Lesson Plan

Expedition to the Poles

Students will use NASA satellite data to...

Lesson Plan

WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

This lesson introduces high school students (grades 9-12) to the topic of sensory...

Lesson Plan

Alaska Sea Grant Fishing for the Future

In an interactive game, students simulate fishery activity to demonstrate the...

Lesson Plan

How to Catch a Fish

After an introduction to the variety of current fishing methods, students learn...

Lesson Plan

Fishing for the Future

Through a fishing simulation, students model several consecutive seasons of a...

Lesson Plan

Game of Life

The goal of this game is to illustrate to the students what happens to a fish stock...

Lesson Plan

Net Results

Students will study and replicate a model of the factors affecting fisheries...

Personal Perspectives

Comics at Sea: An Antarctic Logbook

For five years, I've had a photograph of Palmer Station, Antarctica, tacked up over...

Personal Perspectives

Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...

Personal Perspectives

Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

Cashes Ledge is a wild, special place in the heart of the Gulf of Maine. This...

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The Reefs of American Samoa: A Story of Hope

Sometimes called the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs are incredibly diverse and...

Personal Perspectives

Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak

In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not...