Resources for Teachers

Photo by Roger G. Stevens	Resources for Teachers The Mariners' Museum http://www.mariner.org/baylink/bayfront.html Sections on: a. The Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future b. The Earliest Settlement c. Shipbuilding from Colonial Times to Contemporary d. Ports and Waterways: Commerce Links the Bay to the World e. The Bays Military Importance: Defense and Development f. The Waterman of the Bay: An Industry and a Way of Life g. Guiding the Way: Lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay Schooner Virginia http://www.schoonervirginia.org History of The Chesapeake Bay http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Education/index.html Ready-to-use student and teacher materials for a unit of study on the Chesapeake Bay; explores the effect of the Bay on the region's history and economic development. Objectives, text, activities, and student assessments are included. Applicable Virginia Standards of Learning are referenced. Maryland Sea Grant http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Education/index.html A variety of programs and resources in marine and environmental sciences for K-12 students and teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general public, including workshops, special programs, interactive web lessons, and various media on topics from aquaculture to oyster gardening. Also offers summer internships for undergraduate students, trainee and fellowship opportunities for graduate students. The National Aquarium in Baltimore http://www.aqua.org/education/teachers/chesapeake.html A complete unit on the Chesapeake Bay and how it impacts lives, including objectives, activities, games and role playing situations. Virginia Institute of Marine Science http://www.vims.edu/adv/ed/info.html An incredible amount of information for teachers (The Bridge: Ocean Sciences Teacher Center) of any grade level or area of study, including Bay units with a focus on Virginia's Standards of Learning. Great Resource! Chesapeake Bay Boating Guide http://www.thebayguide.com/home.html Bay maps, weather information, and lots of other up to date data on the Chesapeake Bay. National Maritime Initiative Inventory of Historic Light Stations in Virginia http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/va.htm National Maritime Initiative Inventory of Historic Light Stations in Maryland http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/md.htm Schooner Man http://www.schoonerman.com/ For those who love the sight of a schooner on the sea. The feel of your feet on the deck of the schooner as it rides over the ocean waves, the power of the wind as it fills the sails and moves a mighty schooner on it way. If you enjoy the challenge of facing the elements from the clear star filled nights to the wind blowing at gale force...you're a schooner man. Also contains information on tall ships from the Seven Seas and the sweet seas too. If you are looking for information on a schooner, brig, brigantine, bark or fully rigged tall ship start your search here. Chesapeake Bay Foundation http://www.cbf.org/environmental_education/curriculum.htm Lots of information and educational links Dan's Wild Weather Page http://www.whnt19.com/kidswx An interactive weather page for kids, contains information on virtually every type of weather; good content, easily understood...especially by those of us who still believe in rain dances. National Weather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center http://crab.met.psu.edu/ Gives river conditions and forecasts for points in the Middle Atlantic region, along with information on hydrology and meteorology. NOAA Photo Library Collection http://www.photolib.noaa.gov Extensive online collection of over 5,000 public domain photographs and images from the early 1800s to the present. NOAA History http://www.history.noaa.gov This site includes stories, poems, art, and biographies from the U.S's oldest science agency. This would be a good resource for teachers who want to integrate language arts, science and many other subjects in their Chesapeake Bay research.