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Aquarium, Zoo, and Museum
Educational Sites
Below are links to some of the most useful educational websites and literature
focusing on marine and environmental issues. If you have suggestions
for websites or resources for us to include, please let
us know! Thank you!
Alaska
SeaLife Center
The Alaska SeaLife Center website offers ready-to-go marine-related
lesson plans for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Find
great activities and lessons through both the Discovery Education
Programs link and Project Master.
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
This portion of the AZA website contains educational resources, updates,
and publications specific to zoos, aquaria, and teachers. Topics
include marine and terrestrial issues from around the world.
Aza Web
An educational resource for kids about the environment and how
they can make a difference.
Aquarium
of the Pacific
This site is filled with detailed descriptions of the Aquarium's
educational programs designed for kids of all ages.
Bermuda
Aquarium, Museum & Zoo
This site has educational resources concerning a wide range of topics
in marine biology and conservation for all grade levels. It is also
worthwhile to learn about their various conservation projects and
research.
Busch
Gardens and Seaworld
Busch Gardens offers printable teacher guides (in PDF) from their
website on different topics for various grade levels and additional
resources can also be ordered. Through this site you can also access
their animal sounds library and other animal news and information.
Dolphin
Quest
This site features an excellent educational resource page including
elementary and secondary level activities and handouts and a quarterly
resource magazine for teachers. This page also highlights games,
books, educational links, and sounds of the ocean. Resources in
multiple languages are available.
Franklin
Institute
The Franklin Institute is an extensive resource of activities, lesson
plans, career resources, and descriptions of a wide range of ocean-related
topics. They also have a thorough list of links offering more of
the same.
Museum
of Science Boston
The Museum of Science has put together The Educator's Cheapbook,
a collection of lessons and activities teaching scientific principles
from science educators around the country, available through their
website. Many are applicable to marine science. Also available through
their site is an interactive weather map and on-line exhibits.
Mystic
Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium has great activities for kids, including an interactive
field guide to New England Rocky Shores directly through their website.
Their site also includes some teacher resources and lots of information
about different animals and their habitats.
National
Aquarium in Baltimore
NAIB's website offers teacher resources and includes student activities.
The many conservation projects in which they are involved are also
a valuable educational resource.
SeaTrek
This distance learning program of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
offers a wide range of videoconference science programs for 4th-8th
grades.
The
Seattle Aquarium
The Seattle Aquarium has downloadable teacher guides and other educational
resources for teachers as well as fun activities for kids.
SeaWorld
Teacher Guides
This site offers teachers a wide variety of marine and environmental
education guides to download or order.
Shedd
Aquarium
Shedd Educational Adventures (SEA) has an extensive, searchable
database of lesson plans, interactives, and more for K-12 teachers
and students.
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