Oceanography for K-12: A Study of Our Oceans

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Other features include resources for curricula that were not available before such as Ask the Expert."> <meta name="keywords" content="k- 12, oceanography, marine, fishery, ports, management, development, communicate, navigate, transport, oceanography, careers, chat, water, pelagics, cod, safety, biology, aquaculture, archeology, harvest, farm, cultivate, species, fish, gallery, fishery, environment, pollution, french, faq, lighthouse, term, acronym, offshore, inshore, greenpeace, geology, ship, vessel, resource, weather, forecast, radar, satellite, institute, college, university, recipe, newfoundland, NF, "> <meta name="distribution" content="global"> <meta name="resource-type" content="document"> <body background="../images/backgrnd/bgwiggle.jpg" text="#0000A0" link="#FF0000" vlink="#0080FF" alink="#80FF00"> <table width=100%><tr> <td width=13% valign="abstop" align=middle> <IMG border=0 vspace=6 SRC="http://www.mi.mun.ca/PreserverSJB/gifs/ocean.gif" width="44" height="39"><BR> <A HREF="http://www.mi.mun.ca/PreserverSJB/minet.htm"> <IMG BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/mi-nett.gif" ALT="MI-NET" width="51" height="49"></a><BR> <A HREF="http://www.mi.mun.ca/PreserverSJB/feedback.htm"> <IMG BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/feedbact.gif" ALT="FEEDBACK" width="72" height="49"><BR> <A HREF="http://www.mi.mun.ca"> <IMG BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/mihomet.gif" vspace=6 ALT="MARINE INSTITUTE" width="74" height="42"><BR> <A HREF="MAILTO:jcorriga@gill.mi.mun.ca"> <IMG BORDER=0 ALT="E-MAIL" SRC="../images/gifs/e-mailt.gif" width="50" height="49"></a><BR> <font size=-1.5>Comments <BR>and/or<BR> Inquiries<BR> Welcomed</font> <APPLET CODEBASE="http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/APPLETS/" CODE="AuralBackground.class" WIDTH="89" HEIGHT="21"> <PARAM NAME="audio" VALUE="http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/SOUNDS/beach-java.au"> <PARAM NAME="onimg" VALUE="http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/offButton_gold.gif"> <PARAM NAME="offimg" VALUE="http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/onButton_gold.gif"> <PARAM NAME="pressedimg" VALUE="http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/pressedButton_gold.gif"> <IMG SRC="http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/noButton_black.gif"> </APPLET> </td> <td valign=top> <blockquote> <td width=650 valign=top align=middle> <img border=0 height=125 border=0 nowrap src="../images/animate/oceanspi.gif" ALT=IMG HEADER> <A HREF="../activity/activity.htm#oceanography" > <img border=0 src="../images/jpegs/actvicon.jpg" width="85" height="32"></a> <table> <tr> <td><A HREF="physical.htm" > <img border=0 src="../images/jpegs/physical.jpg" ALT=PHYSICAL width="63" height="25"></A></td> <td><A HREF="chemical.htm" > <img border=0 src="../images/jpegs/chemical.jpg" ALT=CHEMICAL width="69" height="25"></A> </td> <td><A HREF="weather.htm"> <img border=0 src="../images/jpegs/weather.jpg" ALT=WEATHER width="64" height="25"></A> </td> <td><A HREF="biologic.htm" > <img border=0 src="../images/jpegs/biologic.jpg" ALT=BIOLOGICAL width="77" height="23"></A> </td> <td><A HREF="satellit.htm" > <img border=0 src="../images/jpegs/satellit.jpg" ALT=SATELLITE width="65" height="23"></A> </td> <td><A HREF="technolo.htm" > <img border=0 src="../images/jpegs/technolo.jpg" ALT=TECHNOLOGY width="87" height="22"></A> </td> </tr> </table> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD WIDTH=175 VALIGN=TOP><FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=2> <img height=275 border=0 src="../images/gifs/vertline.gif" align=right> <b><FONT SIZE=5 COLOR=#FF0000>O</FONT><FONT size=3 COLOR="#0000A0">ceanography</FONT></b><BR> <FONT COLOR="#000000">.....is the study of the oceans. These oceans are regarded cumulatively as the body of water surrounding the land of the globe. The major oceans in our world are: </FONT> <LI><A HREF="http://gds.esrin.esa.it/idn_dataset.ds.loc.atlantic_ocean" target=_parent> The Atlantic Ocean</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="http://gds.esrin.esa.it/idn_dataset.ds.loc.pacific_ocean" target=_parent> The Pacific Ocean</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="http://gds.esrin.esa.it/idn_dataset.ds.loc.indian_ocean" target=_parent> The Indian Ocean</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Atlas/SO/Deckblatt.html" target=_parent> The Southern Oceans</a></LI> <LI><A HREF="http://gds.esrin.esa.it/idn_dataset.ds.loc.arctic_ocean" target=_parent> The Arctic Ocean</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="http://www.cciw.ca/glimr/intro.html" target=_parent>Great Lakes <i>(GLIMR)</i></a></LI> <LI><A HREF="http://diu.cms.udel.edu/woce/" target=_parent>World Ocean Circulation <BR> <dd>Experiment <i>(WOCE)</i></a> </li> </TD> <TD VALIGN=TOP> <font face=arial size=2 color=navy> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS/LIVING_OCEAN/TEACHER1.html"> What is Oceanography? & Life in the Ocean</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="../geology/index.htm" TARGET=_parent>Marine Geology & Geophysics</A> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="../activity/activity.htm#oceanography" TARGET=_parent> Teacher Activities</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="other.htm#universities & institutes"> Universities & Institutes</A> <dd><IMG width=13 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="http://www.physics.mun.ca/welcome.html" TARGET=_parent> Department of Oceanography - MUN</a><BR> <dd><IMG width=13 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="http://www.mun.ca/osc/" target=_parent> Ocean Sciences Center - MUN</a> <BR> <IMG WIDTH=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="other.htm#colleges & centers"> Colleges, Centers & Other</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <a href="other.htm#conferences">Conferences, Events & Literature</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/careers.html" target=_parent> Related Careers</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="http://www.whoi.edu/buttons/resources.html" target=_parent> Information Resources by Subject</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="http://www.whoi.edu/k-12/k12-resources.html" TARGET=_parent> K-12 Resources About Oceanography</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <A HREF="http://www-ocean.tamu.edu/~baum/ocean_metalinks.html" target=_parent> Oceanography Meta-Resources</a> <BR> <IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <a href="other.htm#links">Oceanography Links</a> <BR> <dd><IMG width=20 align=middle BORDER=0 SRC="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <a href="other.htm#newsgroups">....newsgroups</a> <BR> <dd><IMG width=20 align=middle border=0 src="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <a href="other.htm#mailing">....mailing lists</a> <BR> <dd><img width=20 align=middle border=0 src="../images/gifs/3dredbal.gif"> <a href="other.htm#bulletin">....bulletin boards</a> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </td> </tr> </table>