As oysters continue to grow in New York Harbor, students across NYC (and beyond) can continue to learn! We’re here to help educators and parents lead STEM lessons at home. Check back weekly for new content.

Ecosystem Engineers Curriculum (Grades 4-10)

We are thrilled to share 5 units of STEM learning thanks to support from Con Edison. To get started with at-home activities, view our Oyster Anatomy video, and an introduction from our Director of Education Ann Fraioli.

New York Harbor Coloring Pages

Learn about some of the most common marine species discovered near Billion Oyster Project oyster reefs by coloring them. From the infamous oyster toadfish to intricate colonial tunicates, you can print the following pages and get started today! Don’t have access to a printer? That’s ok! Try drawing these creatures on paper.

QUIZ: Oyster, Organism & Water Quality

Dissolved oxygen and salinity might be second nature to Harbor School students, but its the perfect time for the rest of us to test our knowledge of our natural environment! Check out our new quiz, created by Diana and Robina from our education team.

Story Hour with Billion Oyster Project

Join Diana Fu as she reads Down To The Sea with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen (and permission from Chronicle Books).

Create a Salt Dough Fish

It's easy to learn about fish when they're right in front of you, but many of us are stuck inside. Did you know you can make your own fish out of a few basic household ingredients? Feel free to reference this guide to decide which underwater creature.

Do-It-Yourself Hydrometer

A hydrometer is an instrument used for measuring the density of liquids based on the concept of buoyancy. Here’s how you can make one at home!

Design & Engineering Challenge

Turn to page 17 of our Ecosystem Engineers Curriculum to participate in an at-home engineering challenge to keep your oyster (in this case, an egg) safe! Share your design on social media by tagging #BOPeducation.

How to Make a Anemometer

An anemometer is a device used for measuring wind speed and direction. It is also a common instrument used by weather stations. The term is derived from the Greek word "anemos", which means wind. Here’s how you can make an Anemometer at home!

Oyster Anatomy

Unit 1 of our Ecosystem Engineers curriculum includes the dissection of an oyster. Join us as we examine how oysters eat algae, filter water, and protect themselves.

Make your own Oyster Research Station

With Earth Day right around the corner, we wanted to combine our love for Oyster Research Stations (ORS) with awareness around single-use plastics. Build your very own ORS using the materials you might find in your recycling bin.

Build a Paper Dory

Join Rob Buchanan, and his daughter Claire, in building a paper oyster dory. Before you play this video tutorial, please print this PDF on the largest, thickest piece of paper your printer can handle.

Oyster Gardening Manual for Schools and Community Scientists

Read up on New York Harbor’s history, the Billion Oyster Project, and the 5 stages of the BOP Lifecycle in this oyster gardening guide, created in partnership with the Harbor School, SCAPE Studio and NY/NJ Baykeeper.

Know Your Harbor

Know Your Harbor: Bushwick Inlet

Most New Yorkers forget that we are a coastal community. New York Harbor is an incredible resource not far from our doorstep. Join Billion Oyster Project’s Rob Buchanan as we takes a trip to Bushwick Inlet — just off of the East River between Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

Know Your Harbor: Bayswater

On Monday, July 20, an all-women crew from Billion Oyster Project, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, and New York State Parks, installed BOP’s first community oyster reef at Bayswater Point State Park, in Queens! Video by Robina Taliaferrow.

Know Your Harbor: Canarsie

Join members of Billion Oyster Project's education and restoration teams as they monitor oyster growth and mortality, and take note of the diverse marine wildlife living near this oyster reef at Paerdegat Basin in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Video by Robina Taliaferrow.

Fishy Friday

Comb Jelly

Ready to dive underneath our EcoDock at Pier 101 on Governors Island? Our Community Reefs Regional Manager Tanasia Swift captured this epic footage of a Comb Jelly last summer.

Butterfly Fish

This beautiful Butterfly fish was spotted by student divers under our EcoDock at Pier 101 on Governors Island. It’s not uncommon to see tropical fish, swept up from the Caribbean by the Gulf Stream, in New York waters in late summer and early fall.

BOP at Work

Bush Terminal Park

Underwater footage at our community reef in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, captured by Tanasia, Community Reefs Regional Manager at Billion Oyster Project.

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