For Educators

These guides outline the essential principles and fundamental concepts needed to be ocean and climate literate.

A national program providing resources to educators so they can build scientifically-literate communities, and engage in stewardship activities in response to environmental challenges.

Articles authored by educators across the United States, sharing the programs they undertook in their classrooms and communities, and the outcomes they achieved to become successful environmental stewards.

Learn about the issues effecting the ocean; kids, teens, and adults who are ocean heroes; and how you can get involved and become a Sea Steward.

An NGSS aligned interactive module about the causes, and impacts of sea level rise, which challenges students to think about what they can do in response.

In this game, your job is to make smart decisions that will increase your city’s resilience to climate change.

Information and resources to integrate ocean, coastal, and climate science into local and state curricula.

An engaging set of K-12 education resources that comprehensively support the vision for NGSS science education using the Eastern Oyster in Chesapeake Bay as an organizing theme.

This simple tool (PDF) from the Environmental Protection Agency provides information about global warming and actions individuals can take.

Explore the world of fisheries education with exciting opportunities and resources for educators, students, and kids.

Find out all the opportunities and resources for educators, students and kids while learning about this unique network of underwater parks and the animals that call them home.

Explore a variety of resources including activities, lesson plans, animations, videos, teacher training workshops, real-time data, and opportunities to volunteer at a local research reserve.

Marine Debris activities, lesson plans, whole curricula and more, for K-Undergraduate students.