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Curriculum Units
 Oystering
on the Chesapeake
The Oystering on the Chesapeake Curriculum is series of multi-disciplinary
lesson plans 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.
The themes explored in Oystering on the Chesapeake are:
- The Chesapeake Bay, once the greatest oyster factory on earth,
has shaped the lives of watermen, their families and communities,
and the Bay as a whole.
- The onboard 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 Lesson Plan Includes:
Teacher Materials:
o Overview
o Skills
o Time, Supplies, and Group Sizes You Will Need
o Teacher's Notes
o Vocabulary
o Additional Resources: Additional sources of classroom or background
materials
Student Materials:
o Discover It! Page- Quotes and passages about the oyster industry
and the Chesapeake
o Explore It! Page- Lesson comprehension activities and online and
print resources
o Exploration Cards- Original resources such as primary documents
or historic images
Download a PDF of the Oystering on the Chesapeake curriculum:
Explorations 1-5
Explorations 6-10
To get a printed copy of the Oystering on the Chesapeake curriculum,
please contact Youth Programs Coordinator Kate Livie at klivie@cbmm.org
or call 410-745-2916 x 243.
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