Programs & Resources for K-12 Students

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Laboratories

Horn Point Laboratory
Near Cambridge, Maryland, this world class laboratory offers science programs for both teachers and students related especially to the Chesapeake Bay.
Contact: Laura Murray - murray@hpl.umces.edu
Donna Stotts - (410) 221-8483 dstotts@hpl.umces.edu

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Located in Solomons Island, Maryland, this cutting edge marine laboratory offers outreach programs for the public, including field trips for students and teachers.
Contact: Emily Sherkow - (410) 326-7218 or sherkow@umces.edu

Appalachian Laboratory
Appalachian Laboratory Environmental Science Education (ALESE) offers short programs at the Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, MD to local schools and organized youth and adult groups.
Contact: Cat Stylinski - (301) 689-7272 or alese@al.umces.edu

University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

Center of Marine Biotechnology (COMB)
Located in the Columbus Center at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, COMB's state-of-the-art facilities include a fully contained aquaculture facility designed for conducting cutting-edge research to develop and improve finfish/shellfish production and hatchery technologies. Tours are available by appointment.
Contact: Adam Frederick – (410) 234-8850 or frederic@mdsg.umd.edu

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

SERC offers an array of education programs built on the Center's state-of-the-art research methods and findings and designed to broaden people's understanding of the environment and communicate how human activities influence ecosystems.

Maryland Sea Grant

Oysters
Biofilms & Biodiversity
Maryland Sea Grant Education Newsletter

Other

Bridge: Ocean Sciences Teacher Education Resource Center
(Virginia Institute of Marine Science)

Blue Crabs
(Virginia Sea Grant)

Horseshoe Crabs
(Univ. Delaware Graduate College of Marine Studies and Delaware Sea Grant)

Deep-Sea Expeditions
(Univ. Delaware Graduate College of Marine Studies and Delaware Sea Grant)

Selected Marine Education Sites
(Mid-Atlantic Region Sea Grant)

Other Sea Grant Education Resources
(Sea Grant News Media Center)

NOAA Education Resources