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Back Bay Science Center Teaching Tools

Links and lessons to use in your virtual classrooms! Brought to you by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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For questions about links or materials mentioned, please contact the Back Bay Science Center's Education Specialist at: jene.dietz@wildlife.ca.gov

Thank you, to all the Teachers, for all you do to inspire learning!

Visit the Oppia website in the links below to browse the following lessons created by California Department of Fish and Wildlife &amp; Classroom Aquarium Education Program (CAEP):

Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve Exploration (ages 15+) <a href="https://www.oppia.org/explore/PGWzeIEYjHxZ">https://www.oppia.org/explore/PGWzeIEYjHxZ</a>

California's Biodiversity: Learn what makes our state a biological hotspot. (ages 15+) <a href="https://www.oppia.org/explore/5VoAbVGFKOIX">https://www.oppia.org/explore/5VoAbVGFKOIX</a> Biomagnification &amp; Marine Birds (college) <a href="https://www.oppia.org/explore/qI1VDM1Aeal7">https://www.oppia.org/explore/qI1VDM1Aeal7</a>

For the younger ages: (Elementary)

Steelhead Survival: Take a journey along the river to help steelhead eggs grow into adult steelhead! <a href="https://www.oppia.org/explore/UtI0cQfPmOqJ">https://www.oppia.org/explore/UtI0cQfPmOqJ</a>

Are You Me?: Recognize various young stages of aquatic animals and match them with the adults. <a href="https://www.oppia.org/explore/W9eXR9vRqbq2">https://www.oppia.org/explore/W9eXR9vRqbq2</a>

Fashion a Fish: A look at the different adaptations that fish have. <a href="https://www.oppia.org/explore/j2ztL7a7VMsC">https://www.oppia.org/explore/j2ztL7a7VMsC</a>

For more virtual learning opportunities and tools created by CDFW, visit: <a href="https://wildlife.ca.gov/Learning/resources#55639855-explore-k-12-experiences">https://wildlife.ca.gov/Learning/resources#55639855-explore-k-12-experiences</a>

Click here for the CAEP website: <a href="https://wildlife.ca.gov/CAEP">https://wildlife.ca.gov/CAEP</a>

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Take a virtual tour of the Back Bay Science Center! Learn about watersheds, the importance of our wetlands, and meet some of the wildlife that live along our coast and in the Bay. (For all ages) Virtual Tour Video: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FacfwxzuKIvU&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLeslie.Kretschmar%40Wildlife.ca.gov%7Cc2cad9c44a374f7a42be08d8e7df8ca0%7C4b633c25efbf40069f1507442ba7aa0b%7C0%7C1%7C637514294637481516%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=fBJBx1QB2nEiMVabTcluV0vvvY551Aj0i%2BBzmxlCCkQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://youtu.be/acfwxzuKIvU</a> Digital Worksheet included for the lesson (best for grades 5-7): <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JLK_MHSaAErtL6AXXc6-jI49JeB-pLkXpzRuc8msjOc/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JLK_MHSaAErtL6AXXc6-jI49JeB-pLkXpzRuc8msjOc/edit?usp=sharing</a>

Aquatic Invasive Species- Lesson Overview: A fouling organism is an animal or plant species that exists in water and attaches itself to the surface of a material immersed in the water. Fouling communities are composed of many living organisms including invertebrates, algae, and microbes. By better understanding where and what kinds of fouling organisms live, we can better identify when species are introduced to a new area, and help coastal communities effectively respond.

Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) -Lesson Overview: As a whole, phytoplankton are ecologically important but potentially dangerous. They produce most of the oxygen we breathe and serve as an important carbon sink trapping dangerous carbon emissions. They are also the base of the food chain, which means that disruptions at that trophic level have far reaching implications further up the chain. Some species of phytoplankton can be hazardous if conditions allow for algal blooms. During these times of population explosions, they not only can cause the oxygen in the water to drop, but some species&nbsp;release toxins into the water that effect the entire food chain.

SHARK CAMP!!!!! Would you like to see a preview of our summer fishing program? Children ages 8-15 are invited to come and learn about how our estuary is a home for baby sharks. It is a nice safe place for juveniles to grow up, just like the student's homes! Participants will learn all about sharks and what makes them such a rad creature. Afterwards, they meet their fishing coaches provided by the California Surf Angler's and fish right off of our docks. Sometimes we catch sharks, sometimes we catch their cousins and sometimes, we catch what the sharks are eating!

Here is our PowerPoint presentation so you can learn a little bit more about what makes sharks so cool! <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRIfVaaJdHHVlMh7KHtYGHExpuWxOFMZMi81nefI2bSC-J-1N7C1UAmQNvMFV8VEg/pub?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000">Shark Camp</a>

Marine Life Inventory Once a month we invite the public to participate in CA Department of Fish and Wildlife's long-term study examining the health of the Bay that also provides an opportunity for watershed education as well as understanding the intricacies of the estuarine ecosystem. Called a Marine Life Inventory, participants participate in 3 different activity stations, a beach seine, water quality and mud grab and a boat trawl. On the dock, participants conduct water quality testing as well and then conduct a mud grab to sample invertebrate populations. On the boat, participants assist CDFW staff in bringing in trawl net, then returning to the dock to count and measure the benthic species that live deeper in the Bay waters. On the beach, everyone works collectively together to bring in a seine net to examine the nearshore fish populations.

If you are interested in joining us and would like a preview of our introductory presentation about the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, feel free to explore our Power Point! <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTnWk2p2CLu8ovWRj9iVsMI8u3YDbSIVckpWAkv-pX-x_JuQPOnR5rWEjldPlI-NTHBA_T-Y5-YIikC/pub?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000">Watershed PowerPoint Presentation</a>

Aquatic Invasive Species Lesson: Citizen Science project: Invader ID Connecting Citizen Science and Research on Fouling Organisms and Invasive Species in our Bays. (grade 8-college)

Link to lesson plan <a href="https://9bbbb50d-0c2d-4652-842c-82c14e786443.filesusr.com/ugd/e55383_fc6862284fc2425fa53a65d1a2e8d874.pdf">https://9bbbb50d-0c2d-4652-842c-82c14e786443.filesusr.com/ugd/e55383_fc6862284fc2425fa53a65d1a2e8d874.pdf</a>

Food Chain Fortune Teller (For grades 3+) : Who eats what?! Students will learn who is predator and who is prey, in an estuarine ecosystem, while getting to be creative! Link to activity: <a href="https://9bbbb50d-0c2d-4652-842c-82c14e786443.filesusr.com/ugd/e55383_305aaa3d30d04f5c97fd8d8f05dcc91b.pdf">https://9bbbb50d-0c2d-4652-842c-82c14e786443.filesusr.com/ugd/e55383_305aaa3d30d04f5c97fd8d8f05dcc91b.pdf</a>

Link to instructions on folding a cootie catcher! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAZKv_PVcn0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAZKv_PVcn0</a>

Oppia's lessons, also known as explorations, provide more immersive experiences than static videos or text, helping users learn by doing.

Wildlife Biologists can determine the health of waterways such as rivers, streams, and creeks by looking at the types of aquatic animals that live in them. Some species are quite sensitive to pollution and cannot survive in an unhealthy waterway. Some are moderately resistant to poor water quality, while others are highly unaffected. If the presence of an animal that is sensitive to poor water quality is found thriving in a stream, it is a good sign that the stream is healthy! We call these organisms “indicator species”.&nbsp; In this game, players will play bingo while learning about indicator species of our local stream systems!

CLEAN STREAM BINGO (2).pdf

Harmful Algal Blooms Lesson: Through scenario situations, students will learn how harmful algal blooms can effect human health, when certain sea foods are consumed. They will identify how different symptoms can be linked to various species of toxic phytoplankton. (grades 8-12)

Link to activity resources: Student Worksheets and Teacher Answer Keys. <a href="https://www.backbaysciencecenter.org/habs">https://www.backbaysciencecenter.org/habs</a>

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