Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: World Atlas: The World
Provides continent, country, and ocean floor maps from all over the world. Click on a continent's name to access the detailed maps which also include statistical facts on each available country.
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World and Busch Gardens Animal Bytes: Seahorse
Discover how many kinds of seahorses exist, how they are born, and how they survive in the world's oceans and seas.
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Oceans
Identify the world's oceans through this interactive quiz.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Second Grade Science: A World of Ice and Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers different bodies of water, including rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Other
Save Our Seas Organization: Home Page
Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Shallow Seas
Investigate the fascinating world of the shallow seas and discover what lives and grows there through pictures, news, and external links.
Other
Noaa: Large Marine Ecosystems of the World
A detailed look at large marine ecosystems throughout the world. See animated maps showing the growth of chlorophyll in oceans, seas, and river systems.
National Geographic
National Geographic: My Wonderful World: World Wall Maps (Pdf)
Make your own full color or black and white mosaic wall map on your own printer. World maps, continents, Asian regions, and oceans are available for downloading, printing, and assembling.
Other
Germany's High Sea Fleet in the World War
Entire online text of an original book written by the chief German Admiral in World War One.
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
University of California: A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems
Maps in different categories such as fishing, climate change, and pollution were pulled together into a composite map that shows the impact of humans on the world's oceans. Analysis at the time (2008) showed that 40% of the world's...
Texas A&M University
Ocean World: Bringing the Ocean to the Classroom
Online resource for students and teachers to see information on icebergs, fisheries, coral reefs, waves, currents and more. Provides teachers with learning activities. Has its own ask-an-expert site (Ask Dr. Bob), and provides real-time...
Read Works
Read Works: Mountains and Oceans: The Earth's Oceans
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the oceans of the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Watching Our Seas Rise
Ocean levels are increasing around the world. Find out why this type of climate change has scientists concerned.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: On Exploring the Oceans
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, and even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "World Without Fish" by Mark Kurlansky
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 6-10) to pair with "World Without Fish" by Mark Kurlansky. Mark Kurlansky discusses how humans treat the oceans and the fish that live in them, and what the world will likely look like if fish...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Indian Ocean
This resource presents a general overview of the Indian Ocean's impact on our world. It includes maps and information on transportation, economy, elevation extremes, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Four World Zones
Learn about four groups of humans developed from non-connected geographic zones due rising seas. Human history can be explained by this division.
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Geography Games: Oceans and Seas
Study a labeled world map showing the oceans and seas, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Oceans
Learn about the world's five great oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic on this site.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Oceans of the World
A set of illustrated fact pages, and some activity sheets, on coral reefs, tidal pools, and ocean ecosystems. Find maps, graphic organizers, and a movie link to tidal zones. Hyperlinks to specialized vocabulary words are also provided....
Other
National Marine Museum: Seas and Ships: Sir Francis Drake (1542 96)
A biography of Sir Francis Drake. Read about his exploits as a raider of Spanish ships, circumnavigator of the globe, and hero in the battles against the Spanish Armada. Understand why his voyages increased the English claims in the New...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Otherworldly Creatures in the Ocean's Deepest Depths
Although the deep ocean zone seems like an inhospitable and remote corner of the planet, it is actually one of the greatest habitats on Earth. Lidia Lins explores how so many species thrive in this mysterious underwater world. [5:02]
Texas A&M University
Ocean World: Satellite Oceanography
What does a satellite in space have to do with the oceans? Discover the answer to this question as well as uncover some interesting facts about satellites at this site.
SMART Technologies
Smart: World Map
This lesson features a world map with labeled countries, a global map, and an interactive map of the seven continents.