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

Climate Change Attitude Survey by the Alaska SeaLife Center 12.01.2010     Comparison of results from surveying Alaska SeaLife Center staff, residents of Seward, Alaska; and visitors to the Alaska SeaLife Center. MORE >>

PolarPALOOZA 08.01.2010     Educational site about the International Polar Year. MORE >>

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. MORE >>

The Psychology of Climate Change Communication: a guide for scientists, journalists, educators, political aides, and the interested public. 2010. 03.01.2010     Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University. MORE >>

Communicating and Learning About Global Climate Change: an abbreviated guide for teaching climate change. 2007. 03.01.2010     Project 2061 at AAAS. MORE >>

Global Warming’s Six Americas 2010. 03.01.2010     Survey of American attitudes towards climate change. MORE >>

Global Warming’s Six Americas 2009. 03.01.2010     One of the first rules of effective communication is to "know thy audience." MORE >>

Global Warming - understanding the forecast 12.04.2009     Available in book form or as a series of video lectures based on a core class for non-science majors by climate scientist David Archer at the University of Chicago. MORE >>

Search for K-12 resources using the "Filter Resources" function on the left-hand column on this page.