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MARE/COSEE California Director Craig Strang along with Banana Slugs Doug "Dirt" Greenfield and "Solar" Steve Van Zandt join Environmental Dialogues host Rob Moir to celebrate the production of a new children's music CD, Only One Ocean, focused on Ocean Literacy.

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Learn more about the upcoming Only One Ocean CD!


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Teaching Resources

We recognize that teachers need to have appropriate and useful resources (and know how to find them) to teach effectively. MARE offers a large selection of print materials and a continuously growing web-based directory of books, posters, media, manipulatives, guest speakers, field trip ideas, and tips to assist teachers, parents, and administrators in the successful implementation of the MARE program.

Click the links below for more information about our offerings.

MARE K-8 Teacher Guides
Mare K-8 Teacher Guide The core of the MARE program is the curriculum. Trial-tested in classrooms nationally and designed for use in ethnically and linguistically diverse classrooms, the MARE curriculum incorporates strategies that promote second language acquisition and addresses the issue of inclusion in science and environmental education. Focusing on a different aquatic habitat at each grade level, the MARE curriculum includes enough lessons to integrate life, earth, and physical sciences with language arts, social studies, art, and math in a yearlong thematic program.

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Habitat Homepages
Your one-stop web source for habitat content, Ocean Immersion planning, and sharing what works. Dive deeply into content specific to your habitat. Need to find the right book or perfect Ocean Immersion kick-off assembly idea? Use our search engine to locate books, videos, posters, field trip ideas, guest speakers, and more. Post helpful tips for other teachers to try. Know any local ocean resources that should be included in our database? Contact us and let us know.

Marine Science Field Trips
MARE Teachers Guide to Marine Science Field Trips CoverField work is an integral part of any science or environmental education program. This field trip guide is a companion to the MARE curriculum guides and describes more than 50 field trips near the San Francisco Bay and Central California coast. In addition you will find checklists for organizing and leading a field trip.

Click here and learn some important tips to remember during any marine science field trip!

MARE Hotlist
Want to see our picks of the latest and greatest marine science teaching resources that have caught our attention? Then check this site often for new books, posters, videos and other resources that are current MARE staff favorites!

Parent Partners
The MARE Program is a school-wide celebration of our marine environment. Students, teachers, administrators and parents work together to transform an entire school into a laboratory for the discovery and exploration of the ocean. To compliment and extend learning beyond the classroom, the MARE curriculum has a broad selection of home-based, Parent Partner activities.

Your students will bring home their overflowing enthusiasm and new-found interest in the ocean and the creatures that live there. Parents can share their skills and resources both at home and at school to help students extend and apply the knowledge they gain throughout the program.

Other LHS Publications
MARE/GEMS Guide Only One Ocean Famed for their ability to actively involve all students and teachers, Lawrence Hall of Science instructional materials are challenging and rigorous, research-based and classroom tested for educational effectiveness. Units and courses developed by LHS convey pivotal concepts and help students develop essential abilities and can be used as strong support to the educational goals of the National Science Education Standards, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards as well as state frameworks and district guidelines.

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MARE K-8 Teacher Guides

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MARE Hotlist

Parent Partners

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