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Materials for Teaching Elementary Students about the Chesapeake Bay
Aquatic Project Wild Aquatic curriculum and activity guides
guides for grades K-12 available through inservice workshops.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
4010 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 367-0188
sgilley@dgif.state.va.us
Project WET Curriculum guide available through Project WET workshops features over 90 lesson plans and activities. "WET in Virginia Newsletter" lists resources and workshops dates.
Virginia Department of Environmental Education
P.O. Box 10009
Richmond, VA 23240
(804)698-4499
ppfleming@deq.state.va.us
Bay B, C's A multidisciplinary approach to teaching about Chesapeake Bay issues. Includes back ground material and lesson plans for teachers of grades K-3, with songs, games and stories for students. (Quantities limited to one copy per teacher)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chesapeake Bay Field Office
177Admiral Cochrane Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 573-4593
Mary_Cordovilla@fws.gov
Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide 130 page teachers guide designed to lead students through the process of naturalizing school grounds through the creation of meadows, wetlands and forests. Students can use activities provided in the book to figure out the nuts and bolts of habitat observation and creation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chesapeake Bay Field Office
177Admiral Cochrane Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 573-4593
Mary_Cordovilla@fws.gov
Chesapeake Bay Program for Teachers offers online factsheets, lesson ideas, powerpoint presentations, and more for all grade levels. Publications include Bay B C's A multidiscplinary activity guide for grades K-3 offering background information and lesson ideas concerning the Chesapeake Bay. Available online or in hard copy. Free to educators and school systems.
Chesapeake Bay Program
410 Severn Avenue
Suite 109
Annapolis, MD 21403
1-800-YOUR BAY
Adopt-A-Stream Provides step-by-step information on adopting a stream or watershed, materials for successful clean up, and classroom supplies including a Virginia Watershed poster and student activity guides.
Department of Conservation and Recreation
203 Governor Street, Suite 206
Richmond, VA 23219
Bay Link Online lesson plans, field trip ideas, student projects, and more for grades K-12. Offers a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching about the Chesapeake Bay, its people, and its history.
Fishy Activities for Your Small Fry (Grades K-6) and Sensing the Sea (Grades K-1 or 2-3) curriculum unit
guides. Printable online order form lists other educational publications. Also, see Bay Team education services including seminars, workshops for
teachers, classroom lessons, information about educational resources and more.
Virginia Sea Grant
VIMS
P.O. Box 1346
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
(804) 684-7172
larkin@vims.edu
Save our Seas An interdisciplinary marine-debris curriculum guide, advocating a hands-on approach to learning about surrounding marine environments. The book is divided into four units including one unit for grades K-3 and one for grades 4-6.
Center for Marine Conservation
1735 DeSales Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036 U.S.A.
(202) 429-5609
info@oceanconservancy.org
Living Bay Online An interactive resource for teachers and students focused on the Chesapeake Bay. Teacher resources include 10 lessons that make up the Living Bay Online Curriculum and links to other Chesapeake Bay Resources.
Water Curriculum Information available online with links to fact sheets, lesson plans for all grade levels and water topics including ecosystems, watersheds, and resource conservation. Online Water Source Books for grades K-12 outline over 324 activities related to wetlands, coastal waters, water resources and more. Turning the Tide on Trash offers three online units with definitions and activities related to marine debris for grades 3-6.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
Ariel Rios Building
Mail Code 4505-T
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 24060
(202) 566-1200
Suzanne Tate's Nature Series Features 24 children's books about sea creatures and sea life. Includes "Crabby and Nabby, A Tale of Two Blue Crabs", "Billy Blue Fish", "Spiny SeaStar" and many more. Teaching guides are available for each book. Books are $4.95 each, teaching guides are $2.95 each.
Nags
Head Art
P.O. Box 1809
Nags Head, NC 27959
(800) 541-CRAB
Virginia Save Our Streams (SOS) Online Wetlands Campaign Kit provides wetland definitions, factsheets, project ideas, and more.
The Izaak Walton League of America
707 Conservation Lane
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(800)IKE-LINE
sos@iwla.org
WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands and POW! The Planning of Wetlands Educators' guides to wetlands with over 300 pages of background materials and activities for grades K-12 as well as information on planning and monitoring wetlands in school yards.
Environmental Concern, Inc.
P.O. Box P, St. Michaels, MD 21663-0480
(410) 745-9620
Water Education Posters 6 free color posters with your choice of information on wetlands, wateruse, wastewater, navigation, water quality, or ground water. The back of each poster lists terms and activities for learning. Available for grades 3-5 or 6-8.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Branch of Information Services
P.O. Box 25286
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
1-800-435-7627
Splish Splash A booklet with 12 activities concerning litter in the aquatic and marine environment. Designed for ages 5-7.
North Carolina Big Sweep
P.O. Box 908
Raleigh, NC 27602-0908
(919) 828-6686
Save Our Streams provides informative publications for teachers including "The Chesapeake Connection" and "Rivers and Streams: Lifeblood of the Chesapeake." Adopt-A-Stream information is found online along with a list of all publications and audio-visual rentals.
Save our Streams
791 Aquahart Road
Suite 100
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 766-9443
info@saveourstreams.org
Chessie Chesapeake Science on the Internet for Educators lists Teacher Resources including K-12 lesson plans, summer programs, "Bay Data", and more.
Bridge National online clearinghouse for marine science information. Use the menu on the left to navigate through "Elementary Grades" and "Resource Pavilion" to "Lesson Plans". The "Chesapeake Bay Resource Page" provides links to eudcational resources, scientific research, and general information related to the Chesapeake Bay.
Learn about new marine education programs and materials. Join The Mid-Atlantic
Marine Education Association (MAMEA) for regional and state conferences, news, and perhaps
best of all, the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with other teachers. $10.00.
Susan Haynes, MAMEA Secretary
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
P.O. Box 1346
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
shaynes@vims.edu
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