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Activity guide 14 discreet units

TIDES components. Estuary study backpacks Upland Forests Salt marsh Tidal flats Open water. Explorer kits Equipment Interchangeable field guides. Activity guide 14 discreet units. Background resources “Tide of the Heron” video Scripted power point presentations

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Activity guide 14 discreet units

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  1. TIDES components • Estuary study • backpacks • Upland Forests • Salt marsh • Tidal flats • Open water • Explorer kits • Equipment • Interchangeable field • guides Activity guide 14 discreet units • Background resources • “Tide of the Heron” video • Scripted power point presentations • Estuaries Feature Series • Estuary Management Issue Papers • South Slough NERR website • Short topic videos • Teacher training • Offered at OSTA, • NAME and other • professional conferences • Offered at • South Slough NERR

  2. TIDES activity guide Activity guide 14 discreet units • 7 Classroom-based activities • Welcome to the Estuary • An introduction – “Tide of the Heron” • Estuary Connections – Watersheds to the Ocean • Tides of Change • Life in Waters of Productivity and Change – Physical Environments • Life in Waters of Productivity and Change – Estuary Survival • Humans and the Estuary

  3. TIDES activity guide Activity guide 14 discreet units • 7 Field and lab-based activities • Preparations for a field experience • Mapping Watersheds, Habitat, and Uses of the Coast • Tidal Marshes – Richness and Diversity • Tidal Flats – A World Beneath the Bottom • Waters of Life – A Journey into the Microworld • Waters of Life – Eelgrass and a Community of Creatures • Protect, Conserve, and Restore – A Connection to Your Community

  4. TIDES field studies • Specific sampling and observation equipment for habitat zone • Activity guide • Advanced field guides • Estuary study backpacks • Upland Forests • Salt marsh • Tidal flats • Open water • Available for loan • Demonstrated in teacher trainings

  5. TIDES field studies • Explorer kits • Equipment • Interchangeable field • guides • Hand shovel • Ruler • Hand lens • 25cm x 25 cm quadrat • Sample bottle • Laminated, ring bound simplified field guide to habitat

  6. TIDES resources Study guides for “Tide of the Heron” and Estuaries Feature Series Scripted PowerPoint presentations on salt marsh, tidal flats, water quality and eelgrass meadows Short topic videos, website, and publications with additional topical information • Background resources • “Tide of the Heron” video • PowerPoint presentations and images • Estuaries Feature Series • Estuary Management Issue Papers • South Slough NERR website • Short topic videos

  7. TIDES implementation • Classroom and field support for local schools • Demonstration at off-site locations • Training videos available on web • Can be supported by NERRS Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) program • Grant funding needed to support training workshop development and delivery, teacher support, kit development • Teacher training • Offered at OSTA, • NAME and other • professional conferences • Offered at • South Slough NERR

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