Arctic Ocean
Foraging for Fish in a Melting Arctic: the Black Guillemots' Quest to Feed Their Young Kindergarten and up. Lesson Plan (PDF, 913 KB) Scientist Presentation (PDF, 2.82 MB)

Bowhead Whale Unit Grades 1-3. Lesson Plan (PDF, 203 KB)

Arctic Smorgasbord High School. Lesson Plan (PDF, 102 KB) Arctic Food Web Cards (PDF, 650 KB)

Arctic Food Web in Language Arts High School.Lesson Plan (PDF, 99 KB)

Arctic Sea Ice Impacts on Temperature, Salinity, and Density of Sea Water Middle School and up. Lesson Plan (PDF, 130 KB)

These lesson plans were developed as part of Marine Ecosystem Workshops sponsored by COSEE Alaska and its partners Alaska Sea Grant, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, the Alaska SeaLife center, Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) and the UAF Center for Crosscultural Studies to engage scientists and teachers in collaborative development of lesson plans. Major support for the workshops was provided by the National Science Foundation.

b>Bering Sea Workshop October, 2010. Collaboration with the North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), and the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS), and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
Gulf of Alaska Workshop June, 2011. Collaboration with the North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) EARTH Program.
Arctic Ocean Workshop May, 2012. Collaboration with the North Slope Borough School District, North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), and the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS).

Bering Sea

Life Cycle of Blue King Crab in the Bering Sea Grades 9-12. Lesson Plan  (PDF, 784 KB)

Blue King Crab Habitat in the Bering Sea Grades 9-12. Lesson Plan (PDF, 707 KB)

Climate Change Impacts on Blue King Crab Grades 9-12.
Lesson Plan (PDF, 686 KB)

These lesson plans were developed by Alexanda Doty as outreach for her research funded by the North Pacific Research Board.

Other Resources

Faces of Climate Change Videos 02.28.2011     Three compelling short videos showcase the dramatic changes in Alaska's marine ecosystems through interviews with scientists and Alaska Natives. This video was produced by COSEE Alaska, the Alaska Sea Grant program, the Alaska Marine Conservation Council, and the Alaska Ocean Observing System MORE >>

Climate Change and Arctic Sustainable Development: scientific, social, cultural and educational challenges. 2009. 02.23.2011     The results of an international expert meeting convened by UNESCO in Monaco in March, 2009. MORE >>

An Imminent Thaw: changing Arctic sea ice 11.18.2010     A five-minute podcast based on interviews with Alaska scientists and member of Alaska Native Alaskan communities about changes in sea ice patterns and their implications for the ecosystem and human communities that have depended traditionally on ice-associated animals. The importance of observing systems, using both technology and knowledgeable community observers, is highlighted. Co-produced by COSEE NOW and COSEE Alaska. MORE >>

Alaska Native Thoughts on Climate Change 08.01.2010     Brief but eloquent presentation about the importance of ice and the animals that depend on ice habitat to Alaska Native culture and subsistence hunters. MORE >>

Climate-driven Change in the Northern Bering Sea 08.01.2010     Part 2 of a series that follows Native Thoughts on Climate Change. MORE >>

Alaska Native Perspectives on Earth and Climate 08.01.2010     Special collection of multimedia resources developed by WGBH Boston featuring Alaska Native knowledge, concerns, and the response of Alaska Native communities and cultures to climate change. MORE >>

Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Alaska 03.01.2010     The Marine Advisory Program of Alaska Sea Grant provides this source of information on what climate change means to Alaskans and planning for adaptation to predicted changes. MORE >>

Alaskan Climate Change Impact. 2009 03.01.2010     PowerPoint presentations made November, 2009, to UAF Alaska Marine Advisory and Cooperative Extension agents by Alaskan scientists. MORE >>

Transitions and Tipping Points in Complex Environmental Systems. 2010. 03.01.2010     National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education. The challenges presented by the complex environmental challenges we are facing at a global scale, a call for action, and priorities and recommendations for research, environmental literacy, and engagement of "citizen scientists" in environmental research. MORE >>

Polar Science and Global Science: an international resource for education and outreach. 2010. 03.01.2010     Bettina Kaiser, Editor. Ice is featured as one of six polar themes. The book provides an excellent summary of current sea ice research and understandings and includes teacher-tested hands-on science activities. MORE >>

SIKU: Knowing Our Ice: documenting Inuit sea-ice knowledge and use. 2010. 03.01.2010     Edited by Igor Krupnik et. al. MORE >>

Two Ways of Knowing. 2010. 03.01.2010     David and Doug Barber. A product of the IPY Circumpolar Flaw Lead Study onboard the icebreaker Amundsen which studied the leads in Arctic sea ice. MORE >>

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