Ask HR Green : Education Opportunities
Explore green education opportunities including fundraiser car washes, recycling at school, pledge to be a green classroom, green learning education guides and more!
- Primary Topic: Climate Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Conservation, Encourage Resilient Action, Local Resource, Renewable Resources/Energy Conservation
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Educator Guide, Educator Professional Development, Resilience Report
- Professional Development Type: Grants
Educator Guide to Virtual Exchange
Downloadable Educator Guide on the Virtual Exchange from Youth for Understanding.
- Primary Topic: Marine Education
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Educator Guide, Resilience Report
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Guide
A guide to estuary basics entitled ‘An Introduction to the Ecosystem’. Read about the Bay ecosystem, geology of the bay, water & sediments, habitats, living resources & biological communities, food production & consumption, and preserving the Chesapeake Bay. Includes glossary of key terms and phrases.
- Primary Topic: Climate Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Conservation, Ecology, Food Production, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Educator Guide
How to Start an After School Environmental Club Guide
A guide for teachers of Kindergarten through 8th on how to start and after school Environmental Club.
- Primary Topic: Climate Change
- Sub Topic: Encourage Resilient Action
- Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Educator Guide, Educator Professional Development
CBF’s Guide to Meaningful Watershed Experience (MWEE)
The complete An Educators Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Experience (MWEE) in downloadable format. The goal of the MWEE for teachers and educators is to strengthen the youth’s connection and experience with nature, engaging a deeper respect and concern for our natural environment and creating tomorrow’s world changers.
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Encourage Resilient Action, Local Resource
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Educator Guide, Educator Professional Development, Resilience Report
2019 Chesapeake Classrooms Teachers Guide
The complete 2019 Chesapeake Classrooms Teachers Guide in downloadable format. The goal of Chesapeake Classrooms is to “provide high-quality learning experiences that prepare and empower teachers to increase student engagement, achievement, and stewardship by incorporating environmental literacy and watershed education into their academic programs.”
- Primary Topic: Climate Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Local Resource
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Educator Guide, Educator Professional Development
CBF Water Quality Educator Guide Map
Educator guide to understanding the CBF Water Quality map. Includes field names and definitions, water quality parameters and methods, eutrophication process, how teacher and students can use the CBF GIS app (create graphs and analyze the data), and lesson plans and activities.
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Educator Guide, Lesson Plan
CBF Interactive Osprey Tracking Map
Interactive Osprey tracking map showing environmental trends and health status. As an indicator species, the Osprey require a clean environment and an abundance of food
- Primary Topic: Climate Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Conservation, Ecology, Food Production, Local Resource
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Interactive Map
ArcGIS Interactive Map of Virginia Opportunity Zones
Explore an Interactive map of the current Opportunity Zones in Virginia. Enjoy different data layers and view the qualified zones by each city in Virginia. Includes census tract IDs, and individual Zone contact information.
- Primary Topic: Climate Change
- Sub Topic: Encourage Resilient Action, Local Resource
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Background Information or Research, Case Study, Dataset, Interactive Map
Hampton Roads Resilience Projects Dashboard
Interactive Map on the Hampton Roads Resilience Projects Dashboard. Enjoy data layers including elevation, flood proofing, drainage, project sites, shorelines, stream restoration and more!
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Wetlands
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Background Information or Research, Dataset, Interactive Map
NOAA’s Tides & Currents Interactive Map
Learn about Tides and Currents and their interaction in accordance with sea level rise. Explore this Interactive Map on Sea Level Rise trends around the globe.
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Flooding, Flooding Prevention
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Dataset, Interactive Map
VIMS Research Interactive Map
Research (VIMS): Browse sea level rise report cards in various locations. Interactive maps and data viewers, useful for advanced students studying climate change and sea level rise in VA
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Ecology, Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Local Resource
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Dataset, Interactive Map
VIMS AdaptVA Interactive Map
AdaptVA (VIMS): Interactive maps and data viewers, useful for advanced students studying climate change and sea level rise in VA
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Conservation, Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Dataset, Interactive Map
VIMS Tidewatch Interactive Map
Tidewatch (VIMS): Interactive maps and data viewers, useful for advanced students studying climate change and sea level rise in VA
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Dataset, Interactive Map
VIMS Sea Level Rise Interactive Map
Sea Level Rise (VIMS): Interactive maps and data viewers, useful for advanced students studying climate change and sea level rise in VA
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Local Resource
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Dataset, Interactive Map
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Watershed Interactive Maps
Series of classroom investigative guides and interactive maps using ArcGIS called ‘What is in Our Water(Shed)’, on Water Quality, which involves analyzing data, creating graphs, analyzing results and coming to a conclusion.
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Conservation, Ecology, Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Background Information or Research, Dataset, Interactive Map
Nature Conservancy: Coastal Resilience Decision Support Tool
Interactive Map of Coastal Resilience and Floodplains. View different data layers on open space preservation, flood zones, sea grasses, mangroves, oysters, risk based on income and vulnerability, and storm surges.
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Weather & Natural Disasters, Wetlands
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Activity, Dataset, Interactive Map
Chesapeake Bay Foundation ArcGIS Interactive Map
Includes ArcGIS water quality interactive map where students collect water quality data throughout the entire Chesapeake Bay Watershed with CBF educators and entered the data into the CBF database. Explore information collected at each data point including turbidity, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, phosphate, and nitrate.
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Dataset, Downloadable Map, Interactive Map
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Downloadable Maps
An in-depth variety of maps featuring different angles and topics on the Chesapeake Bay’s 64,000 square miles. Categories include geography, pollution, land use, aquatic life, and economic importance.
- Primary Topic: Marine Education
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Ecology, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Downloadable Map
Downloadable Chesapeake Bay Watershed Map
Downloadable poster of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed map. Includes brief information about the natural history and fragile habitat of the Bay.
- Primary Topic: Marine Education
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Ecology, Local Resource, Water Quality & Pollution
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Downloadable Map