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Lesson plans are available for this expedition. To download them from this page, just visit the link to the left or at the bottom of this page.
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Education
Read a description of each lesson plan and/or download them to your computer.
With the establishment of the Ocean Exploration Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), we have a great opportunity reach out in new ways to teachers, students, and the general public and share the excitement of daily discoveries while at sea and the science behind the exploration initiatives sponsored by NOAA. The Northwestern Hawaiian Island Expedition presents a unique opportunity to engage teachers and students as we journey to a world that few have seen in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists will be exploring an area that contains about 70 percent of all coral reefs in U.S. waters, an area consists of a remote chain of small islands and atolls that stretches for more than 1,000 nautical miles (nm) northwest of the main Hawaiian Islands. During the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Expedition, scientists will map submerged banks and seamounts in the NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve using state-of-the-art undersea technologies.
Educators and scientists working with NOAA during October 2002 developed a series of lesson plans for students in Grades 5 – 12 that are specifically tied to the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Expedition. These lesson plans focus on cutting-edge ocean exploration and research, using state-of-the-art technology, aboard University of Hawaii’s research vessel Kilo Moana.
The lesson plans are grouped into the following categories:
Grades 5-6
Grades 7-8
Grades 9-12 (chemical, biological, earth, and physical science).
Each grade-level grouping includes activities that focus on the exploration and research being conducted as part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Expedition. In addition to being tied to the National Science Education Standards, the hands-on, inquiry-based activities include focus questions, background information for teachers, links to interesting Internet sites, and extensions. Web logs that document the latest discoveries and complement the lesson plans, complete with compelling images and video, will be sent back each day from sea. Teachers are encouraged to use the daily logs from the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Expedition, which are posted on this site, to supplement the lesson plans.
Read a description of each lesson plan and/or download them to your computer.
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