The University of Oregon’s Institute of Marine Biology announces the on-line release of marine science lessons developed as part of its National Science Foundation Graduates in K-12 grant.

The following link  http://pages.uoregon.edu/oimb/Academics/GK12/ leads you to:

1.  Background on OIMB’s GK12 program

2.  Lessons sorted by habitat

3.  Resources including links to additional curriculum, photo and video libraries, ocean literacy standards, on-line marine education communities, etc.

Although our GK12 program targeted k-6^th grades, many of these lessons are adaptable for older students.

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