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Learn about why it is important to protect ocean fishes; how the survival of all life on planet Earth is directly dependent on a richly, biodiverse ocean ecosystem; and how ocean life is dependant on our informed decisions.

Below are online educational resources for three groups: YOUTH, GENERAL AUDIENCE, AND TEACHERS

Education is our first step towards change!

FOR YOUTH:

~ "Ambassadors of the Environment" is Ocean Future Society's hands-on, global education program for youth
http://www.oceanfutures.org/aote.asp

~ Official "Explorer" online journal and games for children to be apart of the adventure
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/lc/

~ An interactive coral reef quiz
http://www.nature.org/joinanddonate/rescuereef/
explore/quiz.html

~ A visual and audio lesson on Plate Tectonics from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson01.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Mid-Ocean Ridges from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson02.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Deep-Sea Corals from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson03.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Subduction Zones from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson04.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Chemosynthesis and Hydrothermal Vent Life from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson05.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Deep-Sea Benthos from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson06.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Water Cycle from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson07.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Ocean Currents from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson08.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Ocean Waves from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson09.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Tides from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson10.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Energy from the Oceans from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson11.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Food, Water, and Medicine from the Sea from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson12.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Ocean Pollution from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson13.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Hurricanes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson14.html

~ A visual and audio lesson in Seamounts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson15.html

~ An interactive dive and a look under the water!
http://www.lophelia.org/education/story_rov.htm

~ Quiz games, testing your knowledge on cold-water corals and the deep-sea
http://www.lophelia.org/education/games.htm

~ The EPA's Climate Change Kids website with education tools such as quizzes and games
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

~ A booklet about understanding the depleting fish population with detailed explanations and cartoon style drawing
http://www.oneocean.org/download/db_files/
go_easy_on_the_sea_booklet.pdf

~ An interactive educational story that explains over-fishing and the importance of the ocean
http://www.somethingfishy.ie/

~ Information resource for anything ocean related
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/

~ A web-based course, where kids participate in real ocean explorations
http://www.jasonproject.org

~ A cartoon expression of how kids can make a difference and help keep the oceans safe
http://marine-litter.gpa.unep.org/kids/kids.htm

~ A fun way to understand what goes on under the sea and word games to improve ocean vocabulary
http://www.seasky.org/sea.html

~ Marine quiz to check your knowledge about marine life
http://www.sherkinmarine.ie/childrenscorner.htm

~ Fish Banks, Ltd. game: A computer-assisted, interactive role-playing simulation in which teams manage a fishing company. Participants try to maximize their assets in a world with renewable natural resources and economic competition. This game exercises higher-order reasoning, communication, and group problem solving. http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.org/tools_resources/games.html

FOR A GENERAL AUDIENCE:

A map-based publication showing threats to coral reefs around the world in order to raise awareness between human behavior and coral reef health
http://reefsatrisk.wri.org

~ Questions and answers with legendary ocean explorer, Dr. Sylvia Earle, on marine-based threats
http://discuss.conservation.org/content/interview/detail/775/

~ Examines the affects that bottom-trawling fishing has on coral reefs
http://www.savecorals.com/trawling.html

~ Facts about coral reefs and their function in the ecosystem
http://www.nature.org/joinanddonate/rescuereef/explore/facts.html

~ A series of video clips exploring coral reefs around the world
http://www.nature.org/joinanddonate/rescuereef/explore/video.html

~ Ten easy things you can do to help protect coral reefs
http://www.nature.org/joinanddonate/rescuereef/explore/help.html

~ An explanation of global warming and its affect coral reefs
http://www.nwf.org/coralandglobalwarming/

~ Understanding the link between hurricanes and global warming
http://www.nwf.org/hurricanes/

~ The impacts of global warming on the Pacific Northwest coast
http://www.nwf.org/sealevelrise/index.cfm

~ Curriculum videos: five oceans hotspots and what you can do to help
http://www.oceanvoyager.org

~ The Scientists' Statement on Protecting the World's Deep-sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems
http://www.mcbi.org:80/what/dscstatement.htm

~ For daily tracking of the world's climate changes
http://www.panda.org/climate/

~ A calculator that measures the size of your "carbon footprint," showing how big an impact you make on the earth
http://www.epa.ie/catulator/catulator.htm

~ Seafood Watch - a Pocket Guide that educates which fish should not be eaten, so you can help sustain endangered species
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/saefoodwatch.asp

~ A comic relief understanding of what is going on in the ocean and how it affects you
http://www.shiftingbaselines.org/index.php

~ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is one of the worlds most highly regarded research and learning institute with online educational resources
http://www.whoi.edu

~ Any topic relevant to ocean study can be found here, the information ranges from altimeter maps, satellite images of the earth, world climate predictions, and electronic navigational charts
http://www.noaa.gov/ocean.html

~ Patagonia addresses environment issues and ways you can participate in environmental activism
http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?assetid=3857

~ A complete definition of Biosphere, as well as an explanation on how it fits together and works
http://www.answers.com/topic/biosphere?cat=health

~ National Geographic Article on over-fishing and the results
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0704/feature1/

~ Videos on the effects of trawling in the North Atlantic and Tasman Sea
http://www.savethehighseas.org/video.cfm#destruction

FOR TEACHERS:

~ A list of environmental education programs and activities for classrooms K-12
http://www.classroomearth.org/classroomearth/most_popular/

~ Fish Banks, Ltd. game: A computer-assisted, interactive role-playing simulation in which teams manage a fishing company. Participants try to maximize their assets in a world with renewable natural resources and economic competition. This game exercises higher-order reasoning, communication, and group problem solving. http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.org/tools_resources/games.html

~ An ocean science resource center with lesson plans on marine education and conservation
http://www.vims.edu:80/bridge/

~ Great classroom ideas for learning about the ocean and hydrothermal deep sea vents
http://library.thinkquest.org/18828/

~ Outlined notes on Earth Systems and Cycles, Changes in our Environment, and their Origins
http://epswww.unm.edu/facstaff/jgeiss/eps101/
EarthSystemsCycles2002.htm

~ Curriculum videos: five oceans hotspots and what you can do to help
http://www.oceanvoyager.org

~ Wonderful multimedia & curriculum materials about the issues of sustainable ocean reefs from the Ocean Futures Society.
http://www.oceanfutures.org/ofs/SustainableReefsPDF.pdf

~ See YOUTH above for "visual and audio lessons" for your curriculum

Thank-You! to WANGO intern, Audra Aucoin [BA in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations from UCLA] for her assistance with this web-page info.

     whales brittney kemp
    "Whales" animation by Brittney Kemp, 8th grader at ICE, NYC
   [Institute for Collaborative Education/a project partner]

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