1. Coral Reefs - The plight of the planet's coral reefs and how you can help.

The biologists have seen the future, and their message could not be clearer: Living coral reefs are the foundation of marine life, and thus a crucial support for human life, yet all over the world they are dead or dying because people are destroying them-killing them-at a catastrophic rate.

http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/

2. Corals and Coral Reefs - A Sea World Education Department Resource

Based on a long-term commitment to education, Sea World strives to provide an enthusiastic, imaginative, and intellectually stimulating atmosphere to help students reach their academic potential.

http://www.seaworld.org/coral_reefs/introcr.html

3. Sea Web

What is SeaWeb? o Campaigns o Resources o Background
Current Ocean News Stories
What's hot?
Ocean Events Calendar

http://www.seaweb.org/

4. Oceans
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Oceanography Resources on the Internet

This site has a list of some of the oceanography resources that can be found on the Internet.

http://www.esdim.noaa.gov/ocean_page.html

5. International Year of the Ocean

Kids and Teachers' Corner
Fish Facts - A Bouillabaisse

This site offers a variety of activities for the students. There are fun facts, activity books and coloring sheets, as well as 25 things you can do to save the Coral Reefs

http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm

6. Ocean Data

Learn the depth of the ocean, the deepest point in each ocean and what an ocean is. If you are studying about the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, or the Arctic then this is the place for you. You will surprise and amaze your students.

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/data.htm

7. Ocean Planet - Smithsonian - Web ring

By clicking on the overview map, you can find out some interesting facts about the following oceans:

Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_geography.html

8. Tsunami - The Big Wave

On July 10, 1958, an earthquake triggered a landslide, which created a wave that wiped out trees 1,700 feet up a hillside on the opposite side of Lituya Bay, Alaska and then hit Hawaii. Learn exactly how devastating the big one can be.

http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/tsunami/tsun_bay.html

9. Oceans - Worlds of Water

This is a wonderful Electronic Learning Site, composed just for teachers! You will find lesson plans and mini lessons, as well as a great web ring. Learn about; Comparing the World's Oceans, Undersea Valleys, Mountains and Volcanoes, Solving the Mysteries of Ocean Motion, Ocean Creatures and the Web of Live, plus others.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/ocean01.htm

10. Lesson Plans by Subject

This is a Lesson Plan Collection which contains more than 1100 unique lesson plans which have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States. Choose your subject and have fun.

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/

11. Dolphins, Whales and Manatees - Education Made Fun

This is a wonderful site to visit. It is another Bouillabaisse
site, complete with a guest book for you to sign. You may even choose your own music to listen to while browsing the site. Need Adoption Kits - Posters - Books - Shirts - Throws - Flags - PODS? This is the place!

http://www.whaleclub.com/

12. Free Lesson Plans

This site is geared for Elementary School Educators. It is complete with thematic units & projects, worksheets and ready to prints, as well as searchable data bases and a subject library. Check under Free Lesson Plans for information on the ocean.

http://k-6educators.about.com/education/k-6educators/msub107.htm

13. The Endangered Species Bookstore

Marine Life, Plants, Animals, Miscellaneous -
Are you studying endangered species? Whatever your are looking for you'll find it here.

http://endangeredspecie.com/general.htm

14. RedMike's Page of Ocean Stuff

"Oceanography - The study of the environment in the oceans, including, but not limited to, tides, depths, ocean beds, animals, plants, and all other aspects of the sea." This site is filled with information about oceanography and marine biology.

http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/hornblower/41/index.html

15. Marine Debris Education

Marine Society has developed a number of uses for plastic due to its lightweight, strength, durability, versatility, and low cost, but what do we do with the debris?

http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/books/debris/debris2.htm