Maritime K12 Learning Resources

These notes are provided by Starpath School of Navigation for general information related to K12 education based on maritime affairs.  

We will add here information for students and teachers who want to learn more about the ocean by following this row boat expedition.  As time permits, we will also generate a few exercises for K12 students and for practicing navigators who wish to hone their skills. These are only intended to supplement the main program, and also to extend that program to practicing navigators who might like to look at the actual data and how it influences their own planned navigation.

For the time being, this is just a list as we run across resources. In no special order, nor level. Later we will organize by age group and subject matter.

For we know a lot of schools are following this program and we want to have a place for a quick list of new sources as we run across them and suggest a few exercises along the way. 

Navigation, seamanship, and ocean voyaging offer a  wonderful background to learn about many areas in math, science, and history.

Learn About Measuring Ocean Data with Drifter Buoys

Institute of Navigation Lesson plans

Oceanworld

Sea Level at JPL

Mariner's Museum programs

The Geonauts inquire into the oceans... the full CD is online... but in French. Google does not seem to translate pages automatically as these are in frames, but you can do each 

 Topex / Posidion

Mystic Seaport programs

Aviso - wonderful learning resources for teachers and navigators  (a big site, needs lots of surfing)

NOAA Teacher at Sea program 

NOAA K-12 chart related program

NOS Education Portal to many services

Worldwide science in the classroom www.globe.gov

We do not want to have to experience any of this on our expedition, but the National Hurricane Center  does have an extensive set of K-12 learning resources available in their Outreach section..