NOAA Sea to Sky: Education resource database

This curriculum introduces students to remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and careers in marine science and underwater archaeology. Through a variety of hands-on activities, using problem-based learning, students learn the science behind an ROV. They also work to solve real world problems, while learning about the engineering design process. Students design, build, and test an ROV, as they ready for competition. The curriculum can be used in its entirety or activities can be used independently as appropriate for individual teaching objectives.

Alaska’s climate is changing, thanks to human-caused global warming, and the effects are widespread and sometimes dangerous.

Research on the eruption of an underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon may help provide insights not only into the workings of submarine volcanoes, but to their land-based cousins, which pose a greater threat to people.

This map shows the locations of oil spills and other incidents for which NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) provided scientific support for the response. It also shows the locations of other major spills, but it does not show the location of every significant oil spill.

This interactive map displays the locations of oil spills, hazardous waste sites, or ship groundings where we are currently pursuing protection and restoration of natural resources. The locations of restoration efforts associated with these projects are also available.

To address threats to coral reefs, NOAA and its partners started a coral restoration effort. Using innovative techniques, like underwater coral farming and reattaching broken coral pieces, these projects transplant and restore thousands of coral colonies on damaged reef sites.

Learn more about NOAA's efforts to restore the Gulf ecosystem since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Interactive map of North Atlantic right whale detections contributed to the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium and WhaleMap. Click on the map symbols for more information on each item (red dot=confirmed acoustic detection, gray dot=sighting, tan box=right whale slow zone). Display of seasonal management zones and other data can be controlled using the layer icon in the upper right. A more fully interactive version of WhaleMap with additional information can be found here.

View coastal and Great Lakes rip current forecasts using the National Weather Service's surf zone forecasts. You can access the data using a map or list of locations. This website also has links to rip current safety resources. The forecasts provided are simple, categorical data: [BULLET THIS TEXT] Low Risk: The risk for rip currents is low, however, life threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. Moderate Risk: Life threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. High Risk: Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone.

Rip currents account for 80% of beach rescues, and can be dangerous or deadly if you don't know what to do.