Teaching Resources
Teaching environmental issues in your classroom is a critical component of providing your students a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience. Discover a wealth Chesapeake Bay related books, multimedia, curriculum guides, individual lesson plans and online data sources.
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> High School > Data Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) - Investigations
Scientists measure Bay water temperatures, turbidity (clearness of the water), and other "indicators" to monitor the health of the Chesapeake Bay. "Indicators" give us information about the quality of Bay waters. If you have ever wondered how muddy waters impact underwater plants in the Chesapeake, or how steamy summer temperatures affect water quality, explore the interactive investigations provided on this NOAA website. These short activities use real-time and stored data from the CBIBS to help you answer these and other water quality questions.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Type(s):
Multimedia, Data
Level(s):
Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Keywords:
weather, water quality
NOAA Motion in the Ocean Lesson: Ocean Currents and Waves
In this lesson, students will identify the primary causes for ocean currents and wave, explain how and why ocean currents vary with increasing latitude, explain the cause of the Coriolis effect, and how this effect influences ocean currents, and calculate the magnitude of ocean currents, given data from drifter studies. This lesson can be completed in one 45-minute class period, plus time for student research
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science
Type(s):
Curriculum Guide, Lessons and Activities, Data
Level(s):
High School
Aligned with the following standard(s):
National Science Education
Keywords:
water cycle and movement
Comparing Current Chemical Water Quality Measurements with Past Measurements At A Stream Site
In this lesson, students will compare their most recent water quality measurements with their past
measurements at the same stream site. Samples are usually taken during the spring and fall seasons of
the year, and to avoid seasonal variations, the spring measurements should be compared only to spring measurements from the past. The same protocol should be followed when comparing the fall
measurements to those from the past.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science
Type(s):
Lessons and Activities, Data
Level(s):
High School
Aligned with the following standard(s):
New York
Keywords:
water testing
The Bay's Decimated Oyster Population Graph
Bar graph showing the oyster harvest from the 1800's to 2000. See how disease and advancing in oyster harvesting techniques influences the oyster population
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Type(s):
Multimedia, Data
Level(s):
Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Keywords:
oyster, culture and watermen
Troubling Trends in Blue Crab Catches Graph
Graphs blue crab catch from the 1930's to 2000.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Type(s):
Multimedia, Data
Level(s):
Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Keywords:
blue crab, culture and watermen
Line Graph of MD Oyster Harvests 1952 - 2007
This handout contains data and a line graph showing the oyster harvest from 1952-2008.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science
Type(s):
Multimedia, Data
Level(s):
Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Keywords:
oyster, culture and watermen
Line Graph of MD Crab Harvests 1952 - 2007
This handout contains data and a line graph showing the blue crab harvest from 1952-2008.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science
Type(s):
Multimedia, Data
Level(s):
Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Keywords:
blue crab, culture and watermen
USGS Water Resource Database
This database contains past, present and future predicts of data related water resources in the United States. This includes national data on stream flow, flooding, droughts, water quality and ground water.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science
Type(s):
Data
Level(s):
High School
Keywords:
water quality, water testing
Winter Blue Crab Dredge Survey Database
Find out the results of the Baywide blue crab Winter Dredge Survey and Maryland's Summer Trawl Survey. These figures help scientists determine the health of the blue crab fishery.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Type(s):
Data
Level(s):
High School
Keywords:
blue crab
Comparing Water Quality Data Lesson
Students will use a computer to access water qaulity data. They will then interpret graphs of water quality data measured at different times and locations. The will use graphs and a presentation to comminicate their conclusions.
Subject(s):
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science
Type(s):
Lessons and Activities, Data
Level(s):
Middle School, High School
Aligned with the following standard(s):
Virginia
Keywords:
pollution, stream study, water quality, water testing, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Temperature
Water on the Web (WOW) Database
An Online water quality database of multiple rivers and lakes throughout the nation.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science
Type(s):
Data
Level(s):
High School
Keywords:
water testing
