Teacher's Resources

Many schools have educational programs that emphasize the importance of conserving and protecting the environment and the life that it supports. Most schools have curriculum that showcase environmental and ecological issues. Youth today are more aware of the environment than they have ever been. Many schools have undertaken large conservation projects due to student interest. This education section is intended to provide information for students on a wide variety of topics.

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Aquademics - Aquarium Education for America's Schools
Parent and Teacher Guide
http://www.tetra-fish.com/aquademics/index.html

Aquavan! - An Outreach Program
http://www.vanaqua.org/education/aquavan.html
Aquavan in your School (booking)
http://www.vanaqua.org/education/book-aquavan.html

Animal Information Database - Teacher's Guides
http://www.seaworld.org/teacherguides/index.htm

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Blue School Program
The students at your school can help save our seas by registering as a Blue School and then developing and carrying out a “Blueprint for Ocean Action.” Any class, from kindergarten through high school, or an entire school, may enroll in this program.
http://www.wildeducation.org/programs/blue_school/oceneduc.asp#blueschoolprogram
Blue School Program Registration Form
http://www.wildeducation.org/programs/blue_school/fm_bs_reg.asp

Blue Web'n
A library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the Web.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.html#contents

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Canadian Wildlife Federation - Wild Education Programs
Fish Ways
http://www.wildeducation.org/programs/fish_ways/fishways.asp
Ocean Education
http://www.wildeducation.org/programs/blue_school/oceneduc.asp

Classroom Connect
This site provides a wide variety of K-12 links, information on conferences and professional development, online materials for educators, teacher contacts and a search engine.
http://www.classroom.net

Climate Change Resources for Teachers
http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/english/workroom/teachers_resources/index.shtml

Conservation Education - Curricular Resources
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/ce/resources/resources.htm

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DiscoverySchool.com
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/oceans/

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Earthwatch Global Classroom - Oceans Program
Resources, Activities, & Lessons
http://www.earthwatch.org/ed/olr/oceans.html

Education Index
This site is an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. The site is organized by subject and lifestage.
http://www.educationindex.com/index.html

Educational Resource Guide - Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca/edu_e.html

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Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Oceanography Educational Information
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Subjects/Science/Oceanography.html
Lesson Plan - Water Pollution (K-6)
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Environmental_Education/ENV00
Lesson Plan - I'm Warm Now
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Environmental_Education/ENV0012.html

EEK! Environmental Education for Kids
Teacher's Resources
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/

EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Education Centre
http://www.epa.gov/teachers/

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GoC Climate Change Resources for Teachers
http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/english/workroom/teachers_resources/index.shtml

Great Art for Great Lakes
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/water/greatlakes/intro-e.html

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Hermit Crabs
Diving For Ocean Facts with Teacher Page
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/treas2.html

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Jardin marin (in French only)
http://www.jardinmarin.qc.ca/

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K-12 - Busy Teachers' Web site
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/welcome.html

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Lesson Plans for Oceanography
http://www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/edu/textbooks/ocean.html

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Marine and Aquatic Educator's Resource Guide (pdf format)
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/Outreach/MAERGfinal.PDF

Marine Life Learning Centre Homepage
http://www.fishid.com/

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New England Aquarium - Teacher's Resource Centre
http://www.neaq.org/scilearn/teachers/index.html

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Ocean Potions
Oceans Education Pilot Projects
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/Outreach/education%20pilots_e.htm

Ocean Education Web Links
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/Outreach/links_e.htm

Oceans Outreach Website
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/Outreach/default_e.htm

Oceanography for K-12
A study of our oceans
http://www.mi.mun.ca/mi-net/ocean/

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PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

Project Wet - Water Education for Teachers
http://www.montana.edu/wwwwet/

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Salish Sea: A Handbook for Educators
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/salishsea/

Schoolfile
http://www.schoolfile.com/
Oceans Lesson Plans
http://www.schoolfile.com/lessonplans/oceans/oceans.htm

SchoolNet Canada
http://www.rescol.ca/home/e/resources/

Secrets of the Ocean Realm (PBS series)
http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/index.html
Quizzes
http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/quiz/index.html
Classroom Activities
http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/intheschool/index.html

Sharks
Sharks: Virtual Field Trip
http://www.field-guides.com/trips.htm
Shark Obsessions at Discovery.com
http://www.discovery.com/stories/nature/sharkweek2000/sharkweek2000.html

Statistics Canada - Teaching resources
http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/teachers.htm

Students Climate Lab - Government of Canada
Climate Change - Workroom - Resources for Teachers http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/english/workroom/teachers_resources/
Climate Change - Workroom - Students Climate Lab
http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/english/workroom/students/index.shtml

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Teachers Helping Teachers
This site provides teaching tips, methodologies, a chat room for teachers, lesson plans and links to other sites.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/

Treasures@Sea: Writing Activities
writing activities for teachers to give to students
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/writ.html

Treasures@Sea: Art Activities
ocean art activities for teachers to do with students
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/art.html

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University of Guelph - Canada's Aquatic Environments
This is a tremendous learning tool for teachers and kids. Great links from this site include:

Provides an overview of Canada's oceans. It outlines the characteristics of our Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic marine ecosystems:
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/oceans/oceanframes.htm
Excellent educational resource for algae:
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/plants/phytoplankton/intro/plantframe.htm
Thorough topics such as management of water, water policy and legislation, harvest of fishes, and harvest of other aquatic life:
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/Human/index.htm
Information about animals from Canada's aquatic environments:
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/animal.htm

United Nations - The Cyber School Bus
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.html

US Environmental Protection Agency
Educational Resources for Students and Teachers
http://www.epa.gov/adopt/education.html
Environmental Education Centre
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/

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Virtual Marine Education Centre (VIMS) - Teachers Resources
http://www.vims.edu/adv/ed/teach.html

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Whales
EnchantedLearning.com - All About Killer Whales! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Orca.shtml
Sea World Education Department Resource on Beluga Whales http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html
WhaleNet - Education focusing on whales and marine research for students and teachers
http://whale.wheelock.edu/

Wild Education - Fish Ways
This fish habitat education program instills in kindergarten to Grade 12 (and OAC) students a lifelong concern for the wise use of fishes and the conservation of their habitat.
http://www.wildeducation.org/programs/fish_ways/fishways.asp

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