Summary
(Summary adapted from The Bridge web site)

The Bridge is a growing collection of on-line marine education resources. It
provides educators with a convenient source of accurate and useful information
on global, national, and regional marine science topics, and gives researchers
a contact point for educational outreach. Educators and scientists ... review
sites selected for the Bridge. Exemplary sites are awarded the Bridge Seal of
Merit.

Bridge Goals include the following: Provide educators with content-correct &
content-current marine information and data. Support researchers in outreach
efforts. Improve communications among educators and between the education and
research communities.

Bridge features a discussion forum to provide marine educators a place to
talk informally about marine education ideas, issues, and questions. Bridge
also features information on available grants and awards, student
opportunities, and on-line publications. The section titled "Aquariums"
contains links to global public aquariums and "Information Centers" contains
links to sites for further research and resource pages.

Service Citation

Originators: The Bridge Title: Bridge Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center Provider: Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences URL: http://www.vims.edu/bridge/

Service Keywords

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >BACKGROUND INFORMATION REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES >BIBLIOGRAPHIC >BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >PELAGIC HABITAT OCEANS >OCEAN CHEMISTRY >DISSOLVED GASES AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES >AQUACULTURE OCEANS >BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY >SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >BIRDS BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >MARINE HABITAT BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >MAMMALS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >PLANTS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >REPTILES ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >HURRICANES ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >TYPHOONS OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE >SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY >DENSITY OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY >SALINITY SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS >SEDIMENTS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING ECONOMY CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE BIOTA OCEANS ELEVATION GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Quality
This site is best suited for students of all grades, researchers
and educators.

Ancillary Keywords

Tides Waves Currents Ocean Geology Ocean Science On-line Data Biology Physics Geology Chemistry Climate Atmosphere Use and Managment School Projects Lesson Plans Seal Sea Lion

Service Provider

CWM/VIMS > Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary Service Organization URL: http://www.vims.edu/ Service Provider Personnel Name: LISA AYERS LAWRENCE Phone: 804-684-7608 Email: ayers at vims.edu Contact Address: Sea Grant Marine Advisory Services Virginia Institute of Marine Science United States City: Gloucester Point Province or State: VA Postal Code: 23062 Country: USA

Distribution Media

Distribution_Media: Electronic Distribution_Format: HTML

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS Role: SERF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: This section links to sites with curriuclum units and large collections of lesson plans and/or classroom activities. For lesson plans and activities on a particular subject, be sure to check the appropriate ocean science topic page. Link: GET SERVICE > GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE Description: You asked for it, you got it! Here you will find links to numerous real-time data sets which can be incorporated into your lesson plans.

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 1999-11-30 SERF Last Revision Date: 2004-11-03

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