EstuaryLIVE! 2003

This website includes a variety of activties to support the national estuary live  broadcast and additonal pages specifically for the  Barataria Terrebonne program.  Funding for the activites developed was provided by The National Oceanic & Space Administration.  Activites were developed by Dr. Pam Blanchard (LSU Curriculum and Instruction) and Dianne Lindstedt (Louisiana Sea Grant College Program).

Focus on the

Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary

EstuaryLIVE! is an interactive virtual field trip accessible via the internet for classrooms around the country.    Students have the opportunity to participate with questions for scientists and other experts as we explore the former hideout of Jean Lafitte the pirate.  We will investigate the rich bounty of shrimp, redfish, crabs and oysters, offshore oil rigs, pelicans and other resident and migratory birds and learn of Barataria-Terrebonne’s importance to the nation.  Students will learn about the levees that protect these fragile wetlands and why this national treasure, the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary is “the fastest disappearing landmass in the world”.  

The electronic estuary excursions are designed for elementary, middle and high school  and college level students.   Link directly to BTNEP resources. 

We schedule school group participation in advance, according to grade level, so students will get the most out of the electronic estuary experience.The entire electronic field trip, live video pages and links pages are accessed free of charge.

Here is a checklist of things you need to do prior to the estuary event: