The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has launched a new online environmental learning series designed to be a resource for teachers, parents, and students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the foundation's establishment in 1967, CBF's education work has focused on a simple motto: Learn Outside. However, due to restrictions related to coronavirus, for the first time, CBF has canceled all educational field experiences this spring on CBF boats and at outdoor education centers across Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.
Instead of offering these outings, CBF is undertaking a new effort to bring outdoor education experiences to teachers and students tasked with learning remotely. The new remote learning series, called "Learn Outside, Learn at Home," features videos of CBF's professional educators discussing environmental science topics from around the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The online resources are carefully crafted to align with school curriculum and state learning standards.
Each video is paired with an investigation for students to complete. Students can also explore nature journaling activities to document the environment around their homes and backyards.
For adults restricted by stay-at-home orders, CBF is creating webinars, videos, and blog posts related to news, wildlife, and the environment along local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. The wide variety of topics include a webinar on dolphins in the bay, a video and blog post on how COVID-19 is affecting oyster farmers, and an Ask an Expert video series covering topics from oysters to regenerative agriculture.
CBF's team of educators and scientists will post additional videos and investigations at http://www.cbf.org/bringhome. To get CBF's weekly email roundup of new resources, readers may subscribe to the special Save the Bay e-newsletter at http://www.cbf.org/newsletter.
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