Ask a Scientist: What Makes the Air Smelly?
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Kindergarten - 2nd
NOAA OneStop
A NOAA Data Search Platform. Geophysical, oceans, coastal, weather and climate data discovery all in one place. The OneStop Project is designed to improve NOAA’s data discovery and access framework. Focusing on all layers of the framework and not just the user interface, OneStop is addressing data format and metadata best practices, ensuring more data
Podcast: NOAA and the Octonauts
Welcome to “NOAA and the Octonauts,” an episode-by-episode discussion of the children’s TV show the Octonauts, which features a crew of quirky and courageous undersea adventurers. Their mission: to explore the world’s ocean, rescue the creatures who live there, and protect their habitats. Our monthly podcast brings together experts from inside and outside of NOAA to help you and the children you care about learn more about the real-life versions of the Octonauts sea creatures and the ocean they call home.
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Ask a Scientist: Do You Live in the Ocean?
NOAA Corps Officer Marisa explains what it’s like to work on a ship doing NOAA science on the ocean.
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Videos From National Marine Sanctuaries
The National Marine Sanctuary System protects some of the most iconic underwater places throughout the United States, but we can’t do it without you. No matter where you are, the ocean and Great Lakes are in your hands. We hope these images inspire you to help care for our ocean and to spread the word that Earth isn’t green – it’s blue.
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Learn More About Tsunamis
Printable information about tsunamis
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Tsunami At Home
Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave. Tsunamis can be created by earthquakes,
underwater volcanoes, and landslides.
Mapping the Ocean Floor
Hydrographic Surveying: Mapping the sea floor Hydrographic surveying is a scientific career that many people may not know about. In this activity, a sealed shoe box with a varied topography made out of clay will be measured by taking depth “soundings” with a skewer.
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Ocean In Motion
Ocean Motion: Wind-driven currents
Model the flow of ocean surface currents by blowing air across a tub of rheoscopic fluid and water, with clay structures simulating coastlines, islands, and seafloor features.
Be an Earth Guardian Activity Book
The Earth has one large, interconnected ocean. The ocean covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, surely making this a water planet. And, did you know that the same ocean, river, or bay that you
swim, fish, surf, and dive in can also be a fabulous classroom? The ocean provides students of all ages with unlimited opportunities to learn about the world around us.
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