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01.20.2009
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) provides data, information and products on marine and estuarine systems. Classroom resources include data sets, posters, lesson plans, and more.
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01.20.2009
If you are looking for a one-stop site for marine science and education, look no further! This site provides links for obtaining lesson plans, electronic resources, oceanographic data, etc. The Bridge is sponsored by NOAA Sea Grant and the National Marine Educators Association
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01.20.2009
This water quality online resource tackles issues such as how scarce the fresh water is becoming throughout the world, significant impacts on human health and economic development, as well as political conflicts that are related to the use and overuse of this finite resource.
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01.20.2009
The Digital Library of Earth Science (DLESE) resources include electronic materials for both teachers and learners, such as lesson plans, maps, images, data sets, visualizations, assessment activities, curriculum, and online courses. DLESE was developed with funding from the National Science Foundation and is operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Computational and Information Systems Laboratory and the NCAR Library on behalf of the education community.
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01.20.2009
The Arctic Climate Modeling Program provides curriculum-based resources designed with input from 21 scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Resources include K-12 inquiry-based classroom lessons, a student network for observing arctic weather, digital lectures, and an interactive multimedia learning system (on DVD).
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01.20.2009
Georgia's Wetland Treasures is a 218-page teacher resource activity book that includes fact sheets, activities, information and field guides, worksheets, and activity directions.
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01.20.2009
Use satellite data and other online resources to explore the underwater world through six inquiry activities on ocean upwelling, coral bleaching, the Gulf Stream, coastal waters, algae blooms, and El Nino/La Nina.
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01.20.2009
List of science camps for youths 8-18 in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
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01.20.2009
The Maury Project is the American Meteorological Society's comprehensive national program of teacher enhancement based on studies of the physical foundations of oceanography. Major components of the program include: (a) the development of a cadre of master oceanographic education resource teachers who provide peer training opportunities for their colleagues throughout the country, and (b) the dissemination and implementation of scientifically accurate and pedagogically sound instructional resource materials directed towards teachers.
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01.16.2009
Since 1983, the Island Institute has employed a wide range of individuals, including photographers, artists, policy experts, and others, all in the name of maintaining the viability of the fifteen year-round island communities in the Gulf of Maine. Website resources include information about fellowship opportunities, working waterfront initiatives, links to initiatives of interest, educational resources, and much more.
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01.16.2009
The National Science Teachers Association recently launched Lab Out Loud, a bi-weekly podcast in which science news and science education is discussed with researchers, science writers and other figures in the field.
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01.16.2009
The New England Aquarium recently announced the launch of the website for the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA). PIPA is the third largest marine protected area in the world and was recently nominated as a world heritage site. The New England Aquarium, under the direction of VP Gregory Stone, has played a critical role in the development of the PIPA, starting with two expeditions to conduct biological surveys of the islands in 2000 and 2002 and a National Geographic article in 2004.
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01.16.2009
Funded by the National Science Foundation in 2002, this partnership of the Exploratorium, King's College London, and the University of California Santa Cruz conducts research on informal learning, the informal science education infrastructure, and the connections between in- and out-of-school science learning. The Center for Informal Learning and Schools also provides training through graduate programs in developmental psychology and science education, professional development for informal educators, and conferences that bring together researchers and practitioners.
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01.16.2009
The U.S. Geological Survey has mapped the seafloor of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and western Massachusetts Bay, offshore of Boston, Massachusetts. This GIS Library contains images and grids of bathymetry, shaded relief bathymetry, and backscatter intensity data from these surveys.
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01.16.2009
Classroom Encounters has produced a series of interactive DVDs about how the planet works featuring world-renowned ocean scientists, latest discoveries, and original student art and music.
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01.16.2009
The University of New Hampshire's Center of Excellence for Ocean Observation and Analysis provides multiple downloadable movies illustrating physical, chemical, and biological characteristic of the oceans from a satellite's-eye view.
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01.16.2009
Each month, the National Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Center Education Project shares information pertinent to the marine educator community. The monthly email update is intended to improve the availability of education information to MPA practitioners and the public, encourage exchange of information and programs, and promote collaboration among educators.
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01.16.2009
Visit the micro*scope website for images of microbes, classification schemes, descriptions of organisms, talks and other educational resources to improve awareness of the biodiversity of our microbial partners.
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01.16.2009
The New England Aquarium provides in-depth educational resources and activities for teachers, parents, kids and adult learners. Visit, learn and explore all the Aquarium has to offer!
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01.16.2009
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) enables Maine students to use scientific tools and methods to investigate the state's fresh and saltwater ecosystems. GMRI uses communications and computing technology to create authentic, hands-on research experiences for students and link them with world-class scientists. Their programs bring students into a working research laboratory, take them out into the field to collect scientific data about their local waterways, and enable them to use the Internet to share their observations and explore new marine science topics.
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01.16.2009
The NOAA Education website was designed for the teacher to use in the classroom or as background reference material, for weather, climate, oceans, satellites, and space.
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01.16.2009
Since 2003, the College of Exploration has offered online virtual teacher workshops on ocean exploration conducted with the support of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's, Office of Ocean Exploration. These short one, two and three week programs bring exciting topics to your classroom with a special focus on efforts currently underway to protect and conserve special places in the ocean and explore still unknown areas of the deep ocean.
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01.16.2009
Discovery of Sound in the Sea explores the science of sound through informational and audio resources. This website describes how people use sound to execute underwater measurements and research, how marine animals use and are affected by sound, and it also provides teacher resources such as classroom activities, feature sounds, and other useful activities.
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01.16.2009
The Fragile Fringe: A Guide for Teaching About Coastal Wetlands is intended to provide a basis from which a comprehensive study of coastal wetlands can be developed by teachers for their classrooms. This guide provides lessons about wetlands including where they should be located, the importance of the Mississippi River, beneficial functions of wetlands, barrier islands as part of wetlands, loss of wetlands to subsidence, and loss of wetlands to gas and oil exploration.
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01.16.2009
The Water Sourcebooks from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contain 324 activities for grades K-12 divided into four sections: K-2, 3-5, 5-8, and 9-12. Each section is divided into five chapters: Introduction to Water, Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment, Surface Water Resources, Ground Water Resources, and Wetlands and Coastal Waters.
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