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Online Resources

In-House USGS Educational Resources

The USGS FISC St. Petersburg office houses a collection of more than 500 educator resources suitable for use by K-12 students as well as college level students. The resources, which are indexed in a searchable database and have been vetted by educators, range from activity sheets to stand-alone lessons, posters, and pamphlets. The collection is open to the public by appointment. [read more]

Florida Shelf Habitat (FLaSH) Learning Corner The FLaSH Map project is a multiagency approach to benthic habitat mapping. Existing data is presented via user-friendly graphic, geographic, and visualization tools.

Fishes of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica "Fishes of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica" is an six-minute movie featuring the antics of 22 species of fishes, one species of marine mammal and a few invertebrate species that inhabit the nearshore waters of Isla del Coco. Small butterflyfishes and angelfishes clean large sharks and rays; remoras harass divers, mobulas and each other; guineafowl puffers interact in curious ways; groupers and trumpetfishes eye an octopus; barnacle blennies daringly leap from their homes to feed; and bottlenose dolphins herd jacks into a "baitball" as a prelude to feeding.

Coral Reefs in Honduras: Status after Hurricane Mitch updated 2002-04-06 This eight-and-a-half-minute mini-documentary features geologist Bob Halley describing the USGS response in the wake of Hurricane Mitch to assess the impact of the storm on Caribbean coral reefs off Honduras.

The Effects of Globally Transported African and Asian Dust on Coral Reef and Human Health This eight-and-a-half-minute documentary movie features USGS scientists Ginger Garrison, Gene Shinn, Chuck Holmes, and Dale Griffin discussing the findings and their implications from the Coral Mortality & African Dust Project.

South Florida Virtual Tour Grab your camera as we take a tour around beautiful south Florida. We'll head to places like Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Park, and the Florida Keys. We'll also visit places you might have never heard of, like Corkscrew Swamp, Fern Forest, and "Alligator Alley" - just to name a few. You'll see mangroves, alligators, deer, birds of all kinds, and a few other surprises! Features 360° IPIX images!

South Florida Kids Page Here you can find games, coloring pages, and cool stuff about South Florida's ecosystems, water, and critters!

Navassa Island Virtual Tour - Galapagos of the Caribbean You can fly, sail, hike, or scuba dive in this virtual tour of the remote Caribbean island of Navassa. Also learn about the geology, biology, and history of the island.

A Photo Gallery of Florida's Big Bend Tidal Wetlands Visit the Big Bend wetlands on Florida's Gulf Coast, and discover the flora, fauna, and geology of this mosaic of tidal marsh, coastal forest, and winding tidal creeks.

Virtual Field Trip of West-Central Florida's Barrier Islands Tour the coast of west-central Florida, from Anclote Key in the north to St. Pete Beach, across the mouth of Tampa Bay, and on south to Sarasota. See how this dynamic coastal environment has changed over the past few years.

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