Information for Educators
- Eyes on the Bay
 Eyes
on the Bay is a comprehensive Web site that utilizes new
monitoring technologies to provide a better picture of
the health of the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays and assess progress in
meeting Chesapeake 2000 goals. There is real-time data, including salinity,
water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, water clarity, algal levels and chlorophyll
concentrations. This site also provides extensive, easy-to-understand
background material to help the public understand why the data is
relevant, how to interpret it, and what Maryland is doing to restore the
health of the Bays and their tributaries.
- Bay Grasses in
Classes
 Maryland
students from elementary, middle and high schools learn the importance of
Chesapeake Bay grasses
with help from the Department of Natural Resources. As part of the Bay
Grasses in Classes program, students grow bay grasses in the classroom and
transplant them to select areas in the Bay. The program provides teacher
instruction, curricula and equipment.
- T.E.A.M. Volunteer
Program
TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN MARYLAND
TEAM DNR is a volunteer initiative providing elementary school
teachers with classroom-based presentations on Chesapeake Bay Issues.
The program is designed to educate students about natural resource
issues vital to the protection and restoration of the Bay, its
tributaries and living resources. Each presentation is provided FREE of
charge and is available to public and private schools around the state. For more
information about this exciting new program, call Chris Hintz at
410-260-8809 or email at chintz@dnr.state.md.us.
- POWER UP!
 An
activity guide for grades 4-8 which examines the issues of electric
power generation in Maryland. This includes how and where electricity is
produced, its transmission, environmental impacts and energy
conservation at home and in school. Activities use a variety of
teacher/learning strategies such as small group cooperative learning,
individual tasks, reading, lab investigations, mapping and models. For
more information please contact Cindy Etgen at 260-8710 or email at cetgen@dnr.state.md.us.
- Project WET
 Established in 1990, WET (Water
Education for Teachers) is an interdisciplinary water education program
which targets educators and young people in grades K-12. The goal of
Project WET is to facilitate and promote the awareness, appreciation,
knowledge, and management of water resources through the development and
dissemination of classroom ready teaching aids. A trained network of
teachers, resource professionals, and citizens organize and teach
Project WET workshops throughout Maryland. By familiarizing educators
with current water resource issues, Project WET ultimately reaches
students by incorporating interesting activities, simulations, exhibits,
and models into the classroom. For more information about Project WET,
please contact Cindy Etgen at 410-260-8710 or
cetgen@dnr.state.md.us
- Aquatic Resources
Education Conferences
This program introduces educators to
workshops and class projects related to aquatic resources. Regional
mini-conferences are held during the school year to prepare educators
for developing their own environmentally sound projects with their
students. Educators are also taught how to write grant proposals for an
ARE grant and for the Chesapeake Bay Trust. Past workshops have included
schoolyard habitat projects, Wonder of Wetlands, Be Part of Something
Big!, and a yellow perch project. For more information, or a grant
application, please contact Cindy Etgen at 410-260-8710 or cetgen@dnr.state.md.us
- Chesapeake Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maryland
This
Reserve is one of 22 Reserves in 17 states established to protect
estuarine areas as natural field laboratories for research, monitoring,
and education. It encompasses 4,800 acres in three distinct portions of
the Bay: Otter Point Creek in the upper Bay, Jug Bay on the Patuxent
River, and Monie Bay on the lower eastern shore. The environmentally
diverse habitats represented by these three regions include flooded
hardwood forests, freshwater wetlands, and expansive salt marshes. The
educational programs of the Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland focus on
a wide range of audiences from legislators and coastal decision makers,
to environmental professionals, educators, and students. The newly
opened Anita C. Leight Estuary Center at the Otter Point Creek component
serves as the Reserve center for the state.
Check out DNR's CBNERR web site.
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