NERRS Estuarine Education Resource Center: Advancing Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Literacy

Would you like to share how you use the Estuaries 101 Curriculum? Contact us, we will post your comments about the curriculum, the estuaries.gov site and/or other comments about a resource you found on this site. We also invite you to share helpful tips and your experiences in teaching about estuaries.

Find Educator Comments here.

	May 1, 2009 - EstuaryLive! - Take your students on a free internet field trip of our nation's estuaries.
	May 15, 2009 - Weeks Bay, AL EstuaryLive Broadcast
	June 29-July 3, 2009 - Join us at the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Conference.
	September 26, 2009 - National Estuaries Day - Organize an event or involve others to help protect our estuaries.

Subscribe to receive the NERRS Education Bulletin. Receive periodic updates on estuarine educational events, new classroom resources, and professional development opportunities for educators.

	If you would like to help test and evaluate this curriculum, please take a moment to register and then download and try out a module. After you've completed a module, be sure to fill out the evaluation form to let us know what you think.

Earth Science Module Grade Level: 9-12
4 Activities
3-5 Class Sessions

Physical Science Module
Grade Level: 9-12
3 Activities
3-5 Class Sessions

Life Science Module
Grade Level: 9-12
3 Activities
3-5 Class Sessions

Chesapeake Bay Module
Coming Soon!
Grade Level: 9-12
On-line Interactive Module

Estuarine Literacy
line

Estuaries are an important topic of the Ocean Literacy Principles & Concepts which can help students understand and apply "big ideas" in science. Learn what concepts to include in an education program and their relationship to the NSES and State Standards.

Resources by Grade Level
line

K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12
professional development
search entire collection

Estuaries Web Resources
line

Access exemplary web resources that have been pre-evaluated and aligned to the National Science Education Standards, for both teachers & students. Many of the resources provided here were created in partnership with NSTA.

Join Your State Estuarine Education Network
line

Your local NOAA Estuarine Reserve can help you infuse estuarine science concepts in your classroom, get classroom materials, plan a field-trip, provide you with professional development opportunities, and put you in contact with fellow estuarine-minded educators in your community.