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Susan Haskell replied to the forum topic And she's off… in the group
MARE 11 years, 3 months agoCongratulations on a wonderful project! You inspire me!
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Susan Haskell replied to the forum topic Slowly, but surely in the group
MARE 11 years, 4 months agoJason, are you using exterior house paint or something like rustoleum paint on the container? We have one of these shipping containers outside our school to store extra furniture….your idea may be contagious here!
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Susan Haskell replied to the forum topic Using Ocean Science in your classroom: One Ocean, Interdisciplinary Instruction in the group
MARE 11 years, 4 months agoJason, I love the idea of the ocean tiles. As our fourth graders move to the school next door for fifth grade, they each make a 6X6″ tile to leave a mark or message at Cedar Creek School. The tiles line the top […]
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Susan Haskell replied to the forum topic Sustaining M.A.R.E. in your classroom in the group
MARE 11 years, 4 months agoI am fortunate that we are one of the last remaining “MARE Districts” were MARE is part of our curriculum K-6. That being said, I believe that the reason MARE survives in our schools is the dedication of the […]
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Susan Haskell started the forum topic Using Ocean Science in your classroom: One Ocean, Interdisciplinary Instruction in the group
MARE 11 years, 4 months agoAfter completing the one day seminar, July 17, how will you use the ocean science connections in your classroom? We would love feedback or questions on how you see the literature, foreign language, physical […]
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Susan Haskell commented on the post, How does MARE fit with the NJCCC STANDARDS?, on the site MARE 13 years, 1 month ago
I apologize for the spacing in the chart. It is a MSword document and would not maintain the spacing when published on the blog. For example, “MathArt” is not a compound word I designed myself! LOL
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Susan Haskell wrote a new blog post Props for MARE Participants! in the group
MARE: 13 years, 1 month ago
I was browsing through the October 30 issue of The Lacey-Barnegat Times and was excited to see 2010 MARE Summer Institute participant Gina Verderosa featured in an article! Gina received at $2,500 Go Green grant from the Ocean First Foundation to implement a variety of environmentally themed projects at the Joseph T. Donahue School in Barnegat, NJ. The grant money […] -
Susan Haskell wrote a new blog post How does MARE fit with the NJCCC STANDARDS? in the group
MARE: 13 years, 1 month ago
The honest answer is easily and everywhere! The MARE activities span multiple disciplines including components of writing, reading, art, cooperative learning, math, history, physical education and of course Science! These same activities often spark extension lessons in music, interpersonal skills, vocabulary and spelling, and theater. For example, our second grade classes study The Sandy Beach in the MARE […] -
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Susan Haskell posted on the forum topic 2010 MARE Summer Institute Project Ideas in the group
MARE: 13 years, 3 months agoHi Elizabeth, This sounds like a great place to start! I think you can tie this lesson into map skills in your Social Studies curriculum too, by adding county or state mapping into the sustainable seafood local guide. Perhaps the students could do a few site visits to the restaurants and take pictures or video. […]
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MARE 13 years, 3 months agoUse this simple checklist to plan your first MARE club.
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Susan Haskell wrote a new post on the site MARE 13 years, 3 months ago
MARE is branching out from whole school participation, into small designated clubs. These clubs can be school based or community based, such as 4H or Scouting. The advantages of the club format include: freedom….sweet freedom! Freedom from tests, Freedom from curriculum constraints, Freedom of participants, Freedom of meeting times, Freedom of following your student’s own natural […] -
Susan Haskell posted on the forum topic 2010 MARE Summer Institute Project Ideas in the group
MARE: 13 years, 4 months agoThank you, there are some great shots of the plant life on Island Beach State Park in there. Well done. I placed a link to your flicker page on the blog for Day 2. Thanks again, keep sharing!
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Susan Haskell posted on the forum topic 2010 MARE Summer Institute Project Ideas in the group
MARE: 13 years, 4 months agoLove it! Love it! Love it! Live data collection Everyone is involved, cooperative learning MARE lesson It Takes All Kinds is in there Cross Curricular connections Technology A+ Have the students come up with a cool or catchy name (Captain Hook’s Bio Blitz, Sandy counts Seashells down by the seashore, etc.)and some visual designs using […]
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Susan Haskell wrote a new post on the site MARE 13 years, 4 months ago
The Natural Resources Defense Council, a national environmentalist group, realeased its annual “Testing the Waters” report last week (8/1/2010). The report contains results from over 200 bay and ocean beach water samplings over the past year. Beachwood Beach West was ranked the state’s dirtiest with 51% of samples exceeding safe bacteria levels West Beach in Pine Beach had […] -
Susan Haskell started the forum topic 2010 MARE Summer Institute Project Ideas in the group
MARE: 13 years, 4 months agoPlease post a short, informal desciption of your project in this forum. Remember, try to stay within the target themes from the Summer Institute: Weather and climate, Sustainable Seafood, Fish/Clams,and Mapping/Biodiversity. For example: MARE Theme: Mapping/Biodiversity Grade level: 6 Data Collection: The students will observe and record the…[Read more]
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Susan Haskell wrote a new post on the site MARE 13 years, 4 months ago
Kinesthetic Fun With Rob Causton The MARE curriculum is an all inclusive smorgasboard! Knowledge from the classroom is included in physical education games and activities, thanks to the imagination and talent of Mr. Rob Causton. Participants worked cooperatively in teams during the Vent Shrimp Kinesthetic Activity, where bean bags represented vent shrimp who must live in […] -
Susan Haskell posted on the forum topic MARE Summer Institute 2010 in the group
MARE: 13 years, 4 months agoYou rock Rob! Thanks for all of the fun and totally gross movement activities! I am determined to do them with my students, even if I am not the PE teacher.
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Susan Haskell wrote a new post on the site MARE 13 years, 4 months ago
Today, the MARE Summer Institute participants visited the Atlantic City Ocean Life Center Aquarium and toured the dock area. What a great experience! Guy shared his vast knowledge about clams and the clamming industry. All followed by a sampling of the most delicious recipes using local clams. The participants learned about SeaWatch, the largest harvester […] - Load More
