Library Scripps provides an extensive list of links to oceanographic resources on the Internet. This National Geographic site includes downloadable maps of the Pacific and Atlantic ocean floors. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole has a K-12 Resources page on their site, with links to Web sites on oceanography. The site links to basic data on sharks, whales, and other marine life, and suggest research projects and other activities for the classroom. This U.S. Geological Survey's article describes various forms of marine life that have been recently discovered in under water hot springs.
Participants use computational science tools for ocean science research.
Neptune's Web Sponsored by the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, this easy to navigate and understand site lets students and teachers explore basic oceanographic information. As the July 1998 tidal wave that devastated Papua New Guinea demonstrates, the ocean can be a deadly force. In this article, R. Monastersky explains how an off shore earthquake caused a tsunami in Papua New Guinea. This magazine article briefly explains how tsunamis are formed. This cooperative was established under the auspices of the International Oceanographic Commission to help give Pacific nations early warnings about tidal waves or tsunamis, one of the most powerful forces of nature.