Dan Reddan

This student choice based webquest will help students learn about invasive species in their own state. It has a brief introductory video to watch and summarize and then lets the students choose which organisms to research. The webquest can easily be modified by changing the state name at the top and then changing the list of organisms using https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/subject/lists#state .

I love this documentary! Previously, I would show The Wave that Shook the World, but it seems over used and it tells more of a story about what happened and focuses only on one tsunami. Mega Disaster - The Deadliest Tsunamis shows the science, research, and causes of multiple tsunamis. The animations are clear and easy to understand. Finally, the documentary builds to the final MEGA tsunami so students are kept in a little bit of suspense throughout the documentary. The questions on the work

This documentary does an excellent job of covering a WIDE variety of sea life. It covers aspects of dolphins, sharks, whales, otters, sea birds and manta rays in addition to many others. The video has an ocean health and climate change aspect to it that many of my students find interesting and surprising. The question page is relatively simple. It is designed to keep them on task, yet allow them to take in the stunning visuals of the documentary and walk away with an understanding of key poin

As an oceanography teacher, I love hurricanes and all that comes with them. The following PowerPoint has been revised and improved many times over the years and I am finally making it available on TPT. This 66 slide hurricane PowerPoint covers the following aspects and has links to several animations: Hurricane development including seeds and components neededLife cycle of hurricanesHurricane anatomySaffir-Simpson ScaleStorm surgeHurricane Katrina overviewHurricane Sandy overviewForecastingBene