• Subscribe to receive the NERRS Education Bulletin, in doing so you will receive regular announcements and updates about the EstuaryLive broadcast.
• Use activities from the Estuaries 101 Curriculum (grade levels 9-12) to help you explore estuaries, from three different perspectives - Earth, Life and Physical Science.
• Watch previous EstuaryLive broadcasts and videos with your class. Access archived EstuaryLive broadcasts. 
• Learn more about estuaries with your students by visiting the "About Estuaries" section of the site.
• Use Google Earth to explore, compare and contrast the dynamic estuarine reserves around the country. Google Earth is a powerful tool for exploring your world. In your study of estuaries, it can be used to reveal the relationships among landforms, water features, towns, cities, and the habitats of the animals and plants that live in estuaries.
• Use real data and have your students analyze how changes in water quality conditions have an impact on organisms libing in estuaries (grade levels 5-8). 
• Find additional lesson plans and activities, organized by topic and grade level,

Encourage student research questions and projects

• Have your students research a species that lives in an estuary, have them discuss the chemical and biological processes that determine how well an aquatic environment can support life, and ask them to produce a poster about it.
• Have your students develop a research project on a concept addressed by one of the EstuaryLive programs or on one of the estuaries featured.
• Have your students draft questions on particular topics they might be interested in learning more about. For example, questions about the animals or plants that live in an estuary, the different type of estuaries and estuarine habitats and the importance of tides all would be appropriate. You can even send some of your questions to the field trip leaders in advance of the field trip.

Encourage student participation in outreach events

• Work with your students to organize an activity to celebrate National Estuaries Day or Earth Day! The involvement will build appreciation for our ecosystems and will teach good stewardship practices.
• If applicable, invite an Education Coordinator from one of NOAA's nearby National Estuarine Research Reserve to give a presentation on their estuary.

Test student knowlege

• Ask your students to find an estuary on a map and discuss the specific characteristics of this estuary, the type of estuary it is and the kind of plants and animals you might find in that particular estuary. This can be a very useful way to start an exercise in comparing estuaries.