| Here are some suggested sites to visit for additional information pretaining to environmental science education....
A unique web-based resource center and communications hub that broadly supports watershed-wide K-12 Chesapeake Bay science education http://www.bayeducation.net/ Environmental Science Education Program http://www.esep.umces.edu/ Aquarium Science Program, providing skills in aquatic animal husbandry http://www.occc.cc.or.us/aquarium/ MD Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Education http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/summercenters/ MD State Department of Education http://www.msde.state.md.us/ Wetland Kids Page http://www.wetland.org/educa.htm MD Sea Grant K-12 Education http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Education/programs.html#K-12 Check out Chesapeake Bay Program's Bay Photos, Facts and Fun http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bayfun.htm Learn about Cheapeake Bay Skipjacks http://www.skipjack-nathan.org The Media Lab at HARBOR BRANCH Oceanographic Institution hosts a marine education website that focuses on the ocean-going research missions utilizing the Institution's fleet of research vessels and manned research submersibles Scientists look at population trends all the time, and now's your chance to help researchers study the movements of jellyfish in Chesapeake Bay. Visit the sea nettle mapping page below, and be a part of the latest in gelatinous zooplankton research! Under the Sea: Marine Biology for Grades K-7 http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/ocean.htm Oceans and Undersea Life: ocean-based activities for Grades K-5 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/underthesea.htm Understanding Waves: Non-technical activities for Grades 3-5 http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/cecsci/cecsci073.html Why is the Sea Salty: Lessons on salinity for Grades K-3 http://yn.la.ca.us/cec/cecsci/cecsci.166.txt Wetlands Migration: Activity on bird migration and protection of wetlands for Grades 2-6 http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/cecsci/cecsci045.html Groundwater Information and Activities: http://www.groundwater.org/ Maryland Marine Notes: http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/MarineNotes/ Environmental Education Programs and Resources: http://www.cnie.org/Education Science Resources for Use in the Classroom on the Web:http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm Seabits/New England Aquarium Newsletter Subscription: http://www.neaq.org/ Surf Your Watershed: http://www.epa.gov/kids Marine Science Resourses from Virginia Institute of Marine Science http://www.vims.edu/bridge/ Science information for K-12 from the Bigelow Laboratory in Maine. http://www.bigelow.org/foodweb/ Check out Sea Grant Education Programs and workshop/projects opportunities http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org |