2008 MARE Summer Institute Resources

Thanks to all the participants and staff who helped make this year a lot of fun! A small sampling of the work and resources are assembled below. We hope you will find them useful as you bring MARE to your colleagues, students and greater school community.

MARE 2008 Film Festival

On Tuesday August 12, we traveled to Sedge Island where participants investigated Barnegat Bay and conducted their own experiments to answer inquiry questions exciting to them. Afterwards, in a relatively short period of time, each group created a movie to present their findings. Here are the results:

• Fishing on Sedge Island (5:03 wmv)
• In the Wetlands (1:56 mp4)
• MARE Men (3:51 wmv)
• Papa Mia... A MARE Love Story (4:45 wmv)
• Robous (0:45 wmv)
• Sedge Sand (2:55 wmv)
• Tidal Marsh Food Web (3:21 wmv)
• Choices (Vista pptx) (non-Vista ppt)

Scientist Presentations

MARE Scope and Sequence Guides

• Getting Started with MARE - An implementation guide to help teachers turn-key MARE in their schools.
• Grade K - Ponds
• Grade 1 - Rocky Seashore
• Grade 2 - Sandy Beach
• Grade 3 - Wetlands
• Grade 4 - Kelp Forest
• Grade 5 - Open Ocean
• Grade 6 - Islands
• Grade 7 - Coral Reefs
• Grade 8 - Climate Change

MARE Resources

• East-Coast MARE Mailing List
  This list provides MARE teachers the perfect place to connect and share lessons plans and activities. Invite your colleges to join today!
• Rob Causton’s Physical Education Lessons
  A great resource for ocean-related physical activities for your classes.
• MARE 2007
  Don't forget to check out last year's resouces for more great stuff.
• 2008 MARE Workbook
  In case you lost your copy.
• COSEE-NOW
  An online virtual community for educators and scientists interested in developing resources that make use of Ocean Observatory data to help improve the Ocean Literacy of students.
• Using Google Earth in Education
  The HMS Challenger Expedition (Google Earth resource)
  Paddle to the Sea (Google Earth resource)

Other Opportunities

• Cool Classroom
  Includes a number of cool activities using real-time ocean data.
• Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR)
• Striper Tracker
  Includes cool activities that use data to track Striped Bass and other fish within Great Bay.

Home

2007 Shore Bowl

The Cool Classroom

Communicating Ocean Science: College Course

Marine Activities, Resources & Education (MARE) Program

Using Ocean Observing Systems in K-12 Education: Final Report

Post-Workshop Resources

Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence, Mid-Atlantic (COSEE-MA)

Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR)