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Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Deep Sea Creatures

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life forms that dwell deep in the ocean which is divided into four zones. These zones have similar life forms around the world.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Marine Biology

For Students 3rd - 5th
An introduction to key concepts about the ocean, its ecosystems, and zones. With interactive flash cards that open in new windows to help you learn more.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Diverse Life Forms of the Ocean

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan allows students to view and draw conclusions on the importance of life in the ocean. It uses student created movies to explore what is going on, as well as identifying the zones and diverse life associated with the...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: French Polynesia

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource that is full of useful information about French Polynesia which is in the Pacific Ocean. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at...
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Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: The Structure of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the Earth from the inside out. This site shows the different layers of the earth with an explanation of the rocks and materials in each layer. Includes a quiz on the structure of Earth.
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Sydney Aquarium: Explore Our Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the Sydney Aquarium and learn about the diverse aquatic environments.
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NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Facts on Coastal Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides facts on Coastal Development as well as how it affects you.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Adapting Under Pressure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about James Cameron's Challenger Deep dive and about the marine animals that live in different layers of the ocean. They then study the characteristics of the hadalpelagic zone at the bottom of the ocean, and imagine and...
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Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Seasonal Upwelling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A suite of lessons focusing on the process of upwelling. Inquiry-based exploration of seasonal upwelling includes marine food webs, food production in the ocean, wind-driven ocean currents, and seasonal changes in biotic and abiotic...
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Evolution of Continents and Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
A course lecture on how the Earth's geological features have evolved through the movements of tectonic plates. Explains the different types of plate boundaries and how they manifest in geological formations. Also describes the structure...
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Pelagic Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different zones of the open ocean, the pelagic biome, and what organisms call each zone home.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Geology: Deep Sea Trench

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about oceanic trenches, their structure, and how they are formed. Discusses the twenty trenches that exist around the world. Includes several labeled illustrations.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Visualizing Watershed Health

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Using data visualizations that show dissolved oxygen levels, students analyze the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. They will also learn about dead zones, which are aquatic areas where there is insufficient oxygen to support life....
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Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

Food and Agriculture Org.: Tsunami Reconstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
The waves have retreated, but what lies in the destruction zone and how do people put their lives back together? The Food and Agriculture arm of the UN lists updates on the reconstruction going after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 7: Nitrates and Phosphates and Algae, Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment, in a series of experiments, that investigates fisheries. In this lab, students test the effects of fertilizers and other pollutants on a model ecosystem. Students also examine 2 years of ocean color (chlorophyll...
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NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes weather summaries, hourly weather reports, zone forecasts, weather watches, warnings and advisories etc.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science, Boston: Oceans Alive: The Living Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a scale model of the five principal ocean zones, along with additional information.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Marine Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about marine biozones, marine organisms, and how humans interact with the marine environment.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About the Marine Biome

For Students 4th - 7th
Describes the characteristics of the marine biome, the plants and animals that live in each of the four ocean zones, coral reefs and estuaries, the climate of the marine biome, and the marine food web.
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Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Oceans of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
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....
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Deep Sea Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the different zones and life in the deep sea as well as watch videos and examine photos of this aquatic biome. [5:54]
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Aquarium Kaiukan: Creatures and Anecdotes (Japanese)

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Japanese-language homepage of the Osaka Kaiukan Aquarium, one of the largest in the world. It introduces visitors to the creatures that inhabit zones of the Pacific, from the Aleutian Islands in the north to Antarctica in the south....
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NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Facts on Runoff Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how water pollution can be prevented and how it affects you.
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Idaho State University

Global Wind Systems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A great description of the global scale circulation and heat energy. Discusses a single-cell model, a three-cell model, jet streams and more.

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