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Coastal Margin Science and Education

By editor on March 25, 2015 in Connecting to Place, Environment as Context for Learning, Environmental Education, Estuaries, First Nations, Global Warming, Indigenous Peoples, Marine/Aquatic Education, Native American, Ocean Literacy, Rivers and streams, Salmon, Science, STEM, Technology, University EE Programs, Watersheds

CMOP: The Best Environmental Education Program You’ve (Probably) Never Heard About . . Coastal Margin Science and Education in the Era of Collaboratories by Vanessa L. Green, Nievita Bueno Watts, Karen Wegner, Michael Thompson, Amy F. Johnson, Tawnya D. Peterson and António M. Baptista . nterdisciplinary science is needed to make big decisions when it […]

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Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Geoscience Education

By editor on February 23, 2015 in Citizen scientists, Community-based EE, Connecting to Nature, Connecting to Place, Critical Thinking, Data gathering, Environmental Education, Environmental Literacy, Estuaries, First Nations, Indigenous Peoples, Justice and Equity, Marine/Aquatic Education, Native American, Ocean Literacy, Place-based Education, Rivers and streams, Salmon, Science, STEM, Sustainability, Teaching science, Traditional Knowledge, Underserved communities, University EE Programs, Watersheds

It Takes a Community to Raise a Scientist: A Case for Community-Inspired Research and Science Education in an Alaskan Native Community By Nievita Bueno Watts and Wendy F. Smythe The quote, “lt takes a village to raise a child,” is attributed to African tradition and carries over to Alaskan Native communities as well (Hall, 2000). […]

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Learning about waterways and First Nation ways

By author on October 13, 2011 in Environmental Education, Estuaries, First Nations, Science

by Sarah E. Smith from A Newsletter of the Salish Coastal Gathering An innovative education program is introducing Squamish First Nation kids and their non-Native classmates to the richness of plant and animal life along the waterways of their lush corner of Coast Salish territory in British Columbia. Last school year, 500 children in 24 […]

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Daily EE Activity Idea

Exploring the Tidal ZoneNature Awareness—Grades K-3

Observing the Total Beach

1. Close your eyes and listen to the sound of the seashore. Listen from a distance. Listen more closely to the water on the rocks, the wind and the plants and the water on the sand. How many different sounds can you hear?
2. Observe the various movements at the seashore (plants, animals, boats, clouds, water, sand). Record the fastest movement, the slowest movement, and something that doesn't seem to move at all.
3. Identify the four tidal zones (spray, high time, mid-tide, low-tide). Plant a marker or stick between each zone for further comparisons.
4. Make an animal survey of the four tidal zones, examining one square foot in each zone.
5. When the tide is out, feel and/or record the temperature of the ocean, a mid-tide zone pool, a high tide zone pool, and the air. What conclusions can be drawn about animals and plants living in these tidal areas?
6. Taste the water of a shallow high tide pool and a large mid-tide pool. Is there any difference? Why?
7. What evidence can you find that shows the force of the ocean? Look for large logs that have washed up. Feel and compare its texture with a living tree. Notice erosion of shoreline (rocks, tide pools, sand, etc.)
8. How does the sea palm, clam, crab, barnacle and limpet withstand wave shock? Compare and test those with holdfasts.
9. Watch for and discuss man's influence on the beach environment.

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