Coastal surveys teaching resource

Colourful marine life on reef.

Colourful marine life on reef

Help your students learn about their local marine environment through an estuary or rocky reef snorkel survey. Repeat the survey over time and gather useful data to build students' skills and understanding of what's happening along the coast.

Each survey has a kit and teaching guide that contains:

  • Teaching and learning resource (including a range of learning activities)
  • PowerPoint slides for teaching about marine life and marine surveying
  • Spreadsheets for data entry
  • A template for creating MarineWatch underwater slates
  • Species identification PowerPoint slides for different regions
  • Identification aids for underwater slates for different regions
  • A MarineWatch Certificate (for issue on completion of the programme)

Highlights:

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Publications

View and download all teaching resource publications

2012 Meridian sustainability calendar (PDF, 1100K)

Learn more

LEARNZ website Register for a conservation/biodiversity virtual field trip

Natural Heritage Collection website offers schools free images of NZ's native species

View the Wildtrack children's nature series on NZ on Screen

Contacts

For more information:

Contact your local DOC office

Or email conservED@doc.govt.nz

Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai