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An Introduction to the Internet for Teachers - This tutorial is geared towards teachers who have had little or no exposure to the Internet. It covers basic concepts and is not specific to any computer hardware or software.
| Aquaria and Science Institutions |
| Bibliographies |
Dolphins & Porpoises
Fin Whales
General Whale Bibliography
General Whale Bibliography II
Gray Whales
Humpback Whales
Right Whales (pre-1995)
Killer Whales
Extensive bibliography, fact and fiction, on all whales
Biblio Search - Jour of Int'l Wildlife Law and Policy (click and search "biblio")
| Bio-Acoustics and Marine Acoustics |
Sound Sources Page
Acoustic Monitoring Using U.S. Navy SOSUS Info on fixes using sound.
Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Univ. Marine Mammal Research.
Interdisciplinary Center for Bioacoustics, Univ. of Pavia Nice site for sounds and spectrographs.
| Books |
A Day on a Whale Watch" written by Karen Smyth and illustrated by Michael Williamson [on-line]
"Crystal- The Story of a Real Baby Whale"
"Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska"
"The Right Whale named METOMPKIN: Her Story of Survival" written by Karen Smyth and illustrated by Michael Williamson [on-line]
"Whale is Stuck"
| Careers |
Careers in Marine Mammal Science - Society for Marine Mammalogy
Careers in [Marine] Science - Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Careers In Marine Mammal Science - Sea World.
Sea Grant's Information on Marine Careers
Summer Jobs
NOAA Marine Sciences Career Information
"So You Want to be a Marine Biologist" (humor)
| Classification of Species with Information and Images |
| Commercial Suppliers |
Materials used in WhaleNet Activities
| Conservation Group Affiliates with Educational Resources |
Cetacean Society International: Conservation and Education
International Wildlife Coalition "Teachers Kit"
Mingan Island Cetacean Study, Data on Blue Whale Contamination
Save the Manatee Club:MANATEE EDUCATION MATERIALS
Whale Conservation Institute
"Tales of Whales" - Roger Payne's IMAX Film - Information on Film and Species of Whales
| Dictionary & Glossary |
Univ. of Mich, Museum of Zoology - Animal Diversity Web - Glossary
Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law - Glossary
| Free Willy Links |
Keiko , Keiko
| Link Lists |
Argos Inc. (Global Data Telemetry and Geo-positioning Services)
Arctic Climatology Atlas Web Site.
Earth Observation System: NASA - Images and Ed. Resources.
Earth Summit+5 - Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21
The Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Kids Corner - Bowhead Whale Aerial Survey Project
The Living Ocean:Studying Ocean Color from Space, Teacher's Guide with activities.
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Woods Hole Lab
SeaWIFS Project - Educational Units with Satellite Images
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Educational Resources
U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act: includes Species Images and InformationInfamous Exploding Whale - Worth the download time.
EE Link: Environmental Education on the Internet
Useful EnviroNet Web Sites and Resources
IECC-Projects - Intercultural E-mail Classroom
Loogootee's Community School's Science Resource Link Page
Marine Mammal Resources Links, Vast array of resource links
Marine Sciences Links (Good Site)
The Mining Co. (The Biology Section with Links)
Protected Marine Species, Research and Information
Synchronicity: a full service web provider
National Marine Educators AssociationOceanography on the NET, Scripps Institute--GREAT!!
Tide Pool in Massachusetts-Information and Activities
U. of Helsinki, Finland - Wealth of information and images
University of Rhode Island,Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO)
University of Rhode Island, Pell Marine Science Library located on the Narragansett Bay Campus. Whales: Thematic Web Unit: Very nice unit and information.WhaleTimes Seabed: Information and interactive.
| Map, Distance and Tide Generators |
Tide Predictor WWW Interface by Dean Pentcheff
Coastline Extractor
Map Generator
Distance generator from any two points
Earth-Rise Maps
Ocean Basins, Atlantic and Pacific-Earthwatch
Position Locations, Lat/Long, Zip Code, etc.
Tide Generator and Current Predictor
U.S. National Geophysical Data Center (World Maps)
| Mimi User Resources |
| Multilingual Links |
Fondazione Cetacea English and Italian page
Caribbean Stranding NetworkRed Caribeña de Varamiento (Spanish)
Chile Science Site (in South America!)
Consejo National de Ciencia y Tecnologia (Science & Technology site in Mexico)
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
Red Dominicana de Varamientos (Spanish)
Richard Henry Dana Elementary School has translated its pages into Spanish.
Science and Technology Museum (This one is located in Venezuela)
Commercial Suppliers of Materials used in WhaleNet Activities and synthetic marine mammal teeth and skulls.
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