TEAMS Links

National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)
NMEA brings together those interested in the study and enjoyment of both fresh and salt water environments. It also provides a focus for marine and aquatic studies all over the world.
http://www.marine-ed.org/

NATIONAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS CENTER INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR MARINE EDUCATORS
This extract is provided as a service by the National Marine Protected Areas Center to share information pertinent to the marine educator community. It is intended to encourage exchange of information and programs and promote collaboration among the different educators addressing similar issues in their programs. You can read the full newsletter and browse through the archives at http://www.mpa.gov/information_tools/education.html
Contact the MPA Center's education coordinator directly at phyllis.dermer@noaa.gov, or by phone at (865) 932-5074, to contribute information for future issues.
To subscribe to this distribution list, send a blank message to requests@willamette.nos.noaa.govwith "subscribe infoexchange" in the subject field.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Aquarium Video Library -Online
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Website Video Library includes over 30 videos about animals, exhibits, and conservation research programs at the aquarium. The videos are in QuickTime@ or Windows Media Player@. The site also offers activities, materials for the classroom, and marine science career information.
http://www.mbavag.org/efc/video_librarv/video_library.aspx

CIESE Online Classroom Projects
The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers can use to enhance their curriculum through use of the Internet. The focus is on projects that utilize real-time data from the Internet. Some of these collaborative projects include "Down the Drain: How much water do you use?", "The Global Water Sampling Project: An investigation of water quality" for grades 9- 12, and "The Square of Life: Studies of Local and Global Environments" for grades 1-5.
http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html

Estuaries Discovery Kit
NOM's National Ocean Service Communications and Education Division offers the Estuaries Discovery Kit. The kit explores how estuaries are classified, the various ecosystem services estuaries perform, how organisms have adapted to estuarine environments, human impacts, and more. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/

New York Public Library Digital Gallery
This large-scale digital image gallery has been years in the making and currently offers more than 275,000 items for online viewing. You can search for specific images or keywords, or browse by subject (e.g. fish), collection (e.g. Nature Illustrated or Ocean Flowers), or library division. Set aside time to explore this extensive website.
http://digitalgallery.nvpl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

Wetland Education through Maps and Aerial Photography Workshops – Florida
The Tampa Bay Estuary Program, the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wetlands Research Center, and other collaborators are sponsoring two Wetland Education through Maps and Aerial Photography (WETMMP) workshops for middle and high school teachers. Participants will receive a variety of materials, including a resource guide, aerial photos, topographic and land cover maps, and educational exercises correlated to national standards. The workshops will take place at the end of June.
http://www.tbep.org/media/wetmaag.html

"OLOGY - THE STUDY OF" SITE FOR STUDENTS
American Museum of Natural History website provides age appropriate materials for grade 1 - 6 students to explore subjects such as biodiversity, marine biology, paleontology, & Earth. Links to a teachers section w/ education guides & suggestions for after school activities.
http://www.ology.amnh.org

SCHOOLYARD GREENING CONSORTIUM
The District of Columbia Schoolyard Greening Consortium's Web site provides teachers & others w/ the resources, tools & inspiration to begin schoolyard greening projects on their school grounds.
http://www.dcschoolyardgreening.org

Education World
highlights a couple dozen Web sites that are perfect resources for developing *daily* activities to reinforce needed skills.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy003.shtml

Show-Biz Science: Fruitography Develop a photograph on an apple!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science036.shtml

Tools and Templates - Icebeakers
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index. shtml#icebreakers

Project WET
rogersm@apsu.edu

Environmental Education in Tennessee
www.eeintennessee.org