Annotated Index of Oceanography Web Sites for Students and Teachers


Oceanography course web pages
 
University of California Santa Barbara, Introductory oceanography course, William Prothero
of special interest are the "questions of the day" - acrobat reader required to access
 
University of California San Diego, Introductory Oceanography course, Timothy Heaton
you will find the practice exams useful, as well as the outlines of topics in oceanography
 
Texas A&M University, Introductory Oceanography course - Jay Pinckney
lecutre notes are provide for topics in introductory oceanography, together with "cool" web sites for each topic
 
Texas A&M University, Physical Oceanography (advanced level) - Bob Stewart
this web site is for a more advanced course in physical oceanography, but it has some basic as well as challenging review questions that should stimulate thought. There is also a good list of additional web sites for more resources.
 
Kent State University, Introductory Oceanography course - A.J. Smith
review questions are useful, together with list of web sites. Of special interest is a checklist you can use to evalutate the worth of internet resource material
 
University of Houston, Introductory Oceanography course - Rosalie Maddox
a comprehensive course web page, including some very helpful advice for studying in an introductory oceanography course
 
San Francisco State University - The Ocean that Surrounds Us - Karen Grove
an interesting set of field oriented exercises for an oceanograpy course centered on San Francisco Bay. Also includes some short quizzes on various topics in oceanography, and lecture outlines
 
Education Resources
 
EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCES
from the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archie Center of NASA, here is an exhaustive list of web resources for students and teachers of physical oceanography, including an annotated section that describes the most important sites
Lists of Web Sites
 
Lightspan's Study Web for Oceanography
contains numerous and useful annotated lists of web resources, including historical oceanography, oceanography news, technology for exploring the ocean, general oceanography, physical oceanography, and oceanography for kids
 
Oceanography Lab and Field Experiences For Teachers
a list of web sites by various topics in oceanography accompanies the course schedule for William McConaugha's summer field course for teachers at Old Dominian University
 
Interesting Oceanography Web Sites from Boise State University
a categorized list of some oceanography web sites
Teaching methods and resources
 
Teaching methods in earth science, using oceanography as a medium - William Prothero
here you can download questions of the day for oceanography, as well as teaching resources and articles about teaching methods
Oceanography Instutues and Schools
 
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
this site not only provides information about Scripps, the first oceanographyic institute on the west coast, but als provides timely resources related to research by Scripps scientists

Annotated oceanography web sites useful for K-16 teachers and students

Oceanography Links for Teachers and Students - Ryan Eichman

Oceanography Links for Teachers and Students - Angela Harris

Oceanography Links for Teachers and Students - Melanie Severson