The West Coast Partners Watersheds and Invasive Species Education (WISE) Program

The WISE Program offers teacher trainings, curricula, the WISE Blog and ongoing teacher engagement in a community for learning and teaching about emerging watershed issues. Join WISE by contacting [email protected]

Resources from Oregon

  • STEM Learning through tsunamis - The Coastal Engineering Design and Watershed and Invasive Species Education (WISE) Education Module uses Ocean Science Systems as pathways to stimulate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) learning to guide students in decision making. Students immerse themselves in STEM through understanding the causes and consequences of a natural disaster such as a tsunami or bioinvasion, learn about their risks and explore choices and consequences of responses to and preparation for tsunami hazards.

  • K-12 Water Wits curriculum, sponsored by the Oregon State Marine Board, encourages awareness and responsible use of aquatic and marine resources and goes beyond traditional boating and water safety education to include stewardship messages and scientific principles. The program is designed to be interdisciplinary, academically rigorous, interactive and student-led.​

  • The Oregon Coast STEM Hub promotes integrated science, technology, engineering and math education and serves coastal teachers, students and communities.

Resources from Washington

  • K-12 Resources from Washington Sea Grant, including how Washington teachers can check out a Menace to the West toolkit.

Resources from California

  • Coastal Ecosystems curricula from University of Southern California Sea Grant, including how California teachers can check out a Menace to the West toolkit.

Additional classroom resources from around the country

  • Nab the Aquatic Invader - Online activities and teacher resources from Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant provide a fun way for students of all ages to learn about aquatic invasive species in the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Great Lakes regions. Developed in collaboration with other Sea Grant programs around the country, including Oregon Sea Grant.
  • Louisiana Sea Grant offers downloadable teacher materials about invasive plants and animals in their region.
  • What Is an Invasive Species? from NOAA's National Ocean Service.
  • K-12 resources on invasive species from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  • Science Friday - Invasive Species Archives from this popular NPR science program.