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Armada Project

http://www.armadaproject.org/

Provider: Graduate School of Oceanography at the the University of Rhode Island


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The ARMADA Project is funded by the National Science Foundation and administered by the University of Rhode Island’s Office of Marine Programs.

The ARMADA Project provides K-12 teachers an opportunity to actively participate in ocean, polar, and environmental science research and peer mentoring. Master Teachers develop ways to bring the fruits of their research experiences, including scientific data, methodologies, and technology into their classrooms. They share their experience by mentoring new teachers in their school district and by presenting their results at National Science Teachers Association National Conventions.The ARMADA Project has involved teachers in research experiences all over the world. Past experiences include taking part in the largest North Pacific humpback whale study in the waters off the coast of Alaska, investigating the impacts of global change in the Arctic Ocean, tracking juvenile bull sharks in the Indian River Lagoon, studying the impact of human activity on dusky dolphins in New Zealand, assisting with testing new technologies used in deep water excavation of ancient shipwrecks in the Black Sea, water circulation studies in the Norwegian Sea, and a variety of ecosystem monitoring projects in the Bay of Fundy, Narragansett Bay, Gulf of Maine, Stellwagen Bank, Western Shelf of Florida, and Block Island Sound.

On the ARMADA Project website, you can download an application to the program, read the journals of previous participants, and explore an interactive map with details on research projects. The Downloads portion of the site includes teacher guides and student worksheets that focus on the impact of sea level rise on a local coastal community and population ecology of humpback whales in the North Pacific. There is also a resource explaining how to use data in the classroom in inquiry lessons.