NOAA's
Ocean Exploration Program is developing alliances
with aquariums and science centers to offer professional
development to teachers in the use of Learning Ocean Science through
Ocean Exploration.
These one-day long professional development offerings
and associated follow-ups help build regional
cadres of ocean exploration teacher leaders. Our NOAA Ocean
Exploration Education Alliances are listed here.
Recognized
as one of the nation's
leading aquariums, the Audubon Aquarium of the
Americas is located along the banks of
the Mississippi River in the historic FrenchQuarter.
A visit to the Aquarium spans the world of the Caribbean Sea, the
mysterious Amazon Rainforest and the waters that give
New Orleans its lifeblood: the Mississippi River
and Gulf of Mexico.
The Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC)
is a research and teaching facility located in Newport, Oregon on
the Yaquina Bay estuary, about one mile from the open waters of the
Pacific Ocean. HMSC plays an integral role in programs geared towards
marine and estuarine research and instruction, as a laboratory facility
serving resident scientists, as a base for far-ranging oceanographic
studies, and as a classroom for students. The Hatfield Marine
Science Center has research facilities that support investigations
in marine fisheries, aquaculture, water quality, marine biology, botany,
microbiology, zoology and oceanography.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), located in Moss Landing, California, was founded in 1987 by David Packard. The mission of MBARI is to achieve and maintain a position as a world center for advanced research and education in ocean science and technology, and to do so through the development of better instruments, systems, and methods for scientific research in the deep waters of the ocean. MBARI emphasizes peer relationships between engineers and scientists as a basic principle of its operation. All of the activities of MBARI must be characterized by excellence, innovation, and vision.
The New England Aquarium was designed with the intention of providing
an underwater experience for the visitor and of being a cultural institution
that would reconnect Boston to its waterfront. In its more than 30
years of existence it has developed several programs to help preserve
and bring a better understanding of marine life to the visitor and
its exhibits have been under constant expansion and renovation. The
Aquarium continues its tradition to serve as a leader in research,
education and conservation.
Pier Aquarium
The Pier Aquarium is a private, non-profit aquarium and marine education center located at The Pier in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. It was founded in 1988 in a cooperative effort led by Peter Betzer, Ph.D., Dean, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, and Larry Arnold, assistant to Robert L. Urich, Mayor of St. Petersburg, to highlight and bring attention to the marine research being conducted in and around Tampa Bay. The mission is to enhance the public's understanding of the value and fragility of the local and global marine environment through research, education and personal experiences. It is primarily staffed by studnets from Eckerd College, St. Petersburg College, the University of Tampa and the University of South Florida, College of Marine Science.
The South Carolina Aquarium is a state-of-the-art environmental
learning center that encompasses the entire spectrum
of Southeastern aquatic habitats as found in
South Carolina: mountain streams, piedmont rivers,
coastal swamps, salt marshes and ocean waters. A
significant educational and conservation institution,
it was the first aquarium in the country to open
with a complete Education Master Plan in place.
During its first year, the Aquarium launched its free, standards-based
schools programs, with required teacher training for visiting classes.
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