You have probably heard people blame "El Niño" for everything from bad weather to lost homework. Now we are
going to "blame El Niño" for inspiring a delicious and colorful dessert--El Nino Pudding! Toppy the Satellite
welcomes you to his "TOPEX/Poseidon Online Coloring & Activity Book." Through his fun pictures and activities,
you can learn all about him, the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite, and what he does. Teachers! Looking to incorporate
the ocean of knowledge out there into your classroom? You've come to the right place! Ocean World's Teacher
Workroom offers you lesson plans, integrated technology lab stations, links to oceanography teaching materials,
and more! Find all this and more in the links below. Each one is given an "Audience Rating" to help you can find
just the material you're looking for.
Audience: T = Teacher materials, G = General public, Kids = K-Gr 8, Y = Young adults and K-12, U = Undergrads,
S = Scientists and Graduate students
Audience
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Material
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Contributor
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Kids, Y, G
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"Believe it or Not" Ocean Facts - fun and interesting facts
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Kids, Y, G
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Junior Oceanographer Quiz - Be A Junior Oceanographer! Take the quiz and earn a certificate.
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TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason Outreach Team, JPL
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Kids, Y, G
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Discovering the Oceans Book Cover
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TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason Outreach Team, JPL
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T, Kids
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A Jason-1 Oceanic Adventure - Voyage on the High Seas - a board game with
information/classroom activities on back. PDF version available on-line.
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TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 Outreach Team, JPL the Space Place
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Kids
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El Niño Pudding - delicious learning
fun for kids of all ages
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Kids, Y, T
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The Geonauts inquire into the oceans -
on-line CD-ROM to learn about ocean processes and satellite altimetry
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Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur / Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
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Kids
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Activity
book - fun games, puzzles and facts
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University of Texas, CSR
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Kids, Y, T
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Web pages for Kids - a great site for
educational entertainment
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University of Texas, CSR
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Kids, Y, T
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Physical Oceanography from Space for Young Adults
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JPL Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center
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Kids, Y, T
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Ocean World - on-line resources for
educators, information about useful books, links to lesson
plans and classroom activities
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Texas A&M University
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