Curriculum and Activities

Tap into your students’ natural curiosity about the ocean to teach important science concepts while addressing Next Generation Science Standards!

MARE has been developing high quality, inquiry-based, hands-on ocean sciences curriculum for over 25 years. Our materials includes:

Classroom Curriculum

•     MARE Teacher's Guides to Marine Habitats: K and 1st grade Units aligned to NGSS
•     MARE Teacher's Guides to Marine Habitats: 2-8 grade habitat-based instructional units
•     Ocean Currents, Only One Ocean, and On Sandy Shores GEMS/MARE guides
•     Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence for Grades 3-5  
•     Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequence for Grades 6-8
•     Shoreline Science for Grades 2-3 from Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading (integrates science and literacy)

Activities

•     Climate and Data ACLIPSE Activities: 

Supplemental Resources

•     MARE Teacher’s Guide to Marine Science Field Trips
•     Beach Science from AfterSchool KidzScience