This site is exceptionally easy to use. The home page is well organized, and the site's contents are clearly outlined. Graphics and text have been carefully integrated to inform and enlighten. The Webmaster is easily accessible. Although the site has a very specific focus, it contains material that will enrich any curriculum dealing with weather, Earth science, and map reading.
Students can go online and use the scientific method to research the causes of the Gulf Stream.
Pages have assignment questions for students. A teacher information area is immediately accessible from the site's home page. It includes recommendations on how questions can be incorporated into lessons, as well as links to instruction for relevant hands-on activities.