EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Can you surf after it rains? Is your sunscreen harming coral reefs? Do sharks and surfers get along? Discover engaging lesson plans for grades 6-12 designed and presented by SHACC.
CAN I SURF AFTER IT RAINS?
POLAR BEARS & CLIMATE CHANGE
How Does Rain Runoff Affect the Ocean’s Microenvironment?
Grades : 9-12 (High School)
Duration : 60 min
What are the Causes and Impacts of Dead zones to Marine Ecosystems?
Grades : 9-12 (High School)
Duration : 60 min
THE GULF OF MEXICO’S DEAD ZONE
Help or hinder coastlines?
Grades : 9-12 (High School)
Duration : 60 min
ARTIFICIAL REEFS
MARINE PLASTICS SINK OR FLOAT
Marine plastics and how they affect the marine environment.
Grades : 6-8 (Middle School)
Duration : 60 min
Climate change, Overfishing & African penguins.
Grades : 9-12
Duration : 60 min
AFRICAN PENGUINS & ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS
12 MILES NORTH
The story of Nick Gabaldon and his path on becoming the first recorded African American surfer.
Grades : 9-8 (Middle School)
Duration : 60 min
The ancient art of surfboard shaping, Polynesian culture, innovations in materials and design.
Grades : 9-8 (Middle School)
Duration : 120-210 min
THE ORIGINS OF SURFING
Climate change, Polar Bears, Ethology
Grades : 9-12
Duration : 60 min
SHACC SCAVENGER HUNT - INNOVATION
Innovation, Metaphor: “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”, history of surfing and surfboard design
Grades : 6-12
Duration : 45-60 min
SHACC SCAVENGER HUNT -
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Who shaped the culture and history of surfing?
Grades : 6-8
Duration : 45-60 min
CLIMATE CHANGE & RISING SEA LEVELS
Climate Change, Sea-level Rise
Grades : 9-12
Duration : 60 min
SHARK EVOLUTION & CONSERVATION
Shark Evolution, Apex Predators and Conservation
Grades : 6-8
Duration : 60 min
Explores the damage done to coral reefs by sunscreens and what you can do to help prevent it.
Grades : 6-12
Duration : 45-75 min
IS YOUR SUNSCREEN HURTING CORAL REEFS?
How to conduct an oral history interview.
Grades : 6-12
Duration : 60-120 min
TALKING STORY
Archimedes Principle, buoyancy, and surfboard performance
Grades : 6-12
Duration : 45-60 min
