Did you know Soymilk and Toothpaste are made with seaweed?
Kelp Forest Digital Teachers Guide - AWESOME resources including a game from Monterey Bay Aquarium
Watersheds, Flooding, and Pollution - educator's resources from NOAA because all streets and all streams lead to the ocean
Cigarette Butts the Worlds Greatest Source of Ocean Pollution - inspire your students to take action
Stuck inside and can't get to the beach for spring break? Put on your snorkel and fins and dive deep with these online underwater resources:
All ages Ocean Education - National Geographic
Be sure to sign-up for FREE Mysteryscience.com teacher account!
California State Parks PORTS is also free right now. Search it up and have your families join in for a free video-conference at a state park
K-8 - BrainPop Oceans - Learn about oceans with animated video, quizzes, and related topics (sign-up for FREE teacher account)
K-8 - NEWSELA ocean-related articles FREE for online teachers - Sign-up now!
Did you know the value of the global ocean economy is estimated to grow from $1.5 Trillion (2010) to $3.0 Trillion by 2030 - "The Ocean Economy in 2030," OECD (April 2016)
grade 10+ The Maritime Alliance ocean-related companies (the movers and the shakers), click on links to research these blue-tech innovators
grade 8+ NASA links for ocean problem sets using Pi
grade 7+ The Maritime Alliance Ocean Report US Ocean Enterprise - one of the fastest and most lucrative economies is ocean-related economies, check-out what jobs and careers will be needed
grade 7+ The Martitime Alliance Blue Stem Career videos - there are so many more ocean-related jobs than one might think
grade 6+ Elephant Seals articles from California State Parks (cam is available when parks are open)
grade 6+ Experiencing Marine Protected Areas - how to keep MPA's safe (plan ahead for when you are out and about again)
grade 6+ Ocean Facts from NOAA with links to 100+ ocean-related video
grade 6+ - virtual adventure - FREE teacher membership required - Find a Vent online exploration with American History Museum https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/find-a-vent
grade 6+ - article - "Oceanography" Scholastic Article
grade 4+ - article - 11 Ocean-friendly companies like Patagonia and Adidas are removing plastic from our seas and transforming it into cool new products - Business Insider
grade 2 - video - Why is the ocean salty?
COOL OCEAN CAMS - IF YOU CAN'T BE THERE IN PERSON
LIVE Scripps Pier Cam (La Jolla Shores, San Diego)
Kelp Cam - Birch Aquarium
Coral Reef Cam - Monterey Bay Aquarium
All Monterey Bay Aquarium Cams including penguins, sharks, and Monterey Bay - Monterey Bay Aquarium
National Aquarium Cams are recorded during COVID but click here to find animals in their ocean environment - National Aquarium
Shark Tracker - National Conservation
Channel Islands LIVE Kelp cam - California Channel Islands
Ocean cams at explore.org
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