{"id":290,"date":"2017-10-05T21:40:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T21:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/stem\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:42:18","slug":"teacher-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/teacher-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Resources for Aquatic Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Helpful Educational Links for the Classroom<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training Program overview\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdsoB46jnZc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Finding Our Way is a grant winning program through the NOAA Bay Watershed Education &amp; Training (B-WET) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/explainers\/noaa-meaningful-watershed-educational-experience\">Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-21-172749.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-21-172749.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-21-172749.png 851w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-21-172749-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-21-172749-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u200bSkype a Scientist has a database of thousands of scientists and helps them connect with classrooms, families, libraries, scout troops, and more all over the globe! Skype a Scientist gives students the opportunity to get to know a real scientist and get the answers to their questions straight from the source. After completing the form you should expect a response within a a few days to a week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skypeascientist.com\/get-involved.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here to Register for an Event<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/?page_id=1939&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Databases and Worksheets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The link above has resources designed for 6-12th grade classrooms, students can investigate the water quality characteristics (water temperature, salinity and oxygen), harmful algae bloom (HAB), and other topics. It also has databases that teachers can use to retrieve real data that can be used in the classroom.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Aquatic Science Watershed Activities<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1V-iS-7Id_qe1TWa3XWgsPZyje3cZPYvt\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Still River Watershed<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">An informative video about the Still River watershed that passes through Danbury form the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/03\/HVA-Presents_-Watersheds.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watershed worksheet<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Additionally your class can work on questions and a vocabulary sheet above, while watching the video. These vocabulary words will be helpful in understanding literature in aquatic science.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/02\/Career-Opportunities-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Career Opportunities <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">An Informative Power Point Presentation on the different watershed related career opportunities from the lens of Erik Hazeltonn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2022\/03\/FirstLight-Teachers-Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FirstLight Teachers Presentation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">A presentation on how hydro power works by FirstLight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">FirstLight Power is a renewable energy supplier operating hydroelectric, energy storage, and solar projects that produce clean, dependable electricity for more than 1.3 million New England homes. Today you&#8217;ll learn about their hydroelectric power plant in Western Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Energy Adventure Tour with FirstLight Power\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-qZeORHcgA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0Informational video on how to add a marker on google maps<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-290-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/01\/AquaticScienceClassMapVideo_HowToAddAMarker.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/01\/AquaticScienceClassMapVideo_HowToAddAMarker.mp4\">https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2021\/01\/AquaticScienceClassMapVideo_HowToAddAMarker.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gps.gov\/students\/partners\/\">GPS Stem Lessons<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8220;The U.S. government has released a new educational curriculum that uses GPS concepts and activities to stimulate student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dataintheclassroom.noaa.gov\/\">NOAA Data In The Classroom<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Learn more about water quality, Coral Bleaching..etc with NOAA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Looking for things to do at home?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/stem\/at-home-education\/at-home-education-2\/\">At Home Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Take a look at educational opportunities from NOAA that families can do. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/education\/stories\/staying-in-keep-learning-with-science-activities-kids-and-families-can-do-at-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Link)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Need a Break from the News? We\u2019re Swimming With Turtles\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q08qhP2VfxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Follow Humphrey the turtle with you, students!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sea Turtle Recovery is important to FOW students. Many said visiting and learning about Humphrey at the Turtle Back Zoo in NJ was the highlight of the summer program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-293\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2017\/10\/Sea-Turtle-Recovery-Humphrey-Release-Photo-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2017\/10\/Sea-Turtle-Recovery-Humphrey-Release-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2017\/10\/Sea-Turtle-Recovery-Humphrey-Release-Photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2017\/10\/Sea-Turtle-Recovery-Humphrey-Release-Photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2017\/10\/Sea-Turtle-Recovery-Humphrey-Release-Photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seaturtlerecovery.org\/news-updates\/rehabilitated-sea-turtle-being-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.seaturtlerecovery.org<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/SeaTurtleRecovery\/videos\/?ref=page_internal\">On Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 5px\" width=\"702\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 122.5px\">\n<td style=\"width: 693px;height: 122.5px\">\n<h4>Sea Turtle Activity:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.whalenet.org\/whalenet-stuff\/StopTammie\/\">Click here to follow Tammie!<\/a> Rehabilitated sea turtles were released off of Point Pleasant Beach in New Jersey. Follow the loggerhead sea turtle named Tammie.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amseasorg\/videos\/480632905786075\/\">Watch rehabilitated Tammie&#8217;s release video!\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsu.edu\/stem\/?attachment_id=1152\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1152\">See pictures of the adopted sea turtle Tammie<\/a>. Images provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amseas.org\">Atlantic Marine Conservation Society<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZRqPXDTTwTc&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;fbclid=IwAR0DBI2ym-TxfOgPEr9w4Bku-URHNaUnhtBAGpPpXTsipNScgLQqhUvqrdo\">Click here to see through the eyes of a sea turtle!\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;background-color: transparent\">Incredible footage from\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit;background-color: transparent\">deploying animal-borne cameras onto the juvenile green turtles of The Bahamas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>More links available:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsu.edu\/stem\/intro-to-stewardship-citizen-science\/\">Intro to Stewardship &amp; Citizen Science<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsu.edu\/stem\/stewardship-ideas-for-teachers-classroom\/\">Stewardship Ideas for Teachers &amp; Classroom<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/wcsu.edu\/stem\/stewardship-opportunities-for-the-family\/\">Stewardship Opportunities<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/nsdl.oercommons.org\">National Science Digital Library<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aa-m8a-jZ0k\">Chemistry Concept of Parts Per Million<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/baybackpack.com\/schoolyard_projects\/about\">Effective School-grounds Watershed Deliverable<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/explainers\/noaa-meaningful-watershed-educational-experience)\">NOAA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helpful Educational Links for the Classroom &nbsp; &nbsp; Finding Our Way is a grant winning program through the NOAA Bay Watershed Education &amp; Training (B-WET) and Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs). &nbsp; \u200bSkype a Scientist has a database of thousands &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-290","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/stem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}