Arts | Grades K-5
Music Lesson Starters
Examine how African American watermen used music while catching and processing seafood during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Water's Edge Learning Resources
Hear stories of African American pioneers in Maryland's seafood industry and explore how they shaped local culture along the Chesapeake Bay.
This collection of resources - for elementary and middle school students - examines the unique relationship between African Americans and the Chesapeake Bay through a lens of cultural and natural diversity.
Science | Grades 3-5
Science Lesson Starters
Explore how climate patterns and environmental changes impact the seafood harvesting on the Chesapeake Bay.
Arts | Grades 6-8
Interactive Lesson
Analyze two musical styles - spirituals and chanteys - performed by African American watermen in their daily work on the Bay.