May's Harvest

Eutrophication Lab: Nutrients or Light Grades 10-12 What environmental mechanisms lead to eutrophication? What role do nutrients play in water health? What role does light play in water health? What are management strategies to limit...

Fishing for the Future Grades 5-12 How do we manage spaces that are not owned by anyone? How does overfishing impact future generations? What alternative strategies can be utilized to help limit overfishing? Through a...

Fertilizers from the Sea What is fertilizer from the sea? How is it made and used? What are the benefits of using fertilizer from the sea? In this activity students will learn there are two...

Food Miles and Deserts Grades 7-12 How are food systems connected to overall environmental health? What food choices can we make to benefit ourselves, and the environment? In this lesson, students will understand misconceptions and...

Grades 3-5 Students will understand how the life cycle of fish differ from that of other farmed animals, how they grow and develop, and think critically about how their life cycles affect how we harvest...

Grades K-2 Students will learn about different types of shellfish and understand what types of seafood are native to Massachusetts. Download the lesson.

Exploring Sustainable Seafood Students create a game board using a sustainable seafood guide. They play a game to explore why some seafood is considered sustainable and how choosing sustainable seafood can have a positive impact...

Lesson Overview Grades 8-12 The unique geographic and economic characteristics of the Northeast coast become apparent through the study of photographs, maps and interviews with two New England fishermen of the early 20th century. How...

What are the primary issues affecting the sustainability of marine fisheries? Grades 9-12 Activity Overview Students will identify the issues and terminology related to fisheries sustainability and explore the impacts those issues have on specific...

The NOAA has a wealth of resources on their website related to marine life and water as a resource. Check them out here!

The Marine Stewardship Council has a wide array of resources teaching students about marine sustainability at school, at home, and for different age groups. View them on the MSC website.

The New England Aquarium has a variety of classroom activities that teach students about marine life and environment.  These activities can be a great complement to a trip to the New England Aquarium in Boston!...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has many resources for curriculum ideas relating to marine life that are tailored to students from K-12. Lessons include: Grades K-2 Crabs: Claws and Shells Beach in a Pan Dishpan Tide...

Students will learn about fish stocks, replenishing them, and the importance of practicing sustainable fishing. To teach this lesson, the class will play an outdoor game that simulates the difficulties people face relating to survival...

Through this class discussion plan, students will learn about photosynthesis and why food in the deep sea is more scarce. The discussion covers the formation seamounts and their importance in the marine food chain, as...

Students will answer the question, “What patterns are there in the colors of deep sea animals?” and learn about how they have adapted to their environment. In this activity, students will simulate going deeper underwater...

An activity sheet that complements “The Impact of Fishing Activity & Teacher Notes.” This worksheet asks students to finish the sentences about sustainable fishing.   Download the worksheet.

This resource has a lesson that teach students about the marine food chain as well as the taxonomy and classifications of marine mammals. Activities include: Yarn Food Web, What Big Teeth or Baleen You Have,...

A 6-8 week curriculum where students will be immersed in learning about aquatic plants and animals. They practice science skills of noticing details, comparing, sorting, measuring, questioning, recording, and communicating. Science notebooks are used throughout...

Students learn about the economic importance of fishing and why it should be practiced sustainably. Through this, students can learn about issues such as overfishing and bycatch. This resource also has instructions on creating an...

This activity teaches students about the marine food system through class activities such as creating a visual representation of a simple food chain, a string game connecting different sea creatures, and researching a marine animal....