Y'Know

May 31, 1996

The Internet Scout Report for Students, by Students

A Project of the InterNIC


In This Issue:

Sites To Build a Homepage by....

Awesome Oceonography...

Diving to the Deep...

Just for fun...


Sites To Build a Homepage by....


Dean's WWW Pagemaker site - HTML HOTLIST
This page explains how to make a homepage even if you don't know a thing about it. I think it is a page for all ages. It has information for the beginner, intermediate and expert homepage builder. I use it when our Webmaster, Dean, is not here to help me personally. It is very well done.
Submitted by Frank Duncan, Nederland Middle School
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/~brissing/
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Hypertext MarkUp Language (HTML)
This is a web site that tells how to build a homepage. It gives step by step instructions on how to make anything from a simple homepage to a very complicated one. The neat thing about this page is that it answers any questions you might have on building a homepage. I think anyone from 6th grade up could use this site without any problems. The page is provided by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), who set Web standards.
Submitted by Mark Yoh, Nederland Middle School
http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/MarkUp.html
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Awesome Oceonography...


Smithsonian's Ocean Planet Exhibition: The Ocean Science Room
This is a very useful site because it links to a lot of informative sites. The most helpful of these sites in my research are in the Biodiversity section, which includes examples of sea life; the HOW DEEP section, which includes a Depthometer that shows how deep sea life and man-made vessels can go (see "How Deep" below); and the HOW cold, HOW dark, HOW much pressure section, which includes more information on life and vessels at different depths. The Ocean Science room of the Ocean Planet exhibit can be used by anyone who can read, it is very interesting, and it has a lot of good pictures and illustrations.
Submitted by Jesse Thompson
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/ocean_planet_ocean_science.html
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Aquarius, Home of the World's First Underwater Web Site
This page is about Aquarius, the underwater research center. It is located off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, sixty feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Aquarius is run by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. This page is updated by the scientists living in Aquarius constantly. It lets you look in on their work and progress from your own computer. Aquarius is the first underwater web site. It targets people who care what is going on in the coral reefs.
Submitted by Katie Jagt, Nederland Middle School
http://aquarius.eds.com/home.htm
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The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation
Coral reefs are threatened and endangered world wide. Coral reefs are necessary to the world's atmosphere because the reefs and algae biomasses consume carbon dioxide. The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation has several goals in their effort to help save the coral. One goal is to observe the health of the world's coral by developing techniques of monitoring reefs with satellite technology. Although not visually exciting, this site is of interest to those who are looking for environmental watch programs.
Submitted by Nicki Kennedy, Nederland Middle School
http://science.org/pcrf/
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Great Barrier Reef Aquarium
The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium researches marine related subjects, especially the culture of reef organisms. The biological facilities of the Aquarium are available for hire by visiting investigators. Townsville, with it's 320 sunny days a year, attracts many people interested in the underwater world. The town is Australia's teaching and research center in the tropical marine sciences, it's considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland. The reef exhibit is, length-38 meters, width-17 meters, tank depth-5.2 meters, water depth-4.5 meters, water volume-2500000 liters. The same body of water is continually re-used and recycled. The Reef exhibit is connected to the Holding Tank. I think that this is a great site because it is very informative. I would recommend this site for ages 10 and up.
Submitted by Nicki Kennedy, Nederland Middle School
http://www.aquarium.gbrmpa.gov.au/facts_of_life.html#Research1
Aquarium home page: http://www.aquarium.gbrmpa.gov.au
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Diving to the Deep...


How Deep
This is the net site that has been most useful to me in my research. It shows how deep different man-made units and sea life can go. It is useful for all ages who want to find out more about diving technology. There are links to many other homepages that contain various information on diving, fish and submarines. This is definitely a useful homepage.
Submitted by Erin Hickey, Nederland Middle School
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_how_deep.html
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Eric's Scuba Page
A useful and helpful site for me is Eric's Scuba Page! It has a lot of information about scuba diving and the technology used for diving. I think it would be helpful for all ages if they want to learn more about diving. It also has links to other homepages related to diving. I learned a lot from it and I think other people can too.
Submitted by Scott Moore
http://diver.ocean.washington.edu/scuba.html
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Just for fun...


The Colorado Avalanche's Edge on the Web
If you like hockey, check out the Colorado Avalanche homepage. You can get current scores, ticket information, in-depth player information, video clips from games, a guide to postseason action, the latest and greatest in hockey merchandise, and a NHL rule book. My personal favorite is a place that shows the positions and the players that play those positions. The Edge on the Web site owners ask that visitors to the page complete a free registration, but this is not required to review the information on the site.
Submitted by Ariel Sachter-Smith, Nederland Elementary
http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/
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Get Goosebumps!!!
Anybody who likes R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books will like this site. It has a Photo Gallery with pictures from the Goosebumps T.V. show, an area that tells about all the Goosebumps books, links to updates on recent books, and information on books that are "coming soon."
Submitted by Ariel Sachter-Smith, Nederland Elementary
http://scholastic.com/public/Goosebumps/
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