Ocean Commotion
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Teacher Information
Registration is now open for teachers!
Louisiana Sea Grant College Program is delivering the coast to classrooms and student computers this year through Ocean Commotion Online.
The virtual format consists of pre-recorded videos from exhibitors along with supplemental materials to help expand these lessons into the classroom — whether virtual, in-person, or homeschool. All resources will be made available online beginning October 12, but can be accessed at any date or time thereafter.
Register for Ocean Commotion Online
Exhibitors include the Baton Rouge Zoo, University of New Orleans Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, LSU Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, the Louisiana Art and Science Museum, BREC Conservation and more.
Teacher Aids:
Pre-Ocean Commotion Activities:
- Activity: Coast Cards
- Activity: Environment
- Activity: Estuaries- Teacher Background Info
- Activity: Finding Your Way On Board a Boat
- Activity: Louisiana Shells (also available: Shells PowerPoint presentation)
- Activity: Magazine Project
- Activity: Visual Presentations
- Activity: Wave Machine
- Activity: A Weighty Issue
- Activity: Why are Estuaries Important?
Post-Ocean Commotion Activities:
- Activity: Dioramas
- Activity: Finding Your Way On Board a Boat
- Activity: Louisiana Shells (also available: Shells PowerPoint presentation)
- Activity: Sea Creature Hats
- Activity: What Did I Learn?
- Participation Award
- Student Feedback Sheet
Other Resources:
- Activity: Cool Aquatic Websites
- Fin Whale Info Sheet
- Masks: Coastal Critters
- Masks: Coastal Critter Facts
Ocean Commotion Posters & Facts:
2016: Ocean Folklore
Poster & Facts
2015: Horseshoe Crab & Knot
Poster & Facts
2014 Lined Seahorse
Poster & Facts
2013: Shrimp, Crab & Flounder
Poster & Facts
2012: Diatoms
Poster & Facts
2011: Squid & Octopi
Poster & Facts
Sea Puzzles: About the Sea Puzzles
Make a day of Ocean Commotion and visit other places of interest near the LSU campus.