EducationalMaterials

Marine Materials for Teachers

In the course of our work with NOAA, we have become aware of materials that might be of use
to local teachers and allow Virgin Islands students to learn more about our marine environment
and resources.

General NOAA Education Resources

NOAA Education Resources main web page:http://www.education.noaa.gov/
National Ocean Service education web page: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/
Ocean Explorer: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/
Ocean Explorer lesson plan search tool: http://search.usa.gov/search/advanced?
affiliate=oceanexplorer.noaa.gov&emptyquery=1&filetype=pdf&form=advanced-
firstgov&locale=en&m=false&v%3Aframe=form&v%3Aproject=firstgov
NOAA Marine Debris Program education and outreach: http://marinedebris.noaa.
gov/outreach/welcome.html
Ocean Today: http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/
Printable Coral Reef Activity Book: http://coralreef.noaa.
g ov/education/educators/resources/crbook.pdf
NOAA’s National Weather Service: http://www.weather.gov/education.php
NOAA Teacher at Sea program: http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov/

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

2008 Coral Reef Educational Resources CD: http://coralreef.noaa.
gov/education/educators/resourcecd/
Coral Reef Educational Materials. http://coralreef.noaa.
g ov/education/educators/resourcecd/activities/
Also check CRCP’s Education and Outreach page--- http://coralreef.noaa.gov/education/. In
addition to everything else on this page, occasional grants and fellowships for teachers to
attend professional development workshops are advertised here.

Student Opportunities through NOAA

General Student Opportunities: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/noaa_student_opps.html
NOAA Sea Grant fellowships: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/funding/fundingfellowships.html

Helpful Non-NOAA Resources

The JASON Project: http://www.jason.org/public/whatis/start.aspx Educators have to register
to gain access to many of the resources here, but registration is free.
National Science Teachers Association: http://www.nsta.org/
Coastal & Marine Student, Job & Career Opportunities
Coral Reef Education Materials.http://www.coral.org/resources/education-materials
Environmental Education Materials. http://arkive.org/education/resources
Global Environmental Education Network. http://globe.gov/about
SCUBANauts network. http://www.scubanautsintl.org/
Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife. http://www.vifishandwildlife.com/

Thanks to Chris Settar (Marine Advisor at UVI) and Alicia Clarke
(NOAA Biogeography group for getting this page started.

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