From Shore to Sea
The JASON curriculum focused on the Channel Islands and the surrounding sea beckons you to explore and discover the shores of southern California. The curriculum’s theme is monitoring change with standards-based lesson plans covering geography, natural history, culture, watersheds, kelp forests, marine conservation and much more. Investigate several digital labs, including one on marine reserves. Local teachers also have an opportunity to nominate students for the Channel Islands Argonauts Program, where students work hand-in-hand with scientists conducting fieldwork.

Copies of this multi-disciplinary curriculum are available by participating
in a From Shore to Sea workshop.
Please contact: Carol Peterson / 805.658.5735

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What is Shore to Sea About?
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Digital Lab: Marine Reserves: Where Do You Fit In? Your mission is to represent one of the stakeholders (i.e. commercial fisherman, environmental advocate) in a working group to establish new marine reserve area near Anacapa Island. A classroom activity is included with this digital lab.

Digital Lab: Navigating the Channel Islands Learn about the human history and culture of the Channel Islands and be introduced to the Chumash people and their traditional canoe called a tomol.

Digital Lab: A Year in the Life of a Northern Elephant Seal Grab your binoculars and observe the life and times—from breeding to molting—of northern elephant seals as seen on San Miguel Island.

Speaker Series An interactive speaker series designed to bring evolving knowledge of the Channel Islands to the public. Click here to view the 2008 series in PDF format

All From Shore to Sea materials were developed and produced in partnership with the JASON Foundation for Education using data and content obtained from local agencies and organizations, such as the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park and UCSB’s Marine Science Institute.

From Shore to Sea is brought to local teachers by the Santa Barbara and Ventura County JASON Partnership, which is comprised of the following organizations:
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Channel Islands National Park, University of California, Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara County Education Office and Ventura County Superintendent of Schools.

 

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