{"id":12396,"date":"2020-04-08T14:52:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T18:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=12396"},"modified":"2020-04-08T14:52:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T18:52:23","slug":"north-carolina-sea-grant-offers-coastal-themed-resources-for-at-home-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/north-carolina-sea-grant-offers-coastal-themed-resources-for-at-home-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Sea Grant Offers Coastal-Themed Resources for At-Home Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Above: A sea star of the species <\/em>Asterias forbesi<em>. Photo by Paul Morris\/CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Contact:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Terri Kirby Hathaway, <a href=\"mailto:tkhathaw@ncsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tkhathaw@ncsu.edu<\/a>, 252-475-5486<\/em><\/p>\n<p>North Carolina Sea Grant has published a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/program-areas\/education-training\/education-resources-at-home-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">educational resources<\/a> to complement homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The list includes articles and hands-on activities about coastal flora, fauna and phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorth Carolina Sea Grant has always been committed to educating the public about our coast,\u201d says marine education specialist Terri Kirby Hathaway. \u201cWith students across the nation home from school, we wanted to provide easy access to resources that will keep kids learning during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2012-2\/summer-2012\/naturalists-notebook-a-song-across-the-water\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12398\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A-Song-Across-the-Water.png\" alt=\"Image of first page of article &quot;A Song Across the Water&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A-Song-Across-the-Water.png 1275w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A-Song-Across-the-Water-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A-Song-Across-the-Water-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A-Song-Across-the-Water-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/A-Song-Across-the-Water-1187x1536.png 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The articles were first published either in N.C. Sea Grant\u2019s flagship magazine, <em>Coastwatch<\/em>, or on its <em>Currents<\/em> blog. They cover an array of topics, including common N.C. sharks, maritime forest habitat and ocean tides. Adults may wish to read these pieces to youngsters, while older kids will enjoy perusing the pages on their own.<\/p>\n<p>The new resource page also includes more formal curricula, including a set of lesson plans on marine aquaculture, as well as classic educational activities from the 1970s and 80s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese \u2018oldies but goodies\u2019 have withstood the test of time,\u201d says Hathaway. \u201cThey encourage problem-solving and discussion essential to building skills in science, technology, engineering and math.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find the resources at <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/program-areas\/education-training\/education-resources-at-home-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">go.ncsu.edu\/homeschool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">##<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>North Carolina Sea Grant: Your link to research and resources for a healthier coast<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina Sea Grant has published a list of educational resources to complement homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1392,1400,1399],"tags":[268,272,270,117,269,267,271,187],"_ncst_magazine_issue":[],"class_list":["post-12396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coastwatch","category-communications","category-extension","tag-at-home-learning","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-education","tag-homeschool","tag-homeschooling","tag-pandemic","tag-stem"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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