Featured Lessons

The NOAA Teacher at Sea lessons featured below were selected, reviewed, edited, and updated in partnership with scientists and staff at NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Center. The lessons focus on NOAA Fisheries research conducted in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.

  • All
  • Analyzing Fisheries Data
  • Biodiversity
  • Careers
  • College/University
  • Grades 1-5
  • Grades 6-8
  • Grades 9-12
  • Marine Organisms
  • Physics
  • Population Dynamics
  • PreK-Kindergarten
  • Species Composition
A woman with brown hair, wearing an orange rain slicker and yellow gloves. Standing in a ship's laboratory and holding a lumpsucker fish.

Plenty of Fish in the Sea: Counting Fish Using Probability

Students will apply probability theory techniques to real-world situations and understand how NOAA scientists use mathematics in their daily work.
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Processing pollock in the wet lab!

A “Key” to Alaskan Fish ID

Students will be able to design a taxonomic key using proper anatomic terms that can be used to identify ten specific Alaskan fish species.
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A woman in a ship's laboratory in a knit hat and orange rain slicker and wearing orange rubber gloves holding a lumpsucker fish.

Exploring Gravity’s Effect on Ship Stability

Students will be able to describe how center of gravity applies to engineering and everyday life and will explore the role of a naval architect.
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A woman in a ship's laboratory in a knit hat and orange rain pants and wearing blue rubber gloves holding up a large jellyfish.

Fishing for Information

Students will examine large fisheries datasets and develop a research question based on the data.
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A woman wearing orange rain slickers standing in front of a conveyor belt of fish holds up a pollock.

Starfish Adaptations: Peer-Taught

Students will observe, explore, dissect and compare members of the animal phylum Echinodermata to understand successful traits.
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A woman in orange rain slickers holding a pollock with yellow rubber gloves.

Using Sampling to Determine the Species Composition of an Ecosystem

Students will use sampling to learn the species composition of different marine environments.
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An image of a woman with long blonde hair holding up a large fish.

Deep Sea Exploration

Students will plan a deep sea exploration expedition around the globe aboard a NOAA scientific research vessel.
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A woman in a NOAA hat and an orange slicker jacket and yellow rubber gloves holds up a jellyfish.

Fish Lab Scientists

Students will use hands-on methods and math skills to explore and learn about various fish and jellyfish, and record data.
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