Marine Debris Curriculum Database

K-12 Marine Debris Curriculum Database for Educators. Includes: background information, a marine debris tracking game, videos, lesson plans, do it yourself plastic-free activities, and an entire database of marine debris resources.

Data Puzzles

Data Puzzles combine classroom-friendly scientific datasets with the research-backed pedagogical practices of Ambitious Science Teaching to give your students the ultimate inquiry-based learning experience. There is a data set and lesson on moss campion (Silene...

Data Nuggets

Lessons designed to bring contemporary research and authentic data into the classroom. Data Nuggets feature a scientist role model and the story of what inspired their research. Students are guided through identifying hypotheses and predictions, visualizing and...

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Plastics Reduce Use Recycle

From contact lenses to medical tubing to single-use disposable yogurt containers, plastics are ubiquitous in our daily lives. But how wisely are we using these durable, versatile materials produced from fossil fuels – a nonrenewable resource? In this activity,...