In this lesson, students will investigate the biological and economical importance of oysters and the oyster reef. Activities will include identification of reef organisms, exploration of the anatomy of the oyster, and role-playing exercises as biologists.

This video highlights the life cycle of salmon. As they swim upstream, they are impacted by predators and hydropower.

This assessment is meant to be used in conjunction with the lesson "Planet Plankton." In this lesson, students observe and describe plankton to understand what role it plays in maintaining life in estuaries.

This assessment is to be used in conjunction with the lesson "Port to Port." In this lesson, students participate in a role-playing game in which they trade estuary goods with a ship's captain who travels around North America. A second game examines the value of estuaries and how human activities and decisions affect the estuaries and change their value.

These supplemental materials are to be used in conjunction with the lesson "Port to Port." In this lesson, students participate in a role-playing game in which they trade estuary goods with a ship's captain who travels around North America. A second game examines the value of estuaries and how human activities and decisions affect the estuaries and change their value.

In this lesson, students participate in a role-playing game in which they trade estuary goods with a ship's captain who travels around North America. A second game examines the value of estuaries and how human activities and decisions affect the estuaries and change their value.

For irrigated crops, knowing when and how much water to apply has long been a matter of experience and guesswork. In a changing climate, new technology can reduce this uncertainty, enabling farmers to make every drop of water count.

As the number of ice-free days in the seas surrounding Alaska increases over time, so do opportunities. Oil and gas companies are ramping up offshore exploration and drilling in the Arctic and the shipping industry is increasing traffic around and through the region. As a result, Arctic residents may have new opportunities for jobs and development across the region. There’s also a downside to the increased activity. Oil and gas extraction operations occasionally have accidents—events that can result in massive oil spills.

This comprehensive online resource discusses how an ecosystem is affected and begins recovery from an major oil spill. The Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound is highlighted as an example.

Changing conditions spur a utility in Washington, D.C., to consider and address its future climate vulnerabilitie

Coral reefs off the west coast of Maui are readily accessible and heavily used by visitors and locals alike. Managers needed a plan to boost the resilience of the reefs so they could continue providing critical habitat for marine species.

Louisiana’s Highway 1 carries a significant fraction of the gas and oil that comes from the Gulf of Mexico to distribution points in the United States. Faced with rising seas and sinking land, would the cost of rebuilding the road be worth the investment it required?

As the threats of tsunami and sea level rise are joined by real and potential climate impacts, the Quinault community looks to move the lower village of Taholah to higher ground.

Ranchers are participating in a pilot project to improve carbon storage and reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. After quantifying their baseline emissions and carbon storage, they implement conservation practices that may let them tap into revenue from voluntary carbon markets.

This interactive resource allows students to see Carbon Dioxide with real time data.

After an extremely heavy rain destroyed almost 500 miles of roadway in Colorado, the state is redesigning some roadways—and the streams they follow—to make the roads more resilient to future floods.

Rising seas and coastal erosion are eating away at the barrier island on which the Alaska Native Village of Kivalina rests. Residents and others are making concerted efforts to move the community to safety.

This 4 minute video describes the problems fish face when dams are built, then highlights what needs to be done to restore their habitat.