by Natalie Osborne | May 4, 2023 | Educator Resource, Monitoring
The Coastal Observers of Barrow have released a training video for measuring beach profiles and evaluating coastal hazards. The video was produced by youth monitors and their families. It is part of an effort to recruit more citizen scientists in the region and...
by Natalie Osborne | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lesson plan for classroom and field-trip based activities that introduce students to the community-based research on Bidarki chitons (Katharina tunicata) and the different factors that impact Bidarki abundance, distribution, and size. Includes a field trip for...
by Natalie Osborne | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Students discuss stewardship actions and develop an action plan that they will carry out as a class. They host a “Friends of the Sea” party to involve the school and community in their stewardship efforts and to share the results of their investigations.
by Natalie Osborne | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lesson plan for an activity culminating exploration of marine debris and creation of art. This activity uses small-scale marine debris sculptures made during the Ecosystem Effects Station Rotation lesson to create an interactive sculpture that people can walk through...
by Natalie Osborne | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lesson plan for having students interview community members about changes they’ve witnessed in their lives, particularly related to changing technology and the impacts of that on the environment and community.