Sea Grant Education Network
New site managed by the network of Sea Grant marine educators, providing a one-stop resource for improving marine and aquatic literacy for future environmental professionals and leaders.

Intruders in Paradise: Invasive Species in Florida, A Teacher's Guide
Provides information about invasive species through 12 classroom activities and supporting materials designed for middle school use. Each activity addresses specific Sunshine State Standards and Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) benchmarks for grades 6-8. From the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, the Florida Aquarium, and Florida Sea Grant.

The Bridge
Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center. Contains a wealth of information on marine science education.

Coastal Services Center Training Courses, NOAA
Provides highly technical training to coastal resource managers in topics such as geospatial technology, coastal management, and management skills

Nab the Aquatic Invader: Be a Sea Grant Super Sleuth
A lively "who-done-it" site of kid-friendly games on invasive species. K-12 teachers and others will appreciate the hands-on lesson plans for classroom or nonformal, community education programs. Includes an updated Excel file for teachers, listing more than 140 brochures, videos, exhibits, games, photos, booklets, and web sites devoted to the subject produced by the nation's Sea Grant programs.

National Sea Grant Education Resources
A selection of marine science-related information from the national network of Sea Grant college programs. Refer also to the Bibliography of Educational Materials Available from the Nation's Sea Grant College Programs.

NOAA Education Resources
NOAA is the parent agency of the 31 Sea Grant programs in the United States. The site includes information about weather, the ocean and coasts, satellites, fishes and marine mammals.

NOAA Photo Library
Free images for download, in hi-res formats. Spans centuries of time and much of the natural world from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun.

Marine Careers Net
Introduces students to a wide range of careers in the marine science field. Based on the national Sea Grant printed publication, "Marine Science Careers" available through Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

EPA National Estuary Program
A great place to begin learning about estuaries

COSEE
National site for Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence, a new initiative from the National Science Foundation to bridge the gap between ocean science research and education.The seven COSEE centers nationwide integrate the science community's expertise into professional development opportunities for K-16 marine science teachers and inquiry-based educational materials for their students. Since the inception of the COSEE Network, Florida Sea Grant has been a partner in the COSEE - Central Gulf of Mexico, providing teacher workshops on ocean science throughout the state of Florida.

Investigating the Marine Environment in the 21st Century
A 13-part follow-up to Violetta Lien's widely used "Investigating the Marine Environment and Its Resources." Activities are designed to help students become more knowledgeable about the marine environment and its resources through emphasis on the Texas coastal zone and the Gulf of Mexico. Order online.

Marine Biology Web
MBWEB is an educational resource for marine biology students with reference lists organized by subject.

National Association of Science Writers
Provides a listserv for people who teach science writing. Participation is not limited to to NASW members.

Spectacular Seafood: A Manual for Family and Consumer Science Science Teachers (.pdf)
Georgia Sea Grant

Dive and Discover Expeditions to the Sea Floor
Provides an inside look at the sights, sounds, and action of scientific research--in near-real-time--with daily updates, slides and videos, and through e-mail correspondence with shipboard scientists. Includes interactive teaching aids on subjects such as hydrothermal vent biology, vent chemistry, earth history, plate tectonics, and the history of oceanography. Provided by NSF and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

League of Environmental Educators of Florida
Live Oak, FL
Newsletter includes selected websites and description of resource materials