Middle & High School Field Studies
Grades 6-12
Field Trips & Additional Resources
Estuaries 101
To complement the Tijuana Estuary High School Teachers’ Guide, we recommend using our national program’s Estuaries 101 Curriculum. This on-line science curriculum from NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System, provides powerful ways for students to learn fundamental concepts in science, develop scientific thinking skills, and explore the nation’s biologically rich and economically important estuaries. Estuaries 101 modules feature hands-on learning, experiments, field-based activities and data explorations.
The Curriculum
The Tijuana Estuary High School Teachers’ Guide is an interdisciplinary high school curriculum designed to educate students about the valuable Tijuana River Estuary natural and cultural resources. It was developed to align to State Content Standards and it is one of the few high school field-based estuary science programs in the county. The target audiences of the Teachers’ Guide are the biology, ecology, marine science, English, and art students and teachers in San Diego County, especially South Bay.
The following pdf files make up the Tijuana Estuary High School Teachers’ Guide, they include both the chapters and lesson plans to be done in the classroom and also the field trip guide for programs done here at the Reserve which are based upon the knowledge gained in the classroom portions of the teacher’s guide. Please be sure to read the introduction first to get a better understanding of how to use this curriculum:
Introduction & Chapters
Language Arts Lessons
Plan your school program
We are excited to welcome your school group to the Tijuana Estuary! Please be aware of the following program guidelines before planning your visit.
- Guided and non-guided tour opportunities available
- Reservations are first-come, first-served and require at least 5 weeks advance notice
- Visits normally last about 2.5 hours
- Maximum of 35 students per group
- Three chaperones required per group