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<STRONG>Ocean World<BR></STRONG><FONT size=3><A href="http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/" target=_blank>http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/</A><BR><BR>This ocean-science website­developed by Texas A&M University for students, teachers, and the general public­contains information about many important processes in the ocean, as well as links to teaching material and sources of real-time data that can be used in the classroom. K–12 material is tied to national and Texas standards for teaching science and mathematics. <BR><BR>OceanWorld won the <A href="http://www.geoinfo.org/bestwebsite.html" target=_blank><U>2007 Best Web Site Award</A></U> from the <A href="http://www.geoinfo.org/" target=_blank><U>Geoscience Information Society</A></U>. The award is presented annually to a website which exemplifies outstanding standards of content, design, organization, and overall site effectiveness. <BR><BR>As well as lots of online information topics, the site offers <B>3 free downloadable textbooks</B> by Dr. Bob Stewart, Professor of Oceanography at Texas A&M University:<BR><BR> <U> Introduction to Physical Oceanography<BR></U> a textbook for upper-division college students and new graduate students in oceanography, meteorology, and ocean engineering. <BR><BR> <U>Our Ocean Planet: Oceanography in the 21st Century</U> <BR><BR> <U>Our Ocean Planet: Environmental Geoscience in the 21st Century </U>- partially completed; some chapters already online<BR> "for first-year college students interested in majoring in the subject."</FONT><br /><hr />Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. <a href='http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback' target='_new'>Search Now!</a></body>
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