Personal Perspectives

How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana

We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...

Dancing for the Ocean

If you were choreographing a dance about the ocean, how would you do it? Would you...

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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

What does a bioluminescent creature that lives more than two miles below the...

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Teaching Your Students About Marine Debris: a Classroom Activity

Have you ever gone to your favorite coastal or lakeside beach and instead of having...

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Educational Uses of Gyotaku or Fish Printing

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began over 100 years ago as a...

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Teens Making a Difference in Your Community

Over the past year I have been working for an organization called Coastal America...

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Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...

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A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Sometimes, a tragic event can become a powerful teaching opportunity. The Deepwater...

Live from the Field: Bali, Indonesia

About the IBRC The Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center (IBRC) was founded in...

Deep-Sea Corals: NOAA Education Plans & Activities

Explore deep-sea corals in "Corals in Cold Water?" an Ocean Portal feature...

Five Questions for Musician Sam Lardner

Wherever you live—and whatever your age or walk of life—there is something you...

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NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows

In 2009, Ruth Meadows, a science teacher from Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL...