IN CLASS & FIELD LESSONS
Welcome Teachers! Thank you for inviting Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum into your classroom. If we are working in your school directly, find the complete set of materials that you will need below. Download and print.
The notebook is included in its entirety below, however, we have provided the option to print it in chapters below and in the column to the right.
Please print these materials:
Students will need to use our website to complete their science notebook. This can be done during computer or library time. Teachers are encouraged to choose from additional tie-in activities such as artwork, games and additional videos on this website, to enhance the materials.
If you are interested in using our curriculum independently, you may choose to download the lesson plans and exercises below per the needs of your classroom.
Lesson Plans
6th Grade Ocean Acidification Unit Curriculum
Student Notebook
The ABC’s of Ocean Acidification Extension
Other Resources
Field Lesson
NEW VIRTUAL LEssons here!
**Teacher note: these google drive documents are view only, but you can make a copy of them to use in your google classroom, download, or print them. Each folder contains a lesson that guides students through the materials as well as all the supporting documents to use in your google classroom.
Human Smokestack and the Carbon Cycle
Carbon is the basis for life on Earth and we interact with the carbon cycle every day. Using a simple demonstration with red cabbage indicator students begin to connect themselves with the carbon cycle and reflect on the balance of the natural system.
Curious about your impact on the carbon cycle? This lesson walks students through assessing their carbon footprint to find ways to lower their emissions based on their lifestyle.
A great way to begin to understand pH, and start to think about how ocean acidification affects ocean life, is to look at the pH of solutions you have at home!
Ocean Acidification & the Oyster Life Cycle
In this lesson students compare the chemical, biological, and local economic effects of ocean acidification through learning about oysters.
Lesson 5: A Tale of Two Cities
By designing two cities, carbon heavy and eco friendly, students reflect on what they have learned about ocean acidification and actions they can take to improve the health of the ecosystem.