My Submarine Ocean Explorer

Welcome to the My Submarine Ocean Explorer for kids! Calling all children who want to learn about the ocean and its environment. Take a journey inside your own submarine and explore the ocean through NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research expeditions.

Click here to begin exploring!

Brought to you by:
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research and The College of Exploration

NOAA My Submarine Ocean Explorer for kids is an online interactive tool that has videos, images, 3D, animations, and interactive elements to engage while also providing a learning environment for kids to explore the ocean. Once inside the submarine, you can scroll through the creatures and features on the right menu panel or pick one from the expeditions map on the left panel.

You can explore and learn about 20 creatures and features, such as shipwrecks, hydrothermal vents, and underwater volcanoes at expedition sites around the world. The content is designed for children to explore but has materials for parents, teachers and older students to download, print and use for book reports and research. Take a journey now and view, listen, read and interact with your very own submarine explorer.

Students, Parents and Teachers:
There are PDF documents with the relevant content linked inside the application which you can view, download or print.

Watch the My Submarine Ocean Explorer - Introduction Video below!