It is our hope that this web site is used as a springboard to marine science on the internet, and to assist you in using and expanding upon the MARE curriculum.  Use Student Resources for web-based classroom inquiry.  Students can learn about on-going research, look up background information, and play marine science games.  Teacher Resources provides information for planning field trips, lists marine artifacts available for use in the classroom, links to on-line photo and curriculum resources, presents an alignment of MARE to state science, math and language arts standards, and has a bulletin board where teachers can share ideas.  Community Resources links to local agencies and organizations involved in coastal and marine science, management and interpretation.  Look at these links for calendars and suggestions for family outings and exploration.  If you have other related links you would like included, please send the information to Sharon R. or call Millicoma Intermediate School.

*MARE Marine Activities,  Resources and Education

The *MARE curriculum was developed at the University of California at Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science.  It is a highly regarded interdisciplinary program for grades K-8, in which each grade level focuses on a different coastal/marine habitat. Coos Bay Public Schools adopted the MARE curriculum in the 2001/2002 school year, and currently uses it in grades K-6.  

                                                           Grade Level / Habitat

Kindergarten     Ponds
1^st Grade           Rocky Shores
2^nd Grade          Sandy Beaches
3^rd Grade           Wetlands
4^th Grade           Kelp Forests
5^th Grade           Open Oceans
6^th Grade           Islands