{"id":21969,"date":"2019-03-06T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/?p=11288"},"modified":"2024-05-21T15:54:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T19:54:06","slug":"sea-grant-seeks-teacher-input-on-mariculture-lesson-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/sea-grant-seeks-teacher-input-on-mariculture-lesson-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Sea Grant Seeks Teacher Input on Mariculture Lesson Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"
Teachers, are you interested in test-driving lesson plans on marine aquaculture?<\/p>\n Developed through a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 10 lessons include an introduction to marine aquaculture, or mariculture, as well as classroom activities on topics like environmental impacts, production methods and business perspectives.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have worked with a team of science,\u00a0agriculture and vocational teachers on the coast\u00a0to develop these educational resources,” says North Carolina Sea Grant marine education specialist Terri Kirby Hathaway<\/a>. “The lessons now are ready to be tested in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n The team also included North Carolina Sea Grant coastal economics specialist Jane Harrison<\/a> and science writer Julie Leibach<\/a>, as well as Swansboro High School science teacher Amy Sauls.<\/p>\n \u201cInitially we had a small team of top-notch teachers who gave input to the creative process. Now it is time to have educators field-test to make sure the lessons run smoothly and are effective,\u201d Sauls says. \u201cIt is important as a next step to ensure the lessons are useful to teachers in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>Above: Students who learn about mariculture gain exposure to new career avenues. Photo by Baxter Miller.<\/em><\/p>\n