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
Virginia Pilot Op-Ed: Economic Gap & Opportunity Zones
News article about Opportunity zones and food production. Topics include food deserts, solar power installations, and energy. Op-Ed piece in the Virginia Pilot arguing for Opportunity Zones to heal the widening economic gap in America.
- Primary Topic: Reduce Carbon Footprint
- Sub Topic: Local Resource, Renewable Resources/Energy Conservation, Solar Programs
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Case Study, News Article
Virginia Pilot Article : Opportunity Zone Fund for Solar Power
Virginian Pilot news article on Opportunity Zone fund to help bring solar benefits to low-income households in Norfolk.
- Primary Topic: Reduce Carbon Footprint
- Sub Topic: Local Resource, Renewable Resources/Energy Conservation, Solar Programs
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Case Study, News Article
Norfolk Academy Article – Solar Installation
Norfolk Academy news article on their solar panel installation. Learn about energy conservation, solar teaching opportunities, and technical aspects of the panels.
- Primary Topic: Reduce Carbon Footprint
- Sub Topic: Conservation, Encourage Resilient Action, Local Resource, Renewable Resources/Energy Conservation, Solar Programs
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Background Information or Research, Case Study, News Article
Virginia Pilot Article – Norfolk Academy Solar Panels
Virginia Pilot news article on Norfolk Academy solar panel installation. Learn about the background, process and current energy conservation
- Primary Topic: Reduce Carbon Footprint
- Sub Topic: Local Resource, Renewable Resources/Energy Conservation, Solar Programs
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Background Information or Research, Case Study, News Article
Chesapeake Bay Articles
Keep up with the Bay Program’s most recent restoration efforts and research. Enjoy browsing articles and news stories featuring recent updates and changes within the Chesapeake Bay.
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Conservation, Ecology, Local Resource
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: News Article
Article on Hampton Roads Resilience Projects
Article and data about the Hampton Roads Resilience Projects Dashboard: The Resilience project discusses sea level rise and flooding in the Hampton Roads Area
- Primary Topic: Sea Level Change
- Sub Topic: Flooding, Flooding Prevention, Local Resource, Wetlands
- Grade Level: Elementary School, High School, Middle School
- Resource Type: Dataset, News Article