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 Oystering
on the Chesapeake The Oystering on the Chesapeake Curriculum is series of multi-disciplinary explorations designed to introduce students in grades 4, 5, and 6 to the economic, environmental, and cultural significance of the oystering industry of the Chesapeake Bay. The program was piloted in classrooms throughout the state of Maryland in the fall of 2002 and spring of 2003. The curriculum was developed in conjunction with the Museum's permanent exhibition, Oystering on the Chesapeake. Both the exhibition and these activities explore the following themes: • The Chesapeake Bay was once the greatest oyster factory on earth and oystering has shaped the lives of watermen, their families and communities, and the Bay as a whole. • The on board experience of the captains and crews of the Chesapeake's oyster harvesting boats • The people and processes responsible for bringing the oysters from the Bay to the dinner table • The story of the Chesapeake oyster fishery is one of great successes and fortunes but also is a story of conflict over resources and resource exploitation. • The devastation of the oyster fishery is due to many interrelated factors and we are all responsible for bringing the oysters back. Each Exploration is structured as follows:  Overview Page - Designed to help you present the Exploration to your class, this page is divided into these sections: • Overview: A brief description of the Exploration • Skills: Specific skills your students will sharpen by completing the Exploration • You Will Need: Materials and approximate time needed • Teacher's Notes: Suggestions on how best to proceed through the Exploration • Vocabulary: Words or usage of words that may be unfamiliar to your students. You may wish to review these words with your students and have them use the new words in a sentence as you begin. • Additional Resources: Additional sources of classroom or background materials Discover It!
Page - This page begins with a
quote from a person in the oyster industry
or from literature. You may wish to discuss
the quote with your students before they
begin the Exploration and help them to
determine what the quote tells them about
oysters or oystering. The quote is followed
by a brief reading section that contains
information related to the Exploration
topic. We recommend that you make a copy
of Discover It! for each of your students.
Teacher's Notes (described above) will
give you suggestions on how to use the
reading material for each Exploration To get a printed copy of the Oystering on the Chesapeake curriculum,
for more information, or ideas about how to incorporate the program
into your classroom, please contact Youth Programs Coordinator Rachel
Dolhanczyk at rdolhanczyk@cbmm.org
or call 410-745-2916 x 103. |
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