Full-day training for teachers to monitor an Oyster Research Station, collect data, and use BOP's inquiry-based curriculum.
The Oyster Research Station (ORS) program is one of Billion Oyster Project's most popular educational and community science initiatives. Teachers in the ORS program are trained to monitor a cage of oysters in the Harbor, collect data about oyster growth, survival and biodiversity, and to make site observations.
They leave the training equipped to use the ORS as a teaching tool inside and outside of the classroom by using our inquiry-based free curriculum.
In this session teachers can expect to:
The $200 flat fee covers training, monitoring supplies, a permitted waterfront site, and oysters. FREE for all Title 1 schools — inquire about the discount code.
Forms, protocols, and guides for this program — everything you need before, during, and after your training.
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