Oceans

Through this fun and interactive game explore food chains in a marine environment, predator-prey relationships and the fine balance of an ecosystem.

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Earth Gauge provides science-based quick facts, in-depth fact sheets, videos and online courses that make the links between climate, weather and environment. Earth Gauge Kids Earth Gauge Kids makes the connection between weather and the environment for middle school students.

This guide, created in part by EarthEcho International, illustrates relevant facts about our oceans and waterways. It also gives readers ideas for how to make a positive change for the environment by completing a service learning project.

This online game from National Geographic Education allows students to employ math and science to create ocean waves and observe the effect on an ocean vessel.

The Atlas of Water uses vivid graphics, maps and charts to explore the complex human interaction with water over time and across the world.

An interactive mapping experience from National Geographic Education with rich layers of information on the physical earth, oceans, culture and more.

Students learn about the world's largest "landfill," make a connection to their own lives, and calculate how much trash they generate in a week, a year and ten years.

In this lesson plan from National Geographic Xpeditions, students consider a number of ocean research scenarios and determine how mapping might help answer questions related to that research.

In this activity, students use National Geographic's MapMaker Interactive tool to learn about the movement of ocean currents and investigate how currents affect pollution events.