Oceans, Lakes & Rivers

Resources in this category:

Dive and Discover
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/

"Join scientists as they dive to the mid-ocean ridge thousands of meters deep. Explore towering underwater volcanoes, black smokers, and bizarre creatrues that live there."

Fatal Flood
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/

Read about a flood during the spring of 1927 along the Mississippi River that killed as many as a thousand people and left a million homeless. In addition, learn how "efforts to contain the river pitted the majority black population against an aristocratic plantation family, the Percys-and the Percys against themselves."

Hanging Ten
http://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/surfing/index.html

Find out how rain, wind, and tides affect surfing. Learn about the physics of surfing.

Kidfish - All About Lakes - and Fly Fishing Too
http://www.kidfish.bc.ca/frames.html

This site really is all about lakes and fly fishing. It has science information about lakes. It has instructions for tying a fly for fly fishing. It has descriptions of different kinds of fish.

El Niño
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/home.rxml

Basic information about El Niño is augmented with maps and graphics on the impact of El Niño on the sea surface temperatures and global weather.

Oceanography Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/oceanography.html

Site contains articles, maps, interactive displays, general oceanography resources, lesson plans, "Ask an Expert" section, habitats (ocean and desert), creatures, oceanography studied from Space and more. For students K-12 and teachers.

Oceans Alive!
http://www.mos.org/oceans/

"The oceans are alive! Our planet, mostly covered by water, is filled with movement and life. Learn all about our global seas in Oceans ALIVE!"

Pacific Ocean
http://library.thinkquest.org/15931/

You can learn about the explorers of the Pacific like Cook and Magellan or you can discover something about the animals and plants of Hawaii. This searchable site offers lots of information about the Pacific Ocean--from its history and weather patterns to some of its shipping routes. Lots of good links, too.

The River Wild: Running the Selway
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/selway/

"Join us for a wet and wild ride down the white water of Idaho's Selway River. Choose a boat, brush up on your paddling, listen to birdcalls, and learn the lingo of river rats."

Savage Seas
http://www.thirteen.org/savageseas/index.html

What goes on between the sea and sky? Cyclones, tsunamis, El Niño, waves, global warming, icebergs, and more! This website will give you a feel for their immense power and their inner workings. Check out the satellite viewer and video clips too.

Sea and Sky
http://www.seasky.org/

Sea and Sky features image galleries, games, articles, and links to other resources on the Internet, all relating to astronomy and oceanography.

Treasures@Sea: Exploring the Ocean through LIterature
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/

Kids can explore the ocean through games and book, writing, art, and interactive activities. (Teacher resources are also provided.)

Victor the Vector
http://geology.baesi.org/TRG/oceancurrents/victor/

"VICTOR THE VECTOR flows with the ocean currents. He learns about currents, temperature, waves, fronts, upwelling, etc. He gets into trouble along his journeys and makes many animal and plant friends."

Water Science for Schools
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/

"We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge."

Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks
http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/

Learn all about the shipwrecks off the coast of Wisconsin in Lake Superior and Lake Michigan through history, pictures and underwater explorations.