Regional Educational Websites

Alaska

• Alaska Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE Alaska) is a close-knit team of ocean scientists, communicators, and educators from the Alaska region who work closely with scientists, educators, and coastal community members to enhance ocean and climate change literacy for formal and informal audiences and the public.
• The Arctic Ocean Ecosystem Collection is a body of educational resources focused on understanding the Arctic Ocean ecosystem. The collection was developed during a five-day workshop in Barrow, Alaska, in 2012 and brought together teachers, Arctic Ocean community members, and scientists.
• Developed by Alaska teachers, the Alaska Seas and Watersheds Curriculum provides high-quality units for teachers, homeschoolers, interpreters, youth groups, and others seeking marine science content aligned with Alaska science standards.

Caribbean

• El personal de educación y alcance de CARICOOS se dedica a desarrollar actividades educativas para que el público conozca los productos de CARICOOS, aprenda a interpretarlos correctamente, y comprenda fundamentos básicos sobre olas, vientos y corrientes y su relevancia en la vida diaria.

California

• MBARI’s EARTH: Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses uses near real-time data from ocean observatories to design and test outreach connecting scientists, teachers, students, and the public.

Great Lakes

• Michigan Sea Grant’s Teaching Great Lakes Science offers free lessons, activities, data sets, and tools targeted for grades 4 through 12.

Gulf of Mexico

• GCOOS Education and Lesson Plans provides formal and informal education resources centered on ocean and weather information for grades K through 8 across the Gulf Coast.
• Visit COSEE Gulf of Mexico for the Making Waves poster, lessons, real-time wave information, a waves glossary, and more. These materials were developed in partnership with COSEE Southeast and SECOORA.

Northeast

• The Northeast Coastal Acidification Network Education and Outreach Working Group provides a collaborative platform for educators to share resources, inform stakeholders, and support ocean and coastal acidification education.

Pacific Islands

• PacIOOS Education and Outreach offers lesson plans and outreach materials addressing climate change, coral bleaching, sea level rise, and related topics.

Pacific Northwest

• NANOOS Education provides learning tools, lesson plans, and links to marine resources for teachers and students.
• Oregon Coast Education Program Coastal Education Modules offer curriculum and activities for elementary, middle, and high school levels, many of which use open data from NANOOS.

Southeast

• SECOORA’s Classroom features K through 12 lesson plans, classroom activities, and real-time data tools based on ocean observations.
• The Virtual Exploration of Georgia’s Coastal Wetlands is a curriculum created by UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant to connect seventh grade students to coastal environments.