Goals: To understand adaptation by demonstrating how plankton use structures and surface area to stay afloat in the photic zone; to understand micron, a metric unit of measurement, and how mathematics (surface area) play a role in plankton survival.
Publications (Tools for Teachers), that are put out by the Arctic Studies Center. These are supplemental materials for Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People.
Three lessons and resources using Objects and Stories to learn about the Bering Sea Eskimo People. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies.
Pilot program for students on the topics of the cryosphere, elementary (K-4), and the hydrosphere. This webpage also provides a link to view other ESSEA modules by topic.
These cards are about Ocean Life. The majority of the Earth is made up of water. This is a small sample of the plants and animals that make their home in our oceans. These include words like angel fish, eel, octopus, sea lion, and shrimp.
Hands-on education kits can be a fun and effective supplement to your every day curriculum. Many kits on a variety of subjects are available for loan from different locations across the State. Below is a link to access a list of all of the kits by subject. The location numbers listed to the right of each kit name corresponds to