Multimedia productions and classroom activities
Video series
From the award-winning 15 Second Science to our SeaTalk public service announcements, DESG’s video content features topics, issues, and events relevant to Delaware’s marine research, resources, and education.
Coloring pages
Learn more about Delaware marine life and ecosystems with our coloring pages, which provide a fun activity and great learning opportunity for the entire family. Click here to see all of our coloring pages, or check out our horseshoe crab word search and crossword puzzle.
Under the Scope
This partner program with the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment enables students to explore the microscopic world of Delaware Bay zooplankton. Find lesson plans and helpful tools collecting and analyzing your own zooplankton samples! Visit Under the Scope
Lesson Plans and Other Resources for Educators
Delaware Sea Grant education specialists and teachers have created lesson plans, data sets, and other resources for use in formal and informal education at all age groups. Topics covered include sea breeze, heat capacity, and wind energy, in addition to zooplankton materials from Under the Scope.
Educational publications
To order items listed below, email the Environmental Public Education Office at marinecom@udel.edu with details about your request. Shipping charges may apply to your purchase.
3-D Horseshoe Crab Model
This life-sized 3-D paper model can be assembled with tape in approximately 15 minutes - a great activity for 4th graders and up. Includes background information on the horseshoe crab and a crossword puzzle to test readers' knowledge. Copies are free to Delaware schoolteachers for classroom use.
3-D Dogfish Shark Model
This full-color 3-D model can be assembled with tape in approximately 15 minutes and is a great way to learn more about the most common shark species on the U.S. East Coast. Copies are available for purchase $1.00 each, but free to Delaware schoolteachers for classroom use.
10 Things You Can Do to Help Our Ocean
Pocket-sized web card that gives tips on ocean preservation and awareness. Copies are available for purchase at $.50 each.
Horseshoe Crab Bulletin
Full-color, six-page publication reviews this unique seashore animal’s biology, medical uses, and population trends. Copies are available to purchase for $1.00 each.
Marine Bookmarks
Each bookmark includes a full-color image in the shape of a critter — a blue crab, summer flounder, great blue heron, horseshoe crab, or red knot - with information on the backside. A surfboard, which reminds swimmers to be aware of rip currents, and a wind turbine, which highlights the 2-megawatt turbine on University of Delaware's Lewes campus, round out the 6-bookmark collection. A set containing one copy of each bookmark is free, or you can order a 50-pack of a single bookmark for $20.
Additional resources
The Bridge
Marine education resources for teachers
Bay Backpack
Tools for developing Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences
Marine Careers
A Sea Grant guide to ocean opportunities
National Sea Grant
A collection of sites dedicated to providing educational resources for teachers, parents and students