Environmental Education
Water Quality Education
The eMOLT Project started in 2003 to record water quality parameters to gain a better understanding of how ocean cycles behave. Today, more than 200 commercial fishing vessels from Maryland to Maine are collecting data to improve the region’s environmental intelligence. This curriculum was designed to introduce high school students to key oceanographic and water quality concepts that will allow them to analyze and understand the eMOLT dataset, and provide exposure to the blue tech industry.
The eMOLT curriculum is freely available for teachers to use. It provides place-based lessons rooted in Massachusetts data that will give your students background information on topics involving Oceanography, Fisheries, Water Quality, Marine Biology, Data Manipulation and Analysis, and much more! Each lesson includes Next Generation Science Standards and Massachusetts Framework associated with the topics covered.
Review the eMOLT Curriculum Outline to access the lesson plans and student handouts (available in Google Docs) – and learn how to win an eMOLT system for your classroom!
Made possible by the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Shellfish Education
Shellfish are not only important to the Cape Cod ecosystem, they are essential to the local economy and have been for thousands of years. In 2019, the Fishermen’s Alliance and partners created a collection of seventeen third-grade interdisciplinary lessons, to take students on a journey to understand these interesting and important mollusks.
The curriculum is framed by the following essential question: How does knowing about shellfish help me understand my community and take an active role in supporting the shellfish fishery?
In order to answer this question, students become Shellfish Ambassadors to learn as much as they can about shellfish, their habitat and why they are important to their local ecosystem. By the end of the unit, students will understand that:
- Shellfish are an important part of the ecosystem and economy of Cape Cod
- Shellfish have lifecycles and needs like other plants and animals
- Protecting shellfish habitats helps the Cape Cod community
The shellfish curriculum is freely available for teachers to use. It includes background and supporting materials for teachers, lesson plans, student handouts, standards alignment, and a glossary. Supplies for select hands-on lessons are available upon request for Barnstable County schools.
Download the curriculum from links below:
Shellfish Unit-Overview & Lesson Plans
Shellfish Unit- Student Handouts
Please contact Melissa with questions.
