Jug Bay offers several professional development opportunities
for teachers each year. June 24 - 28, 2013 This 3-day program is
designed to provide teachers with the resources, knowledge and
experience necessary to integrate estuaries and their related
issues into the classroom. The program accomplishes this through
hands-on, field-based investigations carried out in the diverse
environments of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve. Two days will be accomplished through assignments and
on-line activities. Teachers will have the opportunity to gather
authentic data on land use, water quality, biotic communities
and other parameters, analyze the data, and ultimately use this
information to develop action projects that will have a positive
impact on the natural systems of the Chesapeake Bay. Lush
wetlands and river access make Jug Bay (Anne Arundel County) an
excellent site for teachers to learn about setting up research
questions investigating estuaries and water quality with their
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