After more than 25 years of use in Rhode Island classrooms, a new and updated edition of Down Where the Water Is: A Coastal Awareness Activity Book and associated comprehensive Teacher's Guide has been produced by the University of Rhode Island's Office of Marine Programs. Designed for use in grades K-3, the Activity Book and Teacher's Guide are available free from the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council. Please contact us for more information. Or, you can download them:

• Down Where the Water Is: A Coastal Awareness Activity Book (8MB PDF)
• Teacher's Activity Guide to Coastal Awareness (17MB PDF)

Trash and debris collected from the dredging of Waterplace Park and adjacent section of the river into a traveling educational art installation

• STORMTOOLS User Brochure (PDF)
• Brochure: Public Access – Your Rights to the Coastal Lands and Waters of Rhode Island (PDF)
• RI Sea Grant Publications
• Educational Links for Students and Teachers
• You and Your Science Fair Project: For Teachers, Students, and Parents
• Nonpoint Source Pollution Games – A fun way for students to learn about runoff pollution
• Exploring Estuaries – Use this Web site to explore these unique environments, including some of the plants and animals that live there.
• The US Fish and Wildlife Service website contains projects, games and study topics for students and teachers alike.
• Check out the information for Students and Teachers at the Environmental Protection Agency's web site.
• Ready.gov for Kids – Your family can use this Web site to create a plan that will help you be ready for many different kinds of unexpected situations!
• For a listing of ALL of the US Government's websites for Kids, go to Ben's Guide to the US Government for Kids.
• For information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems, try the NatureServe website.

Activity Book for Kids: Discover Your World With NOAA
Portal: Just for Kids
Portal: Ocean Economy
Portal: Marine Debris
Portal: Story Maps
Portal: Infographics
Portal: Ocean Facts
Portal: Go Mobile with NOS
Podcast: The NOAA Ocean Podcast

The Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program conducts research and outreach on important marine issues. Outreach topics include coastal management and fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood safety. Rhode Island Sea Grant is one of 30 federal-state partnerships that make up the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program.

• NOAA Marine Debris Program resources
• How to be an environmentally responsible diver
• Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing

• Buffer Zone Management Guidance (PDF)
• Landscape Management Strategies to Minimize Exposure to Ticks and Mosquitoes (PDF)
• Ecological Landscaping Tools (PDF)
• Invasive Plants
• Bay Friendly Homes and Yards
• RI Natural History Survey publications