USM's Gulf Coast Research Lab, Marine Education Center Poised for Growth

April 23, 2013 - A Sun Herald article described GCRL's new classrom and laboratory building opening next month and the longer term plans for the new Marine Education Center facility at Cedar Point. Full story

Educational Materials

The following web sites contain resource material, lesson plans, and/or databases which could be of use both to teachers and students. Each site URL/address is followed by a brief description in chart form to assist the reader in locating information. Most of these sites also contain links which lead to other interesting and useful information.

www.vims.edu/bridge

Sponsor: National Oceanographic Partnership Program
Content: Comprehensive Oceanographic topics
Lesson Plans: Yes
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

www.fema.gov/kids (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Content: General content on natural hazards/processes
Lesson Plans: Some student directed activities
Grade Level: 4-8
Links:Yes

http://h2o.usgs.gov/education.html

Sponsor: United States Geologic Survey/NOAA
Content: general, watersheds, hydrologic cycle, flooding
Lesson Plans: Yes
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/index.html

Sponsor: United States Geologic Survey
Content: changing environment, natural hazards, working with maps
Lesson Plans: Yes (and complete units)
Grade Level: 5-8
Links: Yes

www.ties.k12.mn.us/envision (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Content: general earth processes, natural hazards
Lesson Plans: Yes (numerous)
Grade Level: 7-12 (lessons are marked accordingly)
Links: Yes

http://globe.fsl.noaa.gov/sda-bin/wt?ghp/tg+L[en] (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: The Globe Program
Content: earth processes, changing environment
Lesson Plans: Yes (numerous)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

http://unite.ukans.edu (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: University of Kansas
Content: volcanoes, earthquakes, erosion, general science
Lesson Plans: Yes (many, with a browser to search by topic)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/posts.html

Sponsor: Sylvan Learning Center (Private/For-Profit)
Content: general science, natural hazards, weather topics
Lesson Plans: Yes (thousands, searchable by topic)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: No

http://stormsmart.wics.com/lounge/lessons.html (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: WICS Television Station
Content: hurricanes, weather, tornadoes, floods
Lesson Plans: Yes
Grade Level: K-12
Links: No

http://ericir.syr.edu/virtual/lessons (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: ERIC Database
Content: general science topics and resource materials
Lesson Plans: Yes (thousands, searchable by topic)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: No

http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~dasmith/metasite.html (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: University of Illinois--Urbana
Content: general science topics, all natural hazards
Lesson Plans: Yes (thousands)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

http://ms.mathscience.k12.va.us/lessons/weather/disaster.html (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: Unidentified
Content: floods, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes
Lesson Plans: Yes
Grade Level: 5-7
Links: Yes

http://explorezone.com (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: Unidentified, private sector
Content: environmental newsletter for students
Lesson Plans: No
Grade Level: 6-12
Links: Yes

http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: Florida State University/Florida Geographic Alliance
Content: plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes
Lesson Plans: Yes (over 100)
Grade Level: 6-12
Links: Yes

www.saveourlake.org/lessons/index.htm (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: The Lake Pontchartrain Foundation
Content: lake ecosystems, erosion
Lesson Plans: Yes (full unit of study)
Grade Level: 5-12
Links: No

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn

Sponsor: Pacific Bell Telephone Company
Content: general science, environmental topics, weather
Lesson Plans: Yes (thousands, fully searchable by topic)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

www.envirolink.org/enviroed

Sponsor: Environmental Education Network (Non-Profit)
Content: environmental science, natural hazards, weather
Lesson Plans: Yes (hundreds)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway (not functioning 4/18/10)

Sponsor: Cornell University
Content: general science, earth processes, weather
Lesson Plans: Yes (searchable by topic)
Grade Level: 9-12
Links: Yes (many)

www.epa.gov/students

Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Content: student focused site, general science content
Lesson Plans: No, but some good student activities online
Grade Level: 6-12
Links: Yes

http://h2o.usgs.gov/public/wid/html/HRDS.html

Sponsor: United States Geologic Survey/NOAA
Content: central site on natural hazards for USGS
Lesson Plans: No
Grade Level: n/a
Links: Yes