Education - Education Resources

Pennsylvania Sea Grant Educational Materials and Resources:

• Aquatic Invasive Species Poster and Companion Web site - a full color poster and online resource that provides information on AIS that are of major concern across Pennsylvania. To get a copy of the poster, contact Sean Rafferty.

• Project STEAR (Shipwreck Training Education Archaeology Research) - an online interactive program about Lake Erie's maritime history from a ship's last voyage to present day efforts to preserve and protect these valuable underwater cultural resources. Hard copy materials related to Project STEAR are available for borrowing by contacting Sean Rafferty.

• Environmental Rediscoveries - an ongoing program for teachers and students where participants become transformed into sailors and scientists on Lake Erie as they raise and lower sails, search for aquatic plants and animals, and learn about environmental quality. Hard copy materials related to Environmental Rediscoveries are available for borrowing by contacting Sean Rafferty.

• Introduced Flathead Catfish in Eastern Pennsylvania - an interactive online resource that includes factsheets, maps, a tabletop display for borrowing, educational presentations and other materials.

• Lake Erie Materials for Borrowing

Previous Projects:

• Invasive Species: The Good, the Bad, and the Prolific
• Chesapeake Bay Watershed Faculty Development

State, Regional and National Resources:

• Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies
• GLIN Education Link
• ESCAPE: Exotic Species Compendium of Activities to Protect the Environment
• Chesapeake Science on the Internet for Educators (ChesSIE)
• NOAA Education Resources
• EPA's Environmental Education Resources
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Educator's Page
• Great Lakes Information Network: TEACH Great Lakes
• Living Classrooms Foundation
• ERIC: Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education
• Regional Science Consortium at the Tom Ridge Center at Presque Isle

For more information in the Lake Erie area, contact Sean Rafferty. In the Greater Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley region, contact Ann Faulds.