Boston Inner Harbor: Photo Credit,
USGS
Featured
Theme
Boston Harbor is rich in natural resources and has
a long political, economic, maritime, and cultural
history. Now more than ever students can learn about
the Harbor and its Islands because of recent environmental
improvements and state and federal initiatives, especially
the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area, signed
into law in 1996. The National Park Service, in a
unique arrangement, shares management of the Area
through the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, a coalition
of 13 federal, state, city, private and non-profit
organizations. The waters of Boston Harbor remain
a state park, and the Islands remain in state, city
and private ownership. This highlight feature will
provide teaching resources and website links to help
you and your students experience Boston Harbor and
the Islands. Several organizations, resources and
teachers are singled out as recommended examples.
Database
Listings
The MSP databases have been searched for educational
opportunities for field trips, study and research
related to k-12 subjects and Boston Harbor. Check
out Organizations
(description of offerings and contact information)
and Resources
(curricula, videos, and reference materials, etc.).
See also the Website Links section below for additional
information.
Featured
Teacher Organizations
Massachusetts
Marine Educators
This organization meets the needs of many teachers
through workshops and marine science curriculum materials,
and it sponsors a conference for high school students.
New
England Aquarium Teacher Resource Center
This excellent center and library offers many services
to teachers, including curriculum and reference materials,
kits, videos and consultation.
Featured
Curriculum Resources
The
Online Learning Center of the Boston Harbor Islands
National
Park Area is a growing site full of educational materials
and ideas,
including student activities, teacher resources and
facts about the
Boston Harbor Islands.
USGS/
New England Aquarium: Boston Harbor Ecosystems
is a collaborative website with hands-on information
for students, including 3D fly by movies, projections,
research data and aerial photographs that allow you
to zoom in on specific areas.
Massachusetts
Water Resources Authority : The website features
School Programs for Teachers and Students, including
resources on water supply, sewage disposal, and cleanup
of Boston Harbor and information on tours, teacher
training, classroom visits, curriculum guides, videos
and testing kits.
Featured Teacher,
School Program
We recognize Carleton
(Carl) Johnson for his many years of dedicated
teaching about marine science and Boston Harbor
at South Boston High School and in the community.
The Boston Harbor
Curriculum Project is singled out for its
ambitious approach to using the resources of the Boston
Harbor Islands in schools of Greater Boston.
Featured
Lesson Plans
Photo: Courtesy The Boston Harbor
Association
Who
Dirtied the Water? ---- Salt
Water Wedge
Boston Harbor
Maps & Images
Landsat Sattelite photo credit:USGS
Click on photo for additional links
Website Links
Governance/Administration,
History,
Science,
Events/Field
Trips/Ferry Information, Commerce/Port
UMass
Boston Offerings
Click on photo for additional links
Nominate a site or resource to be highlighted on
this page by sending e-mail to the Massachusetts
Studies Project
