Curated OER
The Settlement of the Chesapeake
Focusing on the Virginia and Maryland settlements in the 1600's, this presentation is a complete and thorough resource during a unit on Colonial America. It includes pictures, maps, and interesting discussion points for you to address...
Curated OER
Marvelous Marshes of the Chesapeake
Third graders identify sources of salt water and fresh water that enter the Chesapeake Bay. They build a model watershed and describe how runoff enters the Bay.
Other
Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Chesapeake Bay
A great learning resource. Provides in-depth information on bay grasses, bay conditions, bay monitoring, plus much more.
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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
This great site offers information about the Chesapeake Bay, its history, people and it's stories. "Tour" the museum to find interesting information.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Watermen of the Chesapeake
In this resource, students can meet the modern-day watermen of the Chesapeake Bay region. Find out about their day-to-day struggles with living and working within the nation's largest estuary system.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ecology Disrupted: Chesapeake Bay Food Web
In this comprehensive lesson unit, students examine how overfishing has affected Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. They will study food webs from the past and present and graph related data.
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Tidewater Volleyball Association
Resource has several links for tournament information, junior leagues, beach leagues, summer information and also fall leagues. There is other information like a monthly calendar and other updates and information.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future
Learn about the culture, history, and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay estuary. Follow activities of the Bay through time to learn how it has been an important part of our country's past and present times. Also find out why it is important...
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Chesapeake Bay
Take a closer look at the Chesapeake Bay, one of the world's largest active estuaries. Find out about the local people, wildlife, and what is threatening the area.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Social Change and National Development
As the United States grew geographically, along with developing a national identity, there was also an increasing identity with regionalism. Read about the various regions, along with the changes in economics and religion in this period...