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It's time for teachers to 

 start thinking about new 

 rosters of students and lesson 

 plans, As you plan for the 

 school days ahead, why not 

 add a little marine science to 

 your classroom curriculum? 

 Sea Grant has a wealth of 

 marine science curriculum 

 guides for teachers from 

 kindergarten through high 

 school. 



ELEMENTARY 

 EDUCATION 



There's no better way to 

 learn than by doing. 



And that's the concept 

 behind Sea Grant's Coastal 

 Capers: A Marine Education 

 Primer. This booklet offers 20 

 hands-on activities that teach 

 grade-schoolers about the 

 coast. 



For instance, children 

 learn how to weave a marine 

 food web and how to clean up 

 an oil spill of their own 

 making. By designing their 

 own aquatic creatures, 

 children learn how fish adapt 

 to their environment. 



The activities sharpen 

 student skills in science, 

 mathematics, language arts, 

 social studies and art. 



For a copy of Coastal 

 Capers, write Sea Grant. Ask 

 for UNC-SG-84-05. The cost 

 is $3.50. 



AN EARLY 

 EDUCATION 

 ABOUT LITTER 



Many of our adult 

 patterns and habits are set 



in childhood. 



That's why The Big 

 Sweep, North Carolina's 

 statewide waterway litter 

 cleanup, began its educational 

 effort with grade-schoolers. 



Ripples: A Big Sweep 

 Elementary Activity Guide is a 

 collection of 16 activities that 

 teach children about the 

 effects of litter in our aquatic 

 and marine environment. 



Children can solve a litter 

 crossword puzzle, simulate 

 animal entanglement with a 

 rubber band or learn how to 

 turn their trash into treasure. 



The activities are designed 

 for 9- to 11-year-olds. But 

 some of the ideas can be 

 modified for younger or older 

 children. 



Ripples is ideal for use in 

 the classroom, Scout meetings, 

 4-H gatherings or church 

 school — anywhere children 

 can be taught stewardship of 

 our aquatic resources. 



For a copy of this Big 

 Sweep guide, write Sea Grant. 

 Ask for UNC-SG-90-02. The 

 publication is free, but please 

 enclose Si to cover postage. 



MANUALS FOR 

 MIDDLE SCHOOL 



For middle school science 

 and social studies educators, 

 Sea Grant offers four marine 

 education manuals designed to 

 bring the coast to the class- 

 room. 



Each manual has a similar 

 format. Activities and labora- 

 tory exercises provide students 

 with hands-on experience. 



Additional resources, films and 

 references are listed. 



* Unit One, Coastal 

 Geology (UNC-SG-78-14A) 

 focuses on plate tectonics, 

 development of North 

 Carolina's coastal plain, and 

 the wind and water move- 

 ments that shape the barrier 

 islands and sounds. 



* Unit Two, Seawater 

 (UNC-SG-78-14B) concentrates 

 on tides, waves, ocean 

 chemistry and seawater 

 biology. 



* Unit Three, Coastal 

 Ecology (UNC-SG-78-14C) 

 provides an introduction to 

 marine organisms in North 

 Carolina — where they live, 

 the adaptations that allow 

 them to live in these areas and 

 the interrelationships of marine 

 organisms and their habitats. 



* Unit Four, Coastal 

 Beginnings (UNC-SG-78-14E) 

 centers on the past cultures of 

 coastal people. It explores 

 anthropological techniques 

 used to study old cultures, 

 Indian culture prior to 1585, 

 early explorations of North 

 Carolina and patterns of 

 colonial settlement. 



All of the manuals are 

 available from Sea Grant. 

 Please specify which you are 

 ordering. Unit One costs $3.50. 

 The other units are $2 each. 



HIGH SCHOOL 

 EXPERIMENTS 



From designing a 

 dichotomous key for seashells 

 to learning about salinity 

 stratification in the estuary, 



understanding marine 

 concepts can be an exciting 

 part of high school science. 



Sea Grant has a manual, 

 S.EA. Lab, designed to help 

 high school chemistry, biology 

 and physics teachers add 

 marine science concepts to 

 their curriculums. 



The 200-plus page book 

 includes 60 activities that will 

 help students leam about the 

 physics of waves, the biologi- 

 cal clocks of ocean creatures 

 and the behavior of gases in 

 the marine environment. And 

 there's lots more. 



For a copy of this 

 illustrated manual, write Sea 

 Grant. Ask for publication 

 UNC-SG-90-01. The cost is S12. 



When ordering Sea Grant 

 publication, please include 

 your mailing label from 

 Coastwatch or the customer 

 identification number that 

 appears above your name. This 

 will speed delivery. Also be sure 

 checks are made payable to Sea 

 Grant unless otherwise 

 specified. 



Send all publication 

 requests to: Publications, Sea 

 Grant Box 8605, North 

 Carolina State University, 

 Raleigh, NC 27695. If you wish 

 to order multiple copies or need 

 further assistance, contact 

 Carole Puner, publication 

 distribution manager, at 919/ 

 515-2454. 



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