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Sharing the planet

Into the Deep

Central Idea:

The ocean is a vital resource whose ecological balance is affected by man.

An Inquiry Into:

  • Ocean characteristics
  • How marine life has adapted to its environment
  • How people impact the marine environment
  • Conservation of the marine environment

RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THIS UNIT:

Non-Fiction Books:

Call Number Author Title
333.91 BRA Bramwell, Martyn Ocean Watch
333.91 TES Tesar, Jenny E. Threatened Oceans
550 PLA Planet Earth
551.46 BER Berger, Melvin What Makes an Ocean Wave? : Questions and Answers About Oceans and Ocean Life
551.46 BRO Brooks, Felicity Seas and Oceans
551.46 GIB Gibbons, Gail Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea
551.46 MAC MacQuitty, Miranda Ocean
551.46 MOR Morris, Neil Oceans
551.46 OLD Oldershaw, Cally Oceans
551.46 OWE Owen, Andy Seas and Oceans
551.46 SIM Simon, Seymour Oceans
551.46 TWI Twist, Clint Seas and Oceans
574.5 HIR Hirschi, Ron Save Our Oceans and Coasts
577.7 BAK Baker, Lucy Life in the Oceans
591.92 COL Cole, Joanna The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
911.64 HEI Gray, Susan Heinrichs The Pacific Ocean
R 551.46 GAN Ganeri, Anita The Oceans Atlas

Fiction Books:

 

AV Materials:

Call Number Title
VID 577 BIO Biomes of the World in Action : Marine Ecosystems
DVD 551.46 BLU The Blue Planet : Seas of Life
DVD 577.7 LIV The Living Sea

 

Websites:

Tropical Oceans - Coral Reefs

Ocean Planet: Threats

Temperate Oceans

Bad Sports and Tourist Traps

Marine Debris Abatement

Ocean Pollution

Marine Pollution One

Ocean Pollution / Over Fishing

Cool Planet Oceans

Overfishing

Ocean Conservancy Fact Sheet

Links to Peruvian Sea Birds (IMARPE)

ACOREMA - Museum in Pisco

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Ocean World: Ask Dr. Bob

PBS The Mercury Story

Overfishing: A Threat to Marine

                         Diversity

Project Aware.org

Overfishing: For Kids Information

Greenpeace.org

The Ocean Conservancy

Kids do Ecology

Logan's Animal Adaptation Page

Marine Conservation Biology Institute

WWF World Wildlife Fund

Blue Ocean Society

The Ocean Channel

Pro Delphinus

Mundo Azul

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Environmental Kids Club

Climate Change

Environemntal Kids Club Student Center

Water

Environemntal Kids Club High School

WWF Endangered Species

How NASA studies water

Smithsonian - El Nino current

Sea Mammals by Arctic Studies Center

Smithsonian Marine Station Coral Reefs

Oceans in Peril

Sites on Sharks

Whale Watching

WhaleNet

Ocean Link

Save Coral Reefs

See the Sea

Sea Food Choices Alliance

The Sea

Marine Mammals in Peru (Downloads Powerpoint)

Ocean Links - Ocean Matters

Save the Otters

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