Education Activities & Datasheets

Explore the Lab's very own zine! Learn about climate change, how it's affecting Boston Harbor, and unwind with a marine animal coloring page. Folding instructions can be found here: https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/how%20to%20fold%20a%20zine.pdf

Observe seasonal change and make scientific illustrations using this phenology datasheet. (Designed for middle school)

Meet and learn about three native species and how they respond to seasonal change. How are these species connected? How might climate change affect their lives? (Designed for middle school)

Liven up a trip to the Harbor with our Harbor Change Bingo! This game highlights everyday things you can see around Boston Harbor, including signs of change and erosion. Use this activity to spark conversation about how coastal change impacts our city, and how climate change will exacerbate these impacts. Includes four bingo games per sheet.

Let your inner designer shine with this coastal protection design activity! Use this worksheet to create and name an imaginary city, and then design a way to protect it from sea level rise and erosion. Find suggested strategies on the back of the sheet, or get creative by coming up with your own techniques!

Boston residents and community members are collecting data about creatures living in the intertidal zone of Boston Harbor. Check out this ID guide of the different molluscs, seaweeds, crustaceans, and more that these scientists are looking for - and use it to ID these critters yourself!

Inspired by the seven Ocean Literacy Principles, we developed three Principles of Coastal Resilience to guide our education and outreach initiatives. These Principles will ensure that all of our programs are oriented towards the same goals and tie back to the broader work of the Lab. Anyone is welcome to use these Principles for their own work by downloading the PDF below!