Lesson Plans and Classroom Visits

Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship Program (COAST)

This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and WHOI Sea Grant.

WHOI Sea Grant (WHOI SG) and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) in Woods Hole, MA developed a program to create educational materials relating to key marine and coastal topics and our research done at NEFSC and WHOI SG. We offer free 1-hour lessons with hands-on activities, presentations, and projects on marine and coastal topics for K-6 classrooms. All lessons are linked to MA state curriculum standards.

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NOAA Live! Lesson Units

1. Teacher in Residence Program

This program is a collaboration between the Cape Cod Regional STEM Network (CCRSN) and WHOI Sea Grant (WHOI SG). The lessons utilize NOAA Live! Webinars which is a collaboration between the NOAA Regional Collaboration Network and WHOI Sea Grant.

Third grade North Falmouth Elementary School teacher, Michael Irving, WHOI SG, and CCRSN developed these week-long units to engage students in STEM in the real world. They are designed to meet Next Generation Science Standards, MA STE Standards, and Ocean Literacy Principles. Each unit uses examples from the marine world and incorporates content from the NOAA Live! Webinar Series. The units are designed to be delivered over 4-5 classroom sessions either in person or virtually. In addition to their direct value as classroom lessons, our hope is that these units demonstrate how you can integrate other NOAA Live! Webinars in your lesson plans and how you can use marine themes to meet your curriculum needs.

2. IN FISH Internship

This internship, IN FISH (Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship program), is an undergraduate research and resource management program. This IN FISH project was a collaboration between the NOAA Regional Collaboration Network and Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG). The lessons developed utilize NOAA Live! Webinars.

Junior biology major at Humboldt State University, Loowyza Colegrove, developed this activity to engage students in STEAM. It is standards-based and incorporates content from the NOAA Live! Webinar Series. This activity is meant to demonstrate how you can integrate NOAA Live! Webinar content into your classroom lesson plans and how you can use marine themes to meet your curriculum needs.