Blue Community Schools
A collection of classroom resources designed to facilitate teaching about water and the critical water crisis facing our world today.
Sea Level Rise
This learning module is a cooperative effort between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NOAA’s National Ocean Service. It informs about sea level rise, its causes, and impacts; and challenges students to think about what they can do in response.
NOVA Polar Lab
Explore the fascinating natural history of Earth’s poles in NOVA's Polar Lab. Students use claims, evidence, and reasoning in a discussion of what the evidence about the poles from Earth’s past can tell us about its future.
Exploring how the Ocean Effects Regional Climate
Explore the relationship between the ocean and regional climate. This lesson includes data visualizations and handouts.
The Ocean and Climate: Heat Redistribution
Students explore how unequal heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun drives global ocean circulation patterns in this media-rich lesson plan from GBH.
The Coral Reef Ecosystem
Students examine a coral reef ecosystem to learn about its living and non-living parts and how they interact.
Seamount Ecosystem Monitoring
This lesson sequence introduces students to the concept of ecosystem monitoring, underwater mountain — seamounts —ecosystems, and the equipment E/V Nautilus uses to aid international scientists in tracking changes in environments.
Immersive Salish Sea Education
Explore the marine environment of the Salish Sea through 360 degree underwater videos with accompanying lesson plans and activities.
Through Mala’s Eyes
A series of lesson plans to foster appreciation of Inuit culture and lifestyles.
Ducks in the Flow
A storybook and classroom activities where students work collaboratively to explore and investigate surface currents found in the ocean and the Great Lakes.
