Last updated: 06-19-2017
Internal Lesson Plans
2017 Lesson Plans:
Coral Reefs: Assessing the Health of Coral Reefs (Grade Level 5-8)
Molecular: Atoms and Water Molecules (Grade Level 1-2)
Climatology: Climate versus Weather (Grade Level 5-8)
Nutrients: How’s the Water? (Grade Level 3-5)
Ecology: Invasive Species (Grade Level 3-5)
Marine Biology: Life in the Twilight Zone (Grade Level 1-3)
Biology/Zoology: Measuring Whales and Graphing Results (Grade Level 1-4)
Oceanography: Ocean in Motion (Grade Level 5-8)
Estuarine Ecology: Quantifying (Measuring) Healthy Ecosystems (Grade Level 5-8)
Marine Biology: Sea Turtle Life Cycle (Grade Level 3-5)
Life Science/Biology: Taxonomy and Classification (Grade Level K-2)
Life Sciences: What is a Dichotomous Key? (Grade Level 3-5)
Please Note: Powerpoint presentations are available upon request. Contact jen.vreeland@gcoos.org
Harmful Algal Bloom Detectives in the Gulf of Mexico: Lesson Plan on HABs from Chris Simoniello
Edible Trawl, A Lesson on Sampling: Lesson Plan on Sampling from Chris Simoniello.
Plate Tectonics: Lesson Plan on Plate Tectonics from Chris Simoniello.
Please Note: Powerpoint presentations are available upon request. Contact jen.vreeland@gcoos.org
External Lesson Plans
NOAA Adopt A Drifter Program: http://www.adp.noaa.gov/lesson_plans.html
Tides Tutorial: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides
Currents Tutorial: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents
Science with NOAA Research: http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/
Monitoring Estuarine Water Quality: http://apps.dataintheclassroom.org/water-quality/
MBARI Education and Resources Testing Hypotheses (EARTH): http://www.mbari.org/earth/
Rutgers C.O.O.L. Classroom: http://www.coolclassroom.org/home.html
Bridge: http://web.vims.edu/bridge/?svr=www
DLESE Lessons using Real Time Data: http://www.dlese.org/library/query.do?q=real%20time%20data&s=0&re=0k
GOMA EEN: http://www.gulfallianceeducation.org/
COSEE Networked Ocean World: http://coseenow.net/
COSEE CGOM: http://cosee-central-gom.org/
Gulf of Mexico Foundation: http://www.gulfmex.org/education-training/
NERRs Curricula: http://nerrs.noaa.gov/ECDefault.aspx?ID=306
EPA curricula: http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/vital/toc.html