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

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. MORE >>

Ocean and Climate Literacy and Alaska State Science Standards 08.01.2010     Links to: Alaska state science standards and GLEs compared with national Ocean and Literacy principles completed for the Alaska Environmental Literacy Plan (AKELP). A standards-based framework for ocean and climate change education for Alaska high schools 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 >>

Ocean Literacy Principles 08.01.2010     K-12 essential principles and fundamental concepts for the ocean sciences. MORE >>

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. MORE >>

The Ocean Literacy Network 03.01.2010     Ocean Literacy Definition and Framework http://oceanliteracy.wp.coexploration.org/?page_id=47 MORE >>

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. MORE >>

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. MORE >>

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. MORE >>

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. 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 >>

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