Weblinks and other resources

Marine Education Online

Coast & Marine Education Framework http://www.deh.sa.gov.au/coasts/cmeducation.html

Marine Education Society of Australasia The national marine education professional society. Loads of free teacher resources. Includes Seaweek http://www.mesa.edu.au

Coasts and Marine Schools Project http://www.mesa.edu.au/cams/default.asp

Marine Teachers Association of Queensland http://www.marineteachers.org.au

Oceanic Biodiversity Information Service (OBIS) Education Image library, lesson plans and much more. Home: http://www.iobis.org/ Education: http://www.iobis.org/edu/

The World Ocean Classroom http://thew2o.net/classroom.html

Bridge - Ocean Science Education Teacher Resource Centre http://www.vims.edu/bridge/

Relevant Australian Websites

Reef Watch A community reef monitoring project. http://www.reefwatch.asn.au/

Bureau of Meteorology This page has lots of lesson plans and student worksheets on many different topics associated with weather and climate. http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm#sose

Department of Environment & Heritage (SA) Coast & Marine Branch http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/coasts/

Department of the Environment & Heritage Coasts and oceans http://www.deh.gov.au/coasts/index.html

SARDI Aquatic Sciences http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/dhtml/ss/section.php?sectID=248

Conservation Council of South Australia http://www.ccsa.asn.au/

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation http://www.frdc.com.au/

Environment Protection Authority http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/

South Australian Recreational Fishing Advisory Council http://www.sarfac.com/

Project Dolphin Safe & SA Seabird Rescue http://www.projectdolphinsafe.com/

SA Water http://www.sawater.com.au/sawater

Australian Water Quality Centre http://www.awqc.com.au/

South Australian Fishing Industry Council http://www.safic.com.au/

Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board http://www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au/

OceanWatch Australia/ Seanet http://www.oceanwatch.org.au/

Australian Marine Conservation Society http://www.amcs.org.au/

Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative http://www.deh.gov.au/education/aussi/index.html

DECS (SA) Sustainable Schools Initiative http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/efs

CSIRO Marine http://www.cmar.csiro.au/

Australian Institute of Marine Science http://www.aims.gov.au/

Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Online oceanography data and services, including near real-time sea surface temperature http://www.metoc.gov.au/products/data.html

Carpentaria Ghost Nets http://www.ghostnets.com.au/index2.html

Careers in Marine Science https://amsa.asn.au/pubs/CIMS/introduction.php

Shorebird Conservation Toolkit http://www.shorebirds.org.au/

Community Water Grants http://www.communitywatergrants.gov.au/

Eco’tude http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/ecotude/

International Websites The Physical Ocean http://thew2o.net/physicalOcean.html

Census of Marine Life http://www.coreocean.org/

Ecosystem Services Project http://www.ecosystemservicesproject.org/

Deep Sea Conservation Coalition http://www.savethehighseas.org/

The Ocean Project http://www.theoceanproject.org/

Blue Ocean Institute http://www.blueocean.org/

Pew Institute for Ocean Science http://www.pewoceanscience.org/

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute http://www.whoi.edu/k-12/k12-resources.html

Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.org/

Oil Spill! A remote sensing activity http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eventscience/EBS.EOS.OS.html

NOAA National Oceanographic Data Centre http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/

Ocean Planet Resource Room http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/ocean_planet_resource_room.html

NASA Visible Earth http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/

Gulf of Maine Aquarium: Space Available http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/space.html

To Purchase Resources

Southern Biological http://www.southernbiological.com

Gould Group http://www.gould.edu.au

Aquasonic http://www.aquasonic.com.au

Wet Paper http://www.wetpaper.com.au

Stuff for Schools

Water Watch http://www.sa.waterwatch.org.au/

Gutter Guardians http://www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/KWC/gutter_guardians/info.htm

National Tree Day http://www.planetark.com.au/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/3/story.htm

For schools: http://www.planetark.com.au/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/25/newsDate/3/story.htm

Clean Up Australia Day http://www.cleanup.com.au/au/ http://www.cleanup.com.au/au/GetInvolved/schools-clean-up-day.html

Reef Watch Intertidal Monitoring Program http://www.reefwatch.asn.au/

David Suzuki Foundation Nature Challenge at School http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/at_School/default.aspx

Wipe Out Waste http://www.wow.sa.gov.au/

Octopus Education http://www.octopus-education.com.au

Other Resources

Jewels of the Sea kits

These resource-packed kits come in both primary and middle years versions. They contain everything you could possibly need to run a marine education unit for weeks, even from very remote locations! There is a teacher guide, written in 2001, with SACSA links and activities across the board, many inspiring ideas, such as a script for a marine environment awareness play, ideas for music as well as science, maths and technology. This teacher guide has hundreds of websites and other resources listed. A copy of the teacher guide was sent to every school in South Australia in 2001, so check with your school librarian to see if you have a copy, the full title is ‘Jewels of the Sea: A marine education resource guide’.

ISBN: 0 9579987 0 8

Each of these kits comes with age-appropriate reference books, DVDs/ videos and boxes of items such as beach combing objects both natural and man-made, shells, sponges, models, soft toys and much, much more.

Optional kits include a puppet kit and a poster kit.

These kits can be hired from the Nature Education Centre, based at Norwood Primary School. Unfortunately they must be picked up by the hirer, because they are too heavy to go through the DECS courier system.

Call the NEC for more details: 8363 0238

Marine Life Society of SA (MLSSA) This non-profit group of marine life enthusiasts hold monthly meetings, produce a monthly newsletter and have images available for use with permission. They also produce a calendar every year. These calendars are invaluable for collecting excellent images of South Australian marine life. Get one every year and cut out all the pictures! Over time you will build up an excellent stock of images for use in your classroom and school.

Check the MLSSA website for further information and a photo gallery: http://www.mlssa.asn.au

Books (the bare essentials)

Marine Discovery Centre Storybooks (set of 6) Ideal for years 1 - 5, these simple books contain photographs with large, easy-to-read and follow text. Available in small or large size. Buy from the Marine Discovery Centre: http://www.marinediscoverycentre.com.au/ForSale/ForSale.htm

“Australian Marine Life” by Graham Edgar This is currently the most comprehensive identification guide to some of the most common animals and plants in southern Australian temperate waters. All coastal schools should have one of these in their libraries! ISBN: 1 876334 38 X

“ABSea” by Nancy Tsernjavski This is a fantastic resource covering many marine topics and has activity ideas suitable right up to years 7-8. There are some beautiful black line masters in the back of this book, which we highly recommend. Buy from the Gould League: http://www.gould.edu.au ISBN: 1 875687 69 6

_“Marine Science for Australian Students” by Bob Moffat, Tim Ryan & Leon Zann, _ A superb, comprehensive and up-to-date marine science text book designed for senior secondary students. Lots and lots of exercises linked to Bloom’s Taxonomy and covering a wide range of topics. Order from www.wetpaper.com.au ISBN: 1 86283 077 0

“Australian Marine Habitats” by Graham Edgar An introductory guide for the lay person to temperate marine habitats, their complex food webs and some of the issues faced by marine environments. This book, whilst not written specifically for schools, is an ideal research tool for secondary students. ISBN: 1 87633453 3

“Australian Guide to Seashores” by Sheree Marris and Trish Hart An excellent basic guide for primary students and beginning teachers. Buy from the Gould League. ISBN: 1 875687 40 8

“Exploring the Oceans” by Gould League Ideal for years 7-10, this fantastic resource covers a wide range of topics from oceanography to pollution to food webs. Buy from the Gould League. ISBN: 1 875687 44 0

“Under Southern Seas: The ecology of Australia’s rocky reefs” edited by Tim Andrew This book is for undergraduate university students, or senior secondary students wanting to do some detailed research. Chapters have been written by some of Australia’s top marine scientists, providing details about different groups of animals on Australia’s temperate reefs. Lots of beautiful photographs. ISBN: 0 86840657 0