Lesson Plans

 Aquatic Invaders -- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students explore the ways that native species interact in a healthy Chesapeake Bay. They then learn about some of the ways that exotic or invasive species can threaten the balance of the ecosystem.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 Chesapeake Bay: A Model for Change -- In this Xpeditions lesson, students conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay, from Captain John Smith's explorations of Native American settlements in the early seventeenth century to the present.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 Chesapeake Bay: A Time for Change -- In this Xpeditions lesson, students conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay, from Captain John Smith's explorations of Native American settlements in the early seventeenth century to the present.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Timeline of Change, a Model for Change -- In this Xpeditions lesson, students conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay, from Captain John Smith's explorations of Native American settlements in the early seventeenth century to the present.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 1, 2

 Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Past, Present, and Future -- In this Xpeditions lesson, students conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay, from Captain John Smith's explorations of Native American settlements in the early seventeenth century to the present.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 3, 4, 5

 Getting to Know the Chesapeake Bay Watershed -- This Xpeditions lesson, which uses the Chesapeake Bay as a model, focuses on how the sciences can identify clues about the health of the environment.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 1, 2

 Health Indicators in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed -- This Xpeditions lesson focuses on how the sciences can identify clues about the health of the environment and the ways in which geography can help make connections between human actions and environmental conditions.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 Jacob Have I Loved -- Students use visual images as an introduction to Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, a novel about jealousy set on an island in the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1940s.
Subject(s):
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

Learning to Save the Chesapeake Bay -- Students will learn about the issues surrounding keeping the Chesapeake Bay clean and safe. They will conduct research to identify potential solutions for “saving the bay” and compile their findings in the form of a storybook for young people.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 8

 Making the Grade: Health Indicators in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed -- In this Xpeditions lesson, students use online tools and resources to examine data concerning key indicators of the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the factors that affect them.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

 What Can We Learn from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed? -- This Xpeditions lesson, which uses the Chesapeake Bay as a model, focuses on identifying clues about the health of the environment and how human actions can affect environmental conditions.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 3, 4, 5

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Activities - written for Bayville Online Field Trip

 Bay Beautiful: An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay  -- Students will engage in an online scavenger hunt about the Chesapeake Bay, exploring general background information as well as current problems now facing the Bay.
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 BayLab Part 1: What's Killing the SAV?  -- What's been killing the Bay grasses -- collectively known as SAV -- in the Chesapeake Bay over the last several decades?
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 BayLab Part 2: Let's Experiment!  -- Scientists have offered five convincing hypotheses about what's been killing the Bay grasses -- collectively known as SAV -- in the Chesapeake Bay over the last several decades.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 BayQuest: Exploring Ecosystems  -- Put on your explorer's hat! You are about to embark on an adventurous journey, traveling by kayak and skipjack through the Chesapeake Bay in search of hidden plants and animals.
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7

 Champs of the Chesapeake  -- Do your students eat organic foods? Do they ride their bikes instead of travel by car? If so, they are helping the Chesapeake Bay and might not even know it!
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 Development and the Nature of the Water Cycle  -- What impact does urban or suburban development have on the water cycle? In this activity, students will use the Bayville interactive, H20hNo! to explore how the water cycle works and learn how people can have a tremendous effect on the quality of water.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 Exploring the Chesapeake (Chesepiooc)  -- Before the colonists arrived in Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay was called Chesepiooc by the Native American tribes in the area.
Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

 Mega Mall Debate: Environment v. Economic Development  -- What impact can a proposed mega mall have on a suburban town's local river? Why are residents in the town engaging in a hot debate about this new mall?
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 Monsters in the Bay?  -- What's lurking beneath the surface of the Chesapeake Bay? Is it an unidentified sea monster that hasn't yet been discovered? Are people possibly mistaking another animal such as a manatee or sturgeon for a sea monster?
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 Nutrients and the Bay  -- Because of excess nutrients, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay have become increasingly polluted and murky.
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8

 What's the Deal? What Eats What in the Bay, and Why is This Important?  -- What’s happening to organisms in the Bay, and does it even make a difference? Does it matter if some creatures die off and new ones come to town?
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7

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Video Clips

 Bay Grasses Part One (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Explore the vital role of bay grasses in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chasing the Past (RealOne) or (Windows Media) -- Skipjacks, sailing boats which dredge for oysters, are becoming a thing of the past.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chesapeake Bay (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- In this clip, learn about creatures that live in the Chesapeake Bay and why clean water is important for their existence.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chesapeake Past Chesapeake Future Part 1 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- The Chesapeake Bay was much different four hundred years ago when John Smith first explored the Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chesapeake Past Chesapeake Future Part 2 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Nitrogen and phosphorus caused by population growth have caused low oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chesapeake Past Chesapeake Future Part 3 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- The cause of the decline of the Chesapeake Bay can be traced to the rivers and creeks of Maryland and Virginia.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chesapeake Past Chesapeake Future Part 4 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Many farmers are involved in stream restoration to change environmental impacts on the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Chesapeake Past Chesapeake Future Part 5 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Core sediment can be used to investigate historical changes in the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Gypsy Moths and the Chesapeake Bay (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Gypsy moths have been destroying Maryland forests for decades, but only recently have they been linked to the nitrogen surplus in the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 History of the Bay (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Learn how pollution has caused the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem to deteriorate over the last three centuries and how people are fighting to restore it.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Hope at the Edge Part 1 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Smith Island is home to a declining group of watermen who make their living from the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Hope at the Edge Part 2 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Smith Island is home to a declining group of watermen who make their living from the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Hope at the Edge Part 3 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Smith Island is home to a declining group of watermen who make their living from the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Hope at the Edge Part 4 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Smith Island is home to a declining group of watermen who make their living from the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 In Green Obscurity (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Bay grass is the collective term for a variety of vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Invasive Beauties (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Mute swans, an invasive species, feed on bay grass negatively impacting the Chesapeake Bay.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 King Neptune’s Steed -- One species of seahorse makes its home in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists are attempting to solve the puzzle of this extraordinary creature.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Last Stand at Shady Side (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- The town of Shady Side has long been home to watermen of the Chesapeake Bay. However, the watermen’s era in Shady Side may be coming to an end.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Legacy on Winters Bay Part 1 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- J. R. Gross is an oysterman in Shady Side, Maryland. It’s a rough way to make a living, but it’s an honored family tradition.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Legacy on Winters Bay Part 2 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- Tonging for oysters is no easy job. It’s physically challenging, and there just aren’t as many oysters now as there have been in the past.
Subject(s): Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Life in the Breakers (RealVideo) or (Windows Media) -- To understand the decline in the common Bluefish population better, a team of researchers is studying this toothy, feisty finfish and its life in the Chesapeake Bay and the breakers of the Atlantic Ocean.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Nutria: The Root of It All (RealVideo) or (Windows Media)  -- In this episode of Outdoors Maryland learn how nutria, a non-native invasive species has destroyed the marshes of Black Bottom River in Dorchester County.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Oyster Diseases (RealVideo) or (Windows Media)  -- A little over a hundred years ago, watermen were pulling 15 million bushes of oysters out of the Chesapeake Bay, and today they pull out around 2 million bushels.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Oyster Issue (RealVideo) or (Windows Media)  -- As the debate on whether or not to introduce the Asian-Oyster into the Chesapeake Bay continues, a Maryland environmental consultant has begun the process of getting the Bay's native oyster on the federal Endangered Species list.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 Paddling to Paradise (RealVideo) or (Windows Media)  -- James Island is ideal for beginning kayakers.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 The Ancient Bay Pt. 1 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media)  -- The Chesapeake Bay is the United States' largest estuary created by the last Ice Age.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 The Ancient Bay Pt. 2 (RealVideo) or (Windows Media)  -- The Chesapeake Bay is the United States' largest estuary created by the last Ice Age.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

 The Shell Game: Diamondback Terrapin (RealVideo) or (Windows Media)  -- The diamondback terrapin, Maryland’s state reptile, faces an uncertain future.
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Tech Tours

 What's in Your Water? -- This TechTour guides students through a learning experience in which they investigate the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay with an emphasis on plants and animals.
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science

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ITV Programs

Journey to Planet Earth
#401 State of the Planet's Wildlife
April 15, 2 am

What's Up in the Environment?
April 15, 3 am

Going Green - Every Home and Ecohome
April 15, 3:30 am

EnviroMysteries
#1 Water + ? = Trouble
#2 Breaking the Mold
April 15, 4 am

Planet H20
#101 The Secret Life of Water
#102 Water World
April 22, 2 am

Chesapeake: A Bay Trippers Adventure
April 22, 3 am

Life in Marine and Freshwater Environments
#1 The Biology of Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
#2 The Biology of Seashores
April 22, 3:30 am

Bob the Vid Tech: Water, Water, Everywhere
April 22, 4:30 am

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MPT Programs

Global Warming: The Signs of Science
April 20th, 7 pm

Island Out of Time
April 21st, 10:30 pm

NOVA "Car of the Future"
April 22nd, 8 pm

National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth
April 23rd, 9 pm

Between Heaven and Earth: The Plight of the Chesapeake Watermen
April 24th, 8:30 pm

On the Trail of Captain John Smith: Rediscovering Chesapeake Bay
April 25th, 9 pm

Iron John Cruisin'
April 26th, 4:30 pm

Chesapeake Bay Volunteer-a-thon
April 27th, 6 pm

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