For Teachers

Ocean Guardian Schools
Promote ocean conservation at your school or in your local community by becoming an Ocean Guardian School and apply for funding to implement your conservation project.

NOAA Ocean Data Education Project		NOAA Grant Focuses on Watershed Education
The NOAA Ocean Data Education (NODE) Project is developing curriculum for grades 5-8 designed to help teachers and students use real scientific data to explore dynamic Earth processes and understand the impact of environmental events on a regional or global scale.		Did you know NOAA provides funds for innovative outdoor education programs in Chesapeake Bay, the Hawaiian Islands, Channel Islands, Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay and Cordell Bank watersheds? If you are an educator in those areas who has developed a curriculum that aims to improve students’ understanding of environmental stewardship by using the surrounding landscape as a living classroom, apply for a B-WET grant.

Oceans for Life Lesson Plans and Videos
The Oceans for Life lesson plans and complementary short videos developed in partnership with National Geographic Society highlight cutting edge research, environmental issues facing the ocean today and our National Marine Sanctuaries. Appropriate for grades 6-8.

Evaluation of Environmental and Marine Education Programs
Learn how to create and see samples of program evaluation plans and an environmental education literature review. There are also tools and techniques for evaluation, examples of objectives and goals, an evaluation glossary, and an online resource guide to evaluation.

West Coast Field Guide
Learn more about the National Marine Sanctuaries of the West Coast through this downloadable west coast field guide. Explore the habitats, wildlife and culture of the five sanctuaries in California and Washington State, and how they are all interconnected by ocean currents. Also discover how to practice daily conservation and get involved.