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Teaching resources
Teaching resources
University of Michigan-Flint "Discovering Place" video series
Models of Excellence project examples database
Place-Based Education case studies
"Inside the NGSS Classroom" video series
Scaffolding content and process
Troubleshooting project management
Buck Institute for Education (project-based learning resources)
Our Curriculum Matters: place-based education guide
Lincoln County Resources Map
Lincoln County Resources Map
This map provides general information and contact info for Lincoln County marine education providers. Items include field trip sites, service learning/student project sources, and resources for teachers.
Have someone or someplace to add to this list? Let us know!
More local resources
More local resources
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: Programs
Yaquina Head Oustanding Natural Area: field trip info for teachers
Explore places and activities on the Oregon Coast (great for field trip planning!)
Oregon Sea Grant educator kits
Local lending kits: teaching tools and materials
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership education kits
Oregon Hatchery Research Center in Alsea: Field Trips
OMSI Coastal Discovery Center, Newport OR: residential environmental camp programs
Oregon marine citizen science programs
Oceanscape's guide to Oregon tidepooling
Newportal: A Gateway to Oceanographic Adventures from Newport and Beyond (A Blog by Northwest Fisheries Science Center)
General marine education resources
General marine education resources
See our full Resources Library with over 100 items arranged by topic at the Ocean Literacy Partnership page.
Recommended Books
Recommended Books
Grades K-3
Grades K-3
Over and Under the Waves by Kate Messner, Illustrated by Christopher Neal
Over and Under Series | NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book| Lexile: AD720L
The Tide Pool Waits by Candance Fleming, Illustrated by Amy Hevron
Children's Picture Book | Recommended Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Between the Tides by Fran Hodgkins, Illustrated by Jim Sollers
Children's Picture Book | Recommended Reading Level: Ages 4-8
National Geographic Readers | Nat Geo Level 1 | Lexile: 510L
National Geographic Readers | Nat Geo Level 1 | Lexile: 510L
One Small Square Series | Recommended Reading Level: Ages 6-9
One Small Square Series | Recommended Reading Level: Ages 6-9
What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidener Zoehfeld, Illustrated by Helen K. Davie
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Series | Level 1 | Lexile: AD460L
Beaver and Otter Get Along . . . Sort Of: A Story of Grit and Patience between Neighbors by Sneed Collard, Illustrated by Meg Sodano
Fiction |Lexile AD680L
Grades 4-6
Grades 4-6
The Orca Scientists by Kim Perez Valice, Photographs by Andy Comins
Scientists in the Field Series | Lexile: 1100L
NSTA Recommended | Recommended Reading Level: Ages 9-12
What goes on Inside a Beaver Pond? by Becky Cushing Gop, Illustrated by Carrie Shryock
Graphic Novel Style | Recommended Reading Level: Ages 8-10
Whales to the Rescue: How Whales Help Engineer the Planet by Adrienne Mason, Illustrated by Kim Smith
Ecosystem Guardians Series | Recommended Reading Level: Ages 8-12
If You Take Away the Otter by Susannah Buhrman-Deever, Illustrated by Matthew Trueman
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book| Recommended Reading Level: Ages 8-10
A Drop Around the World by Barbara Shaw McKinney, Illustrated by Michael S. Maydak
Poetry | Lexile: 820L
Max Axiom Graphic Novel Series | Lexile: GN670L
Curious Kids Nature Guide: Explore the Amazing Outdoors of the Pacific Northwest by Fiona Cohen, Illustrated by Marni Fylling
Nature Guide | Various Levels
Nature Journaling | Various Levels
Looking for something specific? Contact our Teacher Programs Manager. We can direct you to resources related to exactly what you and your students are interested in learning about.
Looking for something specific? Contact our Teacher Programs Manager. We can direct you to resources related to exactly what you and your students are interested in learning about.
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