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PBS Learning Media: Human Impacts on the Oceans
Take a deep dive into marine science with this new collection page, bringing together content from a variety of PBS resources.
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Khan Academy: Humans & the Aquatic Environment
Explore the impacts of humanity on marine and aquatic ecosystems.
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Southern California Sea Grant: Human Impact on the Sea
Resources are limited and we must take care in how we use them. This curriculum guides students through human impacts on our oceans.
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Bridge DATA - The Oyster Calculator
Working in groups, students will design a small-scale oyster farm and use NOAA's online calculator to predict how much nitrogen their operation will remove from the surrounding water over a growing season. Resource type: website, reference.
Oregon Sea Grant K-12 Marine Science Curriculum
This searchable online curriculum offers lessons on marine debris, coastal hazards, and other topics. It also features the Oregon Scientist & Educators Alliance (ORSEA) collection - an extensive catalog of lesson plans developed by teams of educators and marine scientists.
Bridge DATA - Investigating Invasive Shrimp: No Small Matter
Students work in groups to track the movement of invasive Oriental grass shrimp (Palaemon macrodactylus) over time using the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database. Students will then use collection data to graph records by year and answer a series of questions.
EV Nautilus: Whale Fall [360 Tour]
Oceans 360, through its highly immersive virtual reality content, filmed in oceans around the globe, helps viewers understand the importance of ocean conservation.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada [StoryMap Collection]
Storymaps describing applications and project mock-ups that were built for DFO Clients.
PCBs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed [StoryMap]
A GIS-based story map that displays those areas in the Chesapeake watershed where impairments due to PCBs have been identified by the watershed states and the District of Columbia. Resource type: website, reference.
Oyster Reef Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay [StoryMap]
Oysters help clean the water because they are filter feeders. This StoryMap explains how. Resource type: website, reference.
Chesapeake Bay Forest Restoration [StoryMap]
The USDA Forest Service has released a Chesapeake Forest Restoration story map highlighting collaborative restoration efforts throughout the watershed. The new story map shows how trees and forests throughout the watershed contribute to a healthy Chesapeake Bay. Resource type: website, reference.
ConCiencia Azul [Podcast]
ConCiencia Azul is a Spanish language podcast that discusses issues related to marine science and conservation, with a focus on issues affecting Latin American nations.
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Marine Debris Resource Collection
Marine debris threatens the ocean and its resources, the economy, and safe navigation. This collection features resources related to the problem of marine debris, NOAA and sanctuary system programs, and the solution to pollution. Resource type: website, reference.
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries 50th Anniversary Resource Collection
Xplore 12 curated collections of NOAA videos, lesson plans, webinars, web stories, virtual reality, and much more. Resource type: website, reference.
Lake Michigan Shipwrecks and Aquatic Invasive Species
A story map is a web-based map that integrates different types of resources to tell a place-based story, including text, images, videos, photographs, legends and of course maps. This lesson is geared toward students in grade 4 but can be enjoyed by people of all ages.