Bring the excitement of current ocean science discoveries to your students using this new Ocean Exploration curriculum

Professional Development in the Use of Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration Curriculum

January 22, 2005

From bioluminescent corals to deep vent worms, from tropical underwater volcanoes to the Arctic Ocean floor, we know more about the Moon than our ocean. Bring the excitement of current ocean science discoveries to your students using this new Ocean Exploration curriculum and a CD-ROM of the Ocean Explorer Web site from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Join Dr. Valerie Chase, Biologist and Science Education Consultant formerly with the National Aquarium in Baltimore; and Paula Keener-Chavis, National Education Coordinator for NOAA Ocean Exploration as you do inquiry- and standards-based activities tied directly to ocean expeditions described on the CD-ROM by ocean science explorers. Receive a copy of Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration and the CD-ROM interpreting these multidisciplinary ocean discovery voyages using “new technological eyes” to study life and earth science on the ocean floor. Ocean scientists share their explorations directly with your students, clearly articulating the excitement of scientific discovery. Activities written and tested by scientists and educators enable your students to model ocean science exploration in your classroom. Use these inquiry-based exercises in biology, earth or marine science courses to connect your students to the excitement of NOAA Ocean Exploration as they travel from the Galapagos Rift to the Arctic Ocean, from Alaskan seamounts to those in the Hawaiian Islands. Curriculum, CD-ROM, stipend, and lunch provided. Participating teachers are required to attend a follow-up workshop within a year to receive the full stipend. A total of eight Professional Development Units will be offered per workshop. Space is limited.

Please contact the Oregon Coast Aquarium at (541) 867-3474, ext. 5314 or email cml@aquarium.org or the Hatfield Marine Science Center at (541) 867-0357 or email jon.luke@oregonstate.edu to register.

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