Curriculum

Topics discussed throughout the year and centered around the NC Essential Standards of Science.

Kindergarten - Parts of a fish; Barrier island birds; Shells; Similarities and differences within groups of marine animals

1st Grade - Being a marine scientist; Barrier island sediments; Fish forms; Life in the ocean; Barrier island plants

2nd Grade - Life in the salt marsh; Marine life cycles; Ocean chemistry; Marine debris; Oceans & weather

3rd Grade - Ocean landscapes; Reading waves; Tsunamis; Ocean/people connections; Bioluminescence

4th Grade - Tides and currents; Barrier island dynamics; Ocean legends; King Tide Project

5th Grade - Zones of the ocean; Marine mammals; Symbiotic relationships; Plankton; Rooty Rascals projects (extension of Harbor Island Garden Club)

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