conservation, and more.

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration surveys coastal travel and tourism, which is the largest industry, employer, and foreign-revenue earner in the United States.

An informative site for learning about the Walt Whitman and the other Transcendentalists. Includes links to biographical information, portraits of Whitman, selected works, and critical interpretations.

Contains beautiful lighthouse photos to use as references. Teachers and students will find this resource helpful as a source of inspiration, or information. Although the photos only contain a small amount of text, any of these twenty-six...

Describes the multitude of plastic trash scientists have found on a beach in Hawaii and in the oceans. Explains what a gyre is, and how plastic trash gets trapped in the eye of a gyre. Looks at the serious impact plastic materials have...

The National Oceanographic Data Center archives and provides public access to global oceanographic and coastal data, products, and information. Fantastic research data.

A major paper of Panama City presents this informative guide (in Spanish) to the most important tourist spots in the country of Panama. It also includes information on folklore and outdoor activities.

Lesson plan with subsequent pages to use with the lesson. Images with landform word match up and additional work on earth modeling.

Why is New Jersey referred to as the "Garden State?" Explore the state of New Jersey through America's Library. Site provides some interesting stories as well. You can read the story of Molly Pitcher, "Electrifying Hair-Do," and "A Wig,...

Describes research into the pollution caused by plastics that are hidden in the fibers of synthetic clothing, and eventually end up in the ocean after laundering. Cites other research that discovered plastic pellets found throughout the...

This brief article on Amelia Earhart overviews her career as an aviator and American hero. Includes images and links to further related information.