Water: Oceans, Coasts, Estuaries & Beaches
Our WatersOceans, Coasts, Estuaries & BeachesOceans, Estuaries, and Coasts for Children, Students and TeachersOceans, Estuaries, and Coasts for Children, Students and Teachers
Get a Free Poster
Estuaries, Scenes of Transition; Protecting Our Nation's Estuaries; and Keeping Our Oceans Clean and Safe
Exploring Estuaries
Use this Web site to explore estuaries, unique places where freshwater rivers and streams flow into the ocean, mixing with the seawater. On this site find games and activities for students as well as virtual tours of two estuaries: Barataria Bay, Louisiana, and Long Island Sound.
Letters from Students
Fifteen letters from first graders on marine debris.
For Children
Non-Point Source Program Kids' Page
From Masterbug Theater to activities for middle school students, this page covers the non-point activities for children and teachers.
Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water Kids' Page
Children's activities and classrooms experiments and information. A version also En Espanol.
Coastal Louisiana Coloring Book
NOAA's International Year of the Ocean Kids' and Teachers' Corner
For Students and Teachers
Lessons for K-12
from the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
Watershed Academy's Educational Resources for Students and Youth
Watershed Academy On-line Training
Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum
Keeping Our Oceans Clean & Safe
Play an Interactive Estuaries Game by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Online Curriculum and access to live broadcast
For General Learning About the Environment: Kids, Students and Teachers
