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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 211 373 Butzow, John W.: And O -DOCUMENT RESUME ED 211 373 SE t36 055 AUTHOR Butzow, John W.: And Others - TITLE Have You Been to the Shore"BeforeZ:A MarineEducation Infusion'Unit on Seashore and Aquariumlife. Revised .Edition. INSTITUTION . ftaine Univ., Orono,. Coll. of Education. SPONS AGENCY National Science Foundation,Washington,L.C.' PUB DATE BO . , °- GRANT NSF-SER.-8008177 ' . ---4-1 NOTE 57p.; For .related documents,see SE 036 056-059 and ' ED' 177 013. Produced through the NorthernNdw England ,t Marine Education Project. Corvkains colorid'print ,., which may not reproduce well. AV)ILABLE FROM Northern New England Marine EducationProject, 'Univ. et of Maine at Orono, 206 Shines-Hall,OnonC, ME 04469 ($3.00). EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 'Plus POstage. DESCRIPTORS *Activity Units; Elementary Schbol Science: Elementary Secondary Education; _Environuental f4 Education: *Field Trips: InstructionalEaterials; Intermediate Grades; Junior High SchOol Student-4; *Marine Biology; *C.ceanography; *ScienceActivities: Science Education: Secondary School Science ' IDENTIFIERS *Coastal Zones; *Marine Education ABSTRACT Clasroom and field activities for fifth; through . ninth- grade stqdents comprise. thisteaching guide fcr'the northern New EnqianA shore. Teacher background. informationcontains an introduction to life !at the shore and theanimal classification of marine invertebrates.,Attivities stress-twamajorconcepts: (1), the diversity and complex interactions of marine,organises; and(2) the structural, functional, and behavioral adaptationsthese organisms make to the shore environment. Topics of classroomactivities include saltwater aquariums, seashore'life, seaweeds,and a field trip bulletin'board. Field activities:involvepre-trip planning, teach :profiling, exploring forgreen crabs., and critter watching. Each activit/ identifies the Objective, field sitewhen appropriate, materials, timing4,and procedure. Listsof organizational resources, -reAource persons, pliceeto visit, films,.and books are provided for theunit. Informational sheeteare also included. (DC)_ Li n *****4!**44*************i.******************************4*****-*********** * . Reprod-uctions supplied by EDRS are .the bestthat can be made * f\romthe original doculnent. * kls*****4!***********4.************************************************, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ,EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS CENTER (ERIC)- MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTEDBY Thrs document has been reproducedas received bom the person br organization hn W$ 6(41-2,0 originating t XMinor change/ havd been made to improve 7, ' reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this docu ment do not necessarily represent official TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES position or policy, INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" re\ r-r4-. Have You Been r-1 to the Shore Before? CN1 9 cal A Marine Educ- ationInftfsion Unit '41on Seaghore and Aquariutn Life.' Units Revision- Team - John W. Butzow, Projecf Director Peter Corcoran, Curriculum Writer and Assistant Director Susan White, 'Educational MateriaA Design and Production Dimitry Schidlovsky, illustration Northern New England Marine Education Project 'The objective of NNEMEP is to encourage and support marine edUcation among the teachers of Northern New v England .so that their students will appreciate the importance of water in their lives and in the life of the planet. The project has received support from the ( College of Education of .the University of Maine at Orono, the National Science Foundation, and the Maine- S New Hampshire Sea Grant Program. 206 Shibles Hall. College Of Education University of Maine ,Orono, Maine 04469 Copyright1980 by the University of Maine at Orono. Permission is hereby granted to classroom teachers and informal educatorsto make unlimited numbers of copies of any portkins of this. material kirclassroom or teacher education uses. 'All other rights reserved. For additional permiisionswriteio the Northern New England Marine Eriucation Project, 206 Shibles Halt; University of-Maine,Orono, Maine 04469. "S Acknowledgement of Support The otiginal editions of these unitspere supported by the Cd llege of Education and the MaineNew Hampshire Sea Grant College with funding from the Office of Sea Grant, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. " r This edition is based on work supported by the Na4ta. nal Science Foundation under Grant No. SER8008177. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. ;t I Contributors NNEMEP Staff Project Director: John Butzow1, 976:81 :a Project Assistant Directors: Richard Schlenker 1976-77 Les Picker 1977-78 Harry H. Dresser 1978-79 Peter Corcoran 1979-81 Major Contributors: S. Staff As.sisiants: John Butzow Julie Brown Clayton Carkin f? Deborah Hartney Peter Corcoran Heidi Richards Victor DiSilvestro Mu haeiShirley E6rry Dresser . Developmental Art Work: John Eiseman Peter Archambault Rithald Glueck Lori Dombek Ruth Gruninger Carol Nichols Debgrah Hartney Harry Dresser Wesley Hedlund William Hepburn Mildred Jones Wiry Kelley. Developmental Photography: SteOeil Kilfoyle 0- Les Picker paniel Lancor John Butzow ;Jean MacConnell Clarence Barber Julia Steed Mawson Manuscript Preparation: Les Picker Mary Brown Robert Pratt Gail Shelton.' Lorraine Stubbs A ti Revised Marine Education Infusion Units for Middle School-junior-High School Have You Been to the ShorebBefore? A Marine Education Infusion Unit on Seashore and Aquarium Life , What Adventures,Can You Have in Wetlands, Lakes, Ponds, and Puddles? A Marine Education infusion Unit on Wet Environments What is Our Maritime Heritage?A MarineEducation Infusion Unit on Ships and Shipping Is Our Food Future in the Sea? A Marine Education Infusion Unit on Aquaculture and Sea Farming How Do People Use Lighthousesand Navigational Charts? A Marine Education Infusion Unit , Original Trial Editions (tOr Grades K -12) Clams and Other Critters Marine Art The Aquarium The Beaver The Lobster Whale Multi-disciplinary Studies Our Heritage of Ships Shipping, Ships and Waterways The ABCs of Celebrating-Year of the Coast in Your School Have You Ever Been to the Shore Before? Blue Mussel - Lighthouses Wetlands Seaweeds Aquaculture Navigation A More than one hundred teacheirs and members of past NSF sponsoredsurrimer institutes have trititested arid, critiqued these units. , 5, , a, 1 Marine Education. Ocean & Coast onceptuat Scheme . ailPhIBILITP7171MMITZP . OP la' II Marine Art ''11 (.. S Boats, Ships & Navigation .(/2 ///// Fish &Fisheries .:Sea Mammals MAINE . Marine Plants o GULF OF MAINE NEW Sea Birds HAMPSHIRE A\wareness 4 .144:4' :* 7 Attitude ,Tides & Currents Marine Biology Appreciation a CAPE COD Ow. Aquacultdre Marine Navigcition Aids Recreation a . C. 5 lv Foreword Marine education is a relatively new term embracing a multi-disciplinary approach to learning about the tnarine environment: how it. relates to people pnd how people change and relate to it These units are intended to serve as points of departure for teachers and students who desirelo increase their awareness of the watery world of this blue planet. Each unit includes ideas and activities draWn from a variety of content areas so that teachers of many different sub; etts at the junior high and middle school levels can make use of them. These unitsmay be used in thew entirety or used as idea or activitysources to infuse into the usual curriculum. Our tbjective is to help teachers make learning more water-related. We did not plan a structuralsequence of topics for grades 5-9 but rather offer these teachers guides and student pages for your consideration. Tiiegeneial focus within these units is the Gulf of Maine. As the Gulf extends from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia it washes an extremely long and varied coast: Wehave dredged and seined themes from the activities, concerns, organisms, vessels, and; the past of this vast watery region ./ of North America. We 'aim to be inclusive rather than exclusive; suggestive rather than factual, and stimulating rather thari expert. Otir hope is That your students will become Jnore'questioning, interested, and critical ofwatery concerns. We hope your use of these materials will add water back into our culture. i A Contents of the Teacher's Guide - Teacher Background Information 1 An Introduction to Life at the Shore 1 'An Introduction to the Animal Classificationof Marine Invertebrates 6 Classroom Activities 7 t Establishing a Saltwater Aquarium 7 Our seashore Life 9 Pressing Seaweeds 9 r A Bulletin Board Field Trip t . 12 Field, Activities ,13 .. Pre Trip Planning 13 Beach Profiling ....., ,14 , Exploring for Green-Crabs "r 18 .. Watching Critters 6 N "6 20 A Field Guide to Questions about SeashoreLife 22, Teacher Resources 23 Organizational Resources ,23 Resource Persons 25 Places to Visit 27 Aquaria, Museums, and Memorials Z 27 Field Sites 29 Annotated Filmography 34 Annotated Bibliography 34 Map of Major Locations 36 Contents of the Pocket Common Invertebrates of the Intertidal, Zones of Northern New England 38 Our Seashore Life 42 'Green Crab Illustration 43 A Fiel&Guide- to 'Questions about Seashore Life 44 VII 0 * I o 'p ro I $ I e I The broad purpose of marine education is to developa marine literate citizenry; that is to educate our students about the fundamental importance of the . connections of human culture to the marine andaquatic environment. The general purpose of the marine education infusion units in this
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