Curriculum library
Lessons built from voyage data.
The NOAA Teacher at Sea lessons featured below were selected, reviewed, edited, and updated in partnership with scientists and staff at NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Center. The lessons focus on NOAA Fisheries research conducted in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.
8 featured lessons
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Each lesson is paired with NOAA research data and reviewed by scientists at NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Center. All include standards alignment.
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Sophomore university level or above
Plenty of Fish in the Sea
Counting Fish Using Probability
Dr. Emily Cilli-Turner · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2018
Math — normal and hypergeometric probability distributions
Open lesson -
5–7th grade
A "Key" to Alaskan Fish ID
Dichotomous-key field exercise
Cristina Veresan · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2015
Life Science, Biology — taxonomic keys, field guides
Open lesson -
11–12th grade
Exploring Gravity's Effect on Ship Stability
Center-of-mass demonstration
Jennifer Smallwood · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2017
Physics — naval architecture, stability, buoyancy, center of gravity
Open lesson -
9–12th grade
Fishing for Information
Analyzing fisheries data
Britta Culbertson · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2013
Life Science — fisheries management, biodiversity, scientific reasoning
Open lesson -
Pre-K through Kindergarten
Fish Lab Scientists
Inside a real fisheries lab
Erica Marlaine · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2019
Science / Math — biodiversity
Open lesson -
7th grade
Sampling to Determine Species Composition
Statistical sampling exercise
Lacee Sherman · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2018
Biology · Ecology · Environmental Science — species composition
Open lesson -
2nd grade · taught by high-school biology students
Starfish Adaptations
Peer-taught lesson
Cathrine Prenot Fox · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2011
Life Science — animal adaptations, structure/function, habitat
Open lesson -
6–8th grade
Deep Sea Exploration
Voyage of discovery
Callie Harris · NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, 2019
Oceanography — careers in marine science
Open lesson