By supporting learning in classrooms and communities, NOAA improves knowledge and understanding of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. As the approximately 17 million people living in the watershed learn more about the Bay, they are more likely to be stewards of its resources.
![Students participating in hand-on educational programming supported by B-WET Girl holding squid](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213212015im_/http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/images/stories/education/bwet03-thumbSquare.jpg) |
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B-WET is a competitive grant program that enables hands-on watershed education for students and training for teachers that foster stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay.
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![Teachers display their Aquabotz constructed during a training with NOAA scientists Environmental Science Training Center](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213212015im_/http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/images/stories/education/envTrain01-thumbSquare.jpg) |
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NOAA’s Environmental Science Training Center offers educators the knowledge and tools to deliver up-to-date science information to the teachers educating the next generation of Bay stewards.
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![Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213212015im_/http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/images/stories/education/cbibs01-thumbSquare.jpg) |
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NOAA "Smart Buoys" collect and transmit real-time weather, water conditions, and water quality data, as well as interpret key points along the John Smith Trail.
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![Children building buoys Community Generated Observations](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213212015im_/http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/images/stories/education/comGenObs01-thumbSquare.jpg) |
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NOAA conducts hands-on programs that incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts and introduce individuals, schools, and organizations to the tools used to study and monitor Bay health.
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![Youth participating in an NCBO summer camp learn about SAV research in Virginia Student Opportunities](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213212015im_/http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/images/stories/education/studentOp01-thumbSquare.jpg) |
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Interacting with the Bay can open students' minds—and open doors for careers in oceanic and atmospheric sciences. NOAA offers educational opportunities for a range of academic levels.
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