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COSEE Alaska Educator Guide to Resources for Teaching about Alaska's Sea and Rivers
11.18.2010    

Educator Guide. (PDF, 641 KB) Quick reference with links to:
- Lesson plans and units in the online Alaska Seas and Rivers K-8 curriculum produced by Alaska Sea Grant

- Resources and lesson plans related to planning and carrying out ocean science fairs and projects that can be entered into the Alaska Science and Engineering Fair.

The guide lists Alaska state science standards and grade level expectations and national Ocean Literacy Principles addressed by each lesson plan and the resources are aligned with Alaska standards for cultural relevance.

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Ocean and Climate Literacy and Alaska State Science Standards
08.01.2010    

Links to:

  1. Alaska state science standards and GLEs compared with national Ocean and Literacy principles completed for the Alaska Environmental Literacy Plan (AKELP).
  2. A standards-based framework for ocean and climate change education for Alaska high schools
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Climate Literacy: a guide for individuals and communities
08.01.2010    

An overview of climate literacy and the principles of literacy developed by NOAA, the Natonal Academy of Sciences, and multiple partners.

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Ocean Literacy Principles
08.01.2010    

K-12 essential principles and fundamental concepts for the ocean sciences.

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Pew Ocean Commission Report: America’s living oceans
03.01.2010    

America’s oceans are in crisis and the stakes could not be higher. More than half the U.S. population lives in coastal counties. The resident population in this area is expected to increase by 25 million people by 2015. More than 180 million people visit the shore for recreation every year.

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The Ocean Literacy Network
03.01.2010    

Ocean Literacy Definition and Framework
http://oceanliteracy.wp.coexploration.org/?page_id=47

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Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence. 2010.
03.01.2010    

National Marine Educators Association Special Report #3. Includes fold-out large-format conceptual progressions for the small number of “big ideas” that students should know in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 in order to be considered ocean literate by the end of high school.

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National Geographic Literacy Survey. 2002.
03.01.2010    

Among young Americans’ startling knowledge gaps, the study found that:

Nearly 30 percent of those surveyed could not find the Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest body of water;

More than half—56 percent—were unable to locate India, home to 17 percent of people on Earth; and

Only 19 percent could name four countries that officially acknowledge having nuclear weapons.

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The Ocean Project Ocean Attitude and Knowledge Surveys
03.01.2010    

A short FAQ summarizing our findings and implications concerning youth.

A short FAQ summarizing our findings and implications concerning climate change.

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Climate Literacy: a guide for individuals and communities
03.01.2010    

An overview of climate literacy and the principles of literacy developed by NOAA, the National Academy of Sciences, and multiple partners.

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Communicating and Learning About Global Climate Change: an abbreviated guide for teaching climate change. 2007.
03.01.2010    

Project 2061 at AAAS.

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Global Warming’s Six Americas 2010.
03.01.2010    

Survey of American attitudes towards climate change.

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Global Warming’s Six Americas 2009.
03.01.2010    

One of the first rules of effective communication is to "know thy audience."

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