MARE Curriculum Overview
The K-8 MARE curriculum focuses each grade on a different aquatic habitat.
Primary grades focus on nearshore, more familiar habitats
(pond, rocky seashore, sandy beach, and wetlands). As students progress
to their upper
elementary years, they explore offshore marine habitats that
are more conceptually abstract (kelp forest, open ocean, and islands).
Finally,
middle school students explore coral reefs and the polar seas.
The curriculum addresses standards in Earth, physical and life science,
as well as inquiry ("investigation and experimentation" in California);
language arts, environmental issues, art, and music.
As students progress through the years, they build upon
concepts and processes learned in previous years. Classroom assessments
within
the curriculum activities allow teachers to evaluate student
performance.
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