Major Oil Spills—This is a web site that is dedicated to documenting the history of the major oil spills that have occurred around the world. The site documents how much oil was spilled, what body of water the oil was spilled in, what country was nearest the spill, the date of the disaster, and the name of the ship that spilled the oil. The site also offers links to other industrial disasters and links to more specific articles and sites bases on the disasters.
GreenPeace—This site describes the devastating effects that all forms of pollution have had on the worlds’ oceans, beaches, fisheries, animal population, and what the future may behold as a result of pollution. The site also discusses the devastating consequences that the worlds’ fishing practices are and will be having on ocean habitats and wildlife The site also discusses the effects of seismic noise pollution, as well as other types of noise pollution, and the effects that it is having on whales.
Oceans for Kids—This is a site for kids and educators alike. This site offers links to dozens of other sites, activities, games, projects, songs, coloring, information about ocean animals and habitats, other grades school classes, a multitude of books, and more—everything on this site is focused on the ocean and its inhabitants. While the site itself is bland, it serves as a passage into a wealth of ocean knowledge.
This site gives the lengths of eight different whales. The measurements are in meters and feet. An activity given on this website is that students will be able to lie down on their backs head-to-toe. The students will be able to count how many classmates it takes to match the length of each whale.
The students have four options on this web page. They can: Find a career, Find the education, Find the skills, and Find an employer. Once you click on one of these, the students can search the career they are looking for.
Students can find out how their favorite animals survive, what they eat, where they live, and much more.
This site has many different areas to click on for information about the ocean. Crafts, explorers, and pictures are also included.
This site gives five known ocean explorers. There is a brief layout of each person. You can find additional information about the explorer if you click below them.
This site gives eleven topics to search on the ocean. A few included are: coral reefs, waves, El Nino, and currents.
This site mainly concerns understanding oil spills and what causes them. Oil spill responses are also included in this site.
Oceans Alive--Students can learn interesting facts about an array of sea animals including whales, dolphins, flounders, ghost shrimp, and more. Dive into a kelp forest or sea grass meadow under the sea and explore your findings. You will have access to many related topics through Oceans Alive links.
Especially for Kids--This website allows kids to access a variety of information on oil spills, conduct experiments, and even assistance in writing reports on oil spills. Be sure to check this website out for other cool related links.
Valdez Science--Professors John Wiensand and David Page explore the area of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. See pictures and read summaries about the area’s shoreline conditions, and fish and wildlife recovery. This environmental update gives good background knowledge of this disasters past and present.
This site explores many of the frequently asked questions dealing with marine wildlife stuck in an oil spill. It also explains how it rescues and rehabilitates oiled seabirds and marine mammals affected by oil spills.
EPA Oil Spill Learning Center--This web site allows students to explore the threats of oil spills as well as how the rescuers go about cleaning up after one occurs.
This site explores how big the ocean really is. Students can also explore marine animals and plants living in the ocean. Students can also find out amazing facts on the ocean.