Virginia Institute of Marine Science

VIMS provides research, education, and advisory service in marine science to Virginia, the nation, and the world.

About

Sector:

Service Area: Statewide

Address

1375 Greate Rd
Gloucester Point VA 23062

Educators from the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERRVA) and the Virginia Institu…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Environmental Justice, Food Systems/Nutrition, Green Building...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Audiences
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youth
5th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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CBNERR and VIMS conduct multi-day programs during the summer for students going into grades 3-high school. These hand…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Materials & supplies
Residential/overnight programsmore...
Audiences
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youth
5th Grade Students / Youth
6th Grade Students / Youth
7th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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VIMS Marine Science Day is the annual institute-wide public open house where participants can visit labs, tour resear…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Environmental Justice, Food Systems/Nutrition...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Professional development/consulting for administrators
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Events/Symposiums
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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The Bridge Ocean Science Education Center is an extensive collection of online ocean science education resources for …

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Environmental Justice, Food Systems/Nutrition...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Professional development/consulting for administrators
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Data/Research
Audiences
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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A Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) workshop is a research and field-based training program held at various research res…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Residential/overnight programs
Audiences
Pre-Service Educators/College Students
Teachers/Administrators
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Educators are partnered with VIMS researchers for a 2-week immersive experience where they will participate in lab an…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Internships
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Audiences
Teachers/Administrators
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Resource boxes are complete lesson plans including materials required that are available for teachers to check out an…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, STEM, Water
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Materials & supplies
Audiences
5th Grade Students / Youth
6th Grade Students / Youth
7th Grade Students / Youth
8th Grade Students / Youth
9th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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CBNERR offers field-based programs to provide an introduction to a wide variety of estuarine environments and to prov…

Themes
Climate Change, Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM, Water
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Materials & supplies
Audiences
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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VIMS Educators have been leading classroom science teachers in explorations of the diverse habitats of Virginia's Eas…

Themes
Climate Change, Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM, Water
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Residential/overnight programs
Data/Research
Audiences
Pre-Service Educators/College Students
Teachers/Administrators
Informal Educators
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Workshops combining scientific updates with standards-correlated teaching resources are offered periodically througho…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM...
Offerings
Professional development/consulting for administrators
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Audiences
Teachers/Administrators
Informal Educators
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Workshops combining scientific updates with standards-correlated teaching resources are offered periodically througho…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Field trips
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Audiences
Teachers/Administrators
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The Discovery Lab series provides fun, family-friendly experiences and lifelong learning. Each lab focuses on a speci…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, STEM, Water
Offerings
Direct teaching
Events/Symposiums
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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The reserve's K-12 Estuarine Education Program (KEEP) is committed to increasing estuarine and ocean literacy of stud…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning, STEM...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Audiences
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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An annual Chefs' Seafood Symposium, co-sponsored by the Virginia Chefs Association is conducted each March. This even…

Themes
Food Systems/Nutrition, Marine & Coastal, Workforce Development
Offerings
Direct teaching
Professional development/consulting for administrators
Events/Symposiums
Professional Certification
Audiences
Teachers/Administrators
Informal Educators
General Public/Family
Adults
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Virginia's regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) showcases some of the Commonwealth's mos…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Environmental Justice, Marine & Coastal, Outdoor Learning...
Offerings
Field trips
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Residential/overnight programs
Events/Symposiums
Audiences
9th Grade Students / Youth
10th Grade Students / Youth
11th Grade Students / Youth
12th Grade Students / Youth
Teachers/Administrators
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