Oceans

Good for deep sea, sea zones, & "critters" (see Marine Biodiversity link).

"About" section discusses ocean basics, including dynamics, physical & chemical properties, biology, ecology, coasts & coral reefs. "Uses" covers everything from tourism to transportation, fishing to dumping. Note: "Geography" section is still under construction.

A valuable overview of oceans, zones, & sea life from the Museum of the Science. Click on "Life in the Sea" for a discussion of the different zones.

As the main page states: "This site is packed with exciting ocean facts and information."  See links on left navigation bar.

Great site for information on a lot of different forms of marine life.

The links to chapters & pages from the handbook will open PDF files with good information on sea creatures & ocean habitats.

Click your zone in the many-colored menu. Printouts and factsheets are available for a variety of creatures and biomes.  To find ocean animals, click the link for "Ocean Animal Printouts" & scroll past the coloring book stuff – lots of links for sea animals with good diagrams & information.

This site offers very nice info on shorelines, & temperate & tropical oceans, discussing zones, sea life, and more.

A brief overview of ocean facts, with better information on sea animals. "Marine Megastars" is especially good.

A great place for students to learn more about organisms that live in the ocean.

Good stuff on the the deep sea in the section "Living at Extremes." Also check out the "Deep Sea Bestiary"—freaky! 

An overview of the basic zones.

Offers some decent information on the big categories of ocean life (starfish, phytoplankton, etc.). See the links at the bottom of the page.

Try searching the word "ocean" in the "Find it Fast" box at the top for zone information, or search the name of a specific ocean critter.