Activity guide14 discreet units

Estuary studybackpacks• Upland Forests • Salt marsh• Tidal flats• Open water

Explorer kits• Equipment• Interchangeable field guides

Background resources• “Tide of the Heron” video• Scripted power point presentations• Estuaries Feature Series• Estuary Management Issue Papers• South Slough NERR website• Short topic videos

TIDES components

Teacher training• Offered at OSTA, NAME and other professional conferences• Offered at South Slough NERR

Activity guide14 discreet units

TIDES activity guide

7 Classroom-based activities

• Welcome to the Estuary

• An introduction – “Tide of the Heron”

• Estuary Connections – Watersheds to the Ocean

• Tides of Change

• Life in Waters of Productivity and Change – Physical Environments

• Life in Waters of Productivity and Change – Estuary Survival

• Humans and the Estuary

Activity guide14 discreet units

TIDES activity guide

7 Field and lab-based activities

• Preparations for a field experience

• Mapping Watersheds, Habitat, and Uses of the Coast

• Tidal Marshes – Richness and Diversity

• Tidal Flats – A World Beneath the Bottom

• Waters of Life – A Journey into the Microworld

• Waters of Life – Eelgrass and a Community of Creatures

• Protect, Conserve, and Restore – A Connection to Your Community

Estuary study backpacks• Upland Forests• Salt marsh• Tidal flats• Open water

TIDES field studies

• Specific sampling and observation equipment for habitat zone

• Activity guide

• Advanced field guides

• Available for loan

• Demonstrated in teacher trainings

TIDES field studies

• Hand shovel

• Ruler

• Hand lens

• 25cm x 25 cm quadrat

• Sample bottle

• Laminated, ring bound simplified field guide to habitat

Explorer kits• Equipment• Interchangeable field guides

Background resources• “Tide of the Heron” video• PowerPoint presentations and images• Estuaries Feature Series• Estuary Management Issue Papers• South Slough NERR website• Short topic videos

TIDES resourcesStudy guides for “Tide of the Heron” and Estuaries Feature Series

Scripted PowerPoint presentations on salt marsh, tidal flats, water quality and eelgrass meadows

Short topic videos, website, and publications with additional topical information

TIDES implementation

Teacher training•Offered at OSTA, NAME and other professional conferences•Offered at South Slough NERR

• Classroom and field support for local schools

• Demonstration at off-site locations

• Training videos available on web

• Can be supported by NERRS Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) program

• Grant funding needed to support training workshop development and delivery, teacher support, kit development