The following are examples of some great educational websites produced by researchers.

American Museum of Natural History Expedition: Black Smoker - This website for teachers describes the real-life scientific expeditions sponsored by AMNH, University of Washington, and NASA to recover black smokers. Through the Expedition section teachers can find scientific backgound information, read the expedition plans and journals, and correspond with scientists. The Engineering section presents the physics involved in the recovery mission, challenges students to design their own recovery plan, and links to several students' designs.

REVEL Project - As the University of Washington's website on the black smoker expedition above, this site explains the mission in which middle and high school science teachers participate in a real oceanographic research cruise and links to the daily log book and post-cruise REVEL education events for teachers.

Water Science for Schools - This website from the USGS is a comprehensive resource about water for K-12 teachers and students. It presents information on basic water properties, the water cycle, and water quality and use issues, has an activity center with questions and surveys, a question & answer section, pictures, data, and even a certificate of completion for the website.

Chesapeake Bay Observing System - Presents data in a user-friendly format. In addition to real-time data, this page provides access to past data, shows graphs of recent data, and explains trends and sampling equipment.

USGS' Water Quality of San Francisco Bay - Provides data from recent hydrographic cruises with detailed explanations of how to read and use the information. Special features of this site include a website navigation guide, descriptions of the parameters measured, and helpful hints on interpreting images and graphs.