Description:
Ocean Planet, premiered at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History from April 1995 to April 1996, where it attracted nearly two million visitors. This electronic online companion exhibition contains all of the text and most of the panel designs and images found in the traveling exhibition. Click on "Educational Materials" to link to teacher materials and classroom activities for middle and high school, fact sheets, family activities, children's books, and theater scripts, and exhibition floor plans for Ocean Planet.

URL:
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html

Organization:
Smithsonian Institution
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Cost:
Available free over the Internet

Education Level:
General
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:

Museums
Oceanography - Biological
Oceanography - Geological
Oceanography -Physical
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Internet Site

Curriculum/Instructional Materials
Teachers' Guide
Fact Sheet

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00