This lesson plan features information on guiding student research using the Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, a nonindigenous species whose range now includes Maine to North Carolina. Because this crab has been known to inhabit the East Coast only since 1988, it serves as an excellent subject of novel research. The activity includes objectives, materials list, teacher guide, identifying, handling, ... Full description.

This 21 page guide highlights field trip sites between San Diego and Santa Cruz, California; California environmental organizations and programs (entire state); and a special section on California wetlands (entire state). Each field trip listing includes the site name, contact information, and a description of the site and the programs if offers. Full description.

COSEE-West distributes many supplemental resources to educators during their lectures and workshops, some of which are available electronically. To download these resources and lessons, simply click on the title you are interested in. Some of the resource topics include: whales, wetlands, seabirds, and the Channel Islands. The resources are downloadable in pdf format. Full description.

In OSEI, researchers and middle school teachers, district science coordinators and facilitators collaborate to share resources, materials and expertise. This site provides educators several lesson plans on topics including: the role of the carbon cycle in algae growth, sea scallops, plankton, waves and tsunamis, and the invasive species, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, the Asian shore crab. The site also ... Full description.

The information collected from sensors, buoys, satellites, autonomous ocean-going vehicles, gliders, and land-based instruments is sent via telemetry to a data manager that relays it out over the Internet where scientists, resource managers, educators, students and the public can view and use it. This site describes the major components of ocean observing systems and provides additional observing ... Full description.

This complete lab activity features objectives, color diagrams, materials list, set up and experiment instructions, expected results, and conclusions. The procedure was created by scientists, university professors, and public school teachers. Full description.

COSEE SouthEast held a symposium to develop strategies to provide a more diverse ocean sciences workforce and ocean literate public. Symposium tasks were to identify researchers who work with underrepresented populations, identify educators who work with underrepresented populations, and identify appropriate resources for underrepresented populations. Full description.