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A dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be seen removing a sandbar off of Virginia Beach, VA.
Personal Perspectives

Diving into the Sandstorm

Diving can be a wild ride that evokes more than a little trepidation, especially in...
December 2013
A sunset over Boston Harbor.
Personal Perspectives

Signs of a Recovering Harbor

For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep

It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...
February 2013
Three dancers dependent on one another, as in the food web.

Dancing for the Ocean

If you were choreographing a dance about the ocean, how would you do it? Would you...
May 2012
A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

What does a bioluminescent creature that lives more than two miles below the...
November 2011
A student uses a marker to decorate a reusable lunch bag with ocean creatures
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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...
September 2011
A red and yellow gyotaku-style fish print of a flounder
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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...
July 2011
North Carolina Delegation students and teachers posing for a photo in front of the ocean at Bald Head Island in North Carolina
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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...
April 2011
Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate
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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

Salmon are one of the most widely loved varieties of seafood in the world. A...
December 2010
Students Work on Channel Island Map Project
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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...
September 2010
Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.
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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?

Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010
Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
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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...
May 2010

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