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Sector: Higher Education Institution
Service Area: Statewide
About Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VIMS provides research, education, and advisory service in marine science to Virginia, the nation, and the world.
Educators from the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERRVA) and the Virginia Institu…
Professional development/consulting for teachers
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CBNERR and VIMS conduct multi-day programs during the summer for students going into grades 3-high school. These hand…
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VIMS Marine Science Day is the annual institute-wide public open house where participants can visit labs, tour resear…
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Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
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The Bridge Ocean Science Education Center is an extensive collection of online ocean science education resources for …
Professional development/consulting for administrators
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Data/Research
1st Grade Students / Youth
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A Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) workshop is a research and field-based training program held at various research res…
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Educators are partnered with VIMS researchers for a 2-week immersive experience where they will participate in lab an…
Internships
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Resource boxes are complete lesson plans including materials required that are available for teachers to check out an…
Materials & supplies
6th Grade Students / Youth
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8th Grade Students / Youth
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CBNERR offers field-based programs to provide an introduction to a wide variety of estuarine environments and to prov…
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3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youthmore...
VIMS Educators have been leading classroom science teachers in explorations of the diverse habitats of Virginia's Eas…
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Informal Educators
Workshops combining scientific updates with standards-correlated teaching resources are offered periodically througho…
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Informal Educators
Workshops combining scientific updates with standards-correlated teaching resources are offered periodically througho…
Field trips
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The Discovery Lab series provides fun, family-friendly experiences and lifelong learning. Each lab focuses on a speci…
Events/Symposiums
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
The reserve's K-12 Estuarine Education Program (KEEP) is committed to increasing estuarine and ocean literacy of stud…
Curriculum & instructional materials
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Field trips
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youthmore...
An annual Chefs' Seafood Symposium, co-sponsored by the Virginia Chefs Association is conducted each March. This even…
Professional development/consulting for administrators
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Professional Certification
Informal Educators
General Public/Family
Adults
Virginia's regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) showcases some of the Commonwealth's mos…
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10th Grade Students / Youth
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