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

Bering Sea Learning Resource Collection 04.19.2011     A body of educational resources focused on understanding the impacts of climate change and dynamic ice cover on the eastern Bering Sea ecosystem. MORE >>

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 >>

Losing Alaska 08.01.2010     Shoreline erosion. MORE >>

A Tour of the Cryosphere 08.01.2010     NASA video featuring "fly-overs" of Earth, focusing on ice. MORE >>

Arctic Climate Monitoring Program Curriculum 08.01.2010     Curriculum framework and Inquiry-based lesson plans about the Arctic climate. MORE >>

Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program website 08.01.2010     Current and on-going ocean climate change research in the Bering Sea. 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 >>

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears 08.01.2010     Online magazine for K-5 teachers integrating science, literacy, and the polar regions. MORE >>

PolarTrec Virtual Basecamp 08.01.2010     Lesson plans, journals, photos, and opportunities to interact with teachers and researchers on a variety of expeditions and cruises to the Arctic and Antarctic. MORE >>

SEARCH: Study of Environmental Arctic Change Sea Ice Outlook 03.01.2010     The SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook is an international effort to provide a community-wide summary of the expected September arctic sea ice minimum. MORE >>

SEARCH: Sea Ice and Walrus Observation (SIWO) 03.01.2010     SIWO is a resource for Alaska Native subsistence hunters, coastal communities, and others interested in sea ice and walrus. MORE >>

The Little Fox and The Little Seal 03.01.2010     Children’s books. MORE >>

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