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Links

Various Marine Biology Links
Crafts, activities, lesson plans
Marine Biology Outreach Groups
Aquariums and Marine Science Centers
Conferences, Seminars, Lectures
Other great assembly programs

MAMEA - Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association

NMEA - National Marine Educators Association

The Bridge - Super website for all aquatic information - Links to everything aquatic.

Schoolgigs.com - Information on presenting and performing arts-in-education programs and assembly programs in schools.

Busytimes.com - Washington DC resource for parties and kid entertainment

Bluemont Concert Series - Bluemont offers funding for programs and schedules performances for Under the Sea as well as other great speakers

Fairfax County Creative Arts Council

our-kids.com - Family happenings and birthday party info - a great resource for the Washington DC area.

Acorema - Whale research non-profit in Peru - site in Spanish

MAHS - Maritime Archeological and Historical Society - U/W archeology group in the Washington DC area

Love Lab - Dr. Milton Love's extremely funny yet educational site on rock fishes, plus his thoughts on how to become a marine biologist

Oceans and Water cycles - lots of links

Crafts, Activities, and Lesson Plans

Clam craft activity - Cute art activity that helps to explain what a clam is and how it eats.  

35 Classroom ideas -
Some really good ones listed.

Professional lesson plans - w/ national standards listed

Dolphin lesson plans for elementary school - from Dolphin Quest

Dolphin lesson plans for middle and high school - from Dolphin Quest

Lobster crafts - Several

Turn a room into an undersea environment - Great activity to get them thinking about the ocean

Marine Mammal lessons - A large variety of great lessons

Other Great Assembly Programs

Reptiles Alive! - Excellent programs on reptiles and amphibians in the DC area

Billy B - The natural science song and dance man - programs galore, including some on the ocean and Chesapeake Bay

Marine Biology Outreach Groups - Various groups around the world that also offer programs that come to you.  If you know of a group not listed, please let us know.