Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The site has information about historic shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico, facts about the chemical composition of sea water, and articles about a 1998 project that traced the ocean currents in US coastal waters. One school that is a partner with MMS, Herndon Elementary, is featured on the site.
Visitors can see how the school participated in the ocean currents study.
A visit by President Clinton and Education Secretary Reilly to Herndon Elementary is chronicled on the site. In addition, visitors can learn how the United States makes money from offshore and onshore mineral leases. One story on the site describes a girl's visit with her father to his job on an offshore oil rig. A DOS based game about drilling for oil is included.