Web Resources
Georgia Aquarium has compiled a list of web resources to assist teachers and students alike in learning more about the aquatic world. Below, you will find a listing of federal, state and nonprofit organizations with information, lessons and activities focusing on the aquatic realm.
Federal Resources
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary: http://graysreef.noaa.gov/education.html
NOAA Research Activities: www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/
NOAA’s Oceans Live - portal for educator resources and products about the ocean: www.oceanslive.org
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program: www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/welcome.html#outreach
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration – Ocean Explorer Program – underwater video footage of various marine topics, web resources, lessons, research expeditions:
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency Water Resources: www.epa.gov/water/education.html
EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds: www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/education/
EPA Water Sourcebooks: www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory: www.fws.gov/nwi/educator.htm
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
Resources of Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division – Know the Connection: www.knowtheconnection.com
Know the Connection Fact Sheets: www.knowtheconnection.com/printed.htm
Click on the above link to find fact sheets about:
Alligators, Barrier Islands, Beaches, Manatees, Mud Flats, Oyster Catchers, Mud Flats, Salt Marshes, Sand, Sand Dunes, Sea Oats, Sea Turtles, Tides, Waves, Whelks, Wood Storks
Georgia Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) and River of Words Education program:
http://gaprojectwet.org/gawet_news.html
DNR - Conserve Water in Georgia Program – fact sheets and lesson plans on the Drought:
www.conservewatergeorgia.net/Documents/tools_teachers.html
Project WILD and Project WILD Aquatic:
www.projectwild.org/ProjectWILDK-12AquaticCurriculumandActivityGuide.htm
Rivers Alive – Georgia’s annual waterway cleanup: www.riversalive.org
Georgia Adopt-a-Stream – volunteer water quality monitoring program – teachers guide and training workshops: www.georgiaadoptastream.org/home.html
Georgia Sea Turtle Center - sea turtle rehabilitation, research and education programs:
www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org/
Education Resources in Georgia
Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia: www.eealliance.org
North American Association for Environmental Education: www.eelink.net
EEinGeorgia.org – Online Clearing House of Environmental Education Resources in Georgia: www.eeingeorgia.org
Georgia Association of Marine Education: www.marex.uga.edu/game
National Marine Education Association: www.marine-ed.org
Bridge: K-12 Ocean Resources: www.marine-ed.org/bridge
Other Aquatic Resources
Caribbean Conservation Corporation / Sea Turtle Survival League:
http://www.cccturtle.org/sea-turtle-information.php?page=educational-resources
Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures: www.pbs.org/oceanadventures
Sea Education Association at Woods’ Hole: www.sea.edu/academics/k12.asp
National Geographic Oceans for Life Lesson Plans: www.nationalgeographic.com/seas/
Discovery Education Lesson Plans: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/
Smithsonian Institution Ocean Planet Marine Science Activities:
http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/ocean/main.html
AZA’s Aquarium and Zoo Jobs: www.aza.org/ForEveryone/Careers/
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