Oyster Decline

in the Chesapeake Bay

Table of Contents

 

Background:

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Links to Other Good Stuff

Skip Jacks http://www.stardem.com/locals/news/news96/1129oyster.html

Resources:

From: http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Education/edmaterial.html

Marine Science Education Workbooks: The American Oyster by Jack Greer, ed. UM-SG-ES-79-03.....57pp. $4.00

The American Oyster, once Maryland's most valuable seafood, serves as the subject of this workbook, a marine science miniunit aimed at middle school/junior high school students. The workbook includes a number of figures- diagrams of oyster anatomy, salinity charts, harvest graphs and charts showing the location of oyster bars and the range of oyster predators. There are also pictures of harvesting devices and dcscriptions of the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery.

Marine Science Education Workbooks: Tides and Marshes Jack Greer, ed UM-SG-ES-79-01 37 pp. $4.00

This workbook is aimed at middle school/junior high school students, though teachers and group leaders may find a wider application for the materials. Each workbook contains a Teachers Narrative, a Student Activities Section and a Resource Section. Figures include diagrams of intertidal zones, tidal effects on vegetation and the moon's effect on tides.

Marine Science Education Workbooks: Food Webs in an Estuary Jack Greer, ed. UM-SG-ES-79-02. 26 pp. $4.00

This workbook introduces the subject of food chains and food webs, using elementary examples from an estuarine system. Although the focus is on the Chesapeake Bay, the material may be adaptable to any similar estuarine environment. Figures include diagrams of simple food chains.

Modified by E. Iglich 6/99

For more information on the Howard Hughes supported Prince George's Middle School Science Teacher's Outreach Program contact: eiglich@wmdc.edu