In 1733 a fleet of many ships set sail from Havana for Spain. After a bout of wind changes and bad weather most of the ships were swamped or sunk covering a span of approximately 80 miles in the Florida Keys. The shipwrecks created many...

The official site for an underwater ocean laboratory located near the Florida Keys. Information about the lab and its work, as well as ocean and coral reef info for teachers and students. Includes photos, lesson plans, and links to other...

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Famous Landmarks of Florida -- The Florida Keys."

Learn about the endangered beach mouse form Alabama called the Perdido Key Beach Mouse. Find out some important biological information about this species.

This effective site provides interesting information on the third largest coral reef system in the world. Physical requirements needed for coral reefs to survive are included in this site. Growth and Reproduction, coral reef types, and...

Click on Florida and take a virtual tour of Daytona, Orlando, Cocoa Beach, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Key West, Naples, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa. Visit places of interest such as the...

Click on Florida and take a virtual tour of Daytona, Orlando, Cocoa Beach, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Key West, Naples, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa. Visit places of interest such as the...

An identification key for the Florida and eastern cottonmouth water moccasins.

This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The False Key by Maria Edgeworth, a collection of six short stories; the first and longest is "The False Key."

This is one of the earliest maps of the Gulf Stream, probably after 1744.

This page features a taxonomic list of the stony corals(with pictures) observed by the Coral Reef/ Hardbottom Monitoring Project in the Florida Key's National Marine Sanctuary. Site features a toolbar with the latest news in marine...

As part of a state park scavenger hunt, read some biological and conservation facts about the endangered Perdido Key Beach Mouse.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The False Key: A Tale by Maria Edgeworth (1865), a children's story.

This site offers questions to guide all facets of reading instruction broken down by grade level, grades K-3.

In this interactive learning module, students read an informational text about teen concussions and identify the key individuals in the text. They then identify and use details about those individuals to make connections between them, as...

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Florida State Pie -- Key Lime Pie."

This tutorial shares the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as he goes on a bear hunt to find out who has been sneaking into his house. Question words are highlighted to help Baby Bear collect key details to help him solve this...

This video tutorial features the character named Bobby who will assist students as they search for key details in a nonfiction text.

This is one of the earliest maps of the Gulf Stream, probably after 1744.

Waterspout off of the Florida Keys

A thorough biography of Henry Flagler, a man instrumental in the history of Florida: his work in St. Augustine, his work with the railroads, his life in Miami, and the building of the railroad to Key West. Much more information is given...

A map from 1920 of Cuba showing the capital of Havana, provinces and provincial capitals, major cities and towns, railroads, rivers, terrain and coastal features, and smaller neighboring islands. The map shows Cuba's proximity to...

A map of the early United States between 1783 and 1789 showing the territorial State claims west to the Mississippi River, and is keyed to show undefined or disputed boundaries, boundaries of States and territories, and boundaries not...

A map of the early United States in 1790 showing the boundary established west to the Mississippi River, and is keyed to show undefined or disputed boundaries, boundaries of States and territories, and boundaries not settled. The map...