Educator Resources-Media Center
Consider using podcasts & videos in your lessons. Field trips aren't always an option so bring the Gulf of Mexico into your classroom for your students to delight in its' sights & sounds.
Podcasts
Science Update-In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, authors like Herman Melville, Jules Verne, and Ernest Hemingway pitted grizzled adventurers against the mightiest creatures of the ocean. Today, the struggle of man-versus-nature is quite a different contest. Science reporter Bob Hirshon tells us that the world's biggest fish are now in serious jeopardy.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Podcasts-Discover more about the ocean through their ocean science podcast.
USGS CoreCast- CoreCast brings you straight science insight on natural hazards; climate change; satellite imagery and monitoring; water quality; human health and wildlife disease; and much more.
NOAA's National Ocean Service Podcasts- All types of marine topics can be found here!
Splash Zone-Learn all about the coral reef kingdom.
Videos
NOAA Learning Objects-Fifteen lessons! Titles include: Energy from the Oceans, Ocean Waves, Water Cycle, Deep-Sea Benthos, and more.
Hypoxia: The Gulf of Mexico- Forty percent of the United States' fresh water drains into the Gulf of Mexico, and a large portion of the Gulf of Mexico is threatened by hypoxia (low/zero oxygen) due to human activity, weather and water temperature. Brought to you by How Stuff Works.
National Geographic "Oceans"- All kinds of videos, articles and photos about the marine world.
You-Tube Dead Zone Video-Assignment Earth Video
EPA: "What's an Estuary?"- Learn all about the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
EPA Estuaries: Video Library-Find all kinds of videos about habitats, animals, plants and more!
Webcasts for the Gulf Coast-Texas Parks and Wildlife brings you some wonderful footage about the Gulf Coast!
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Video Library-Here you'll find a selection of videos about animals, exhibits and conservation research programs at the aquarium.
National Marine Sanctuaries-Education videos related to the ocean; plethora of options.
