Ocean and You Marine Science Education
Bring the ocean to your classroom and explore marine and environmental education with this innovative program created by an oceanographer and two science educators.
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- Taking care of our oceans In this lesson from Xpeditions, students consider why so many people live near the coast and learn about the impacts of this trend on ocean animals. They make posters to educate coastal residents and visitors about human impacts on marine life.
- Round and Round It Goes; Water, Where It Stops Nobody Knows The hydrologic cycle is the process, powered by the sun, which identifies the constant, endless movement of water from the atmosphere to the earth to the ground water, to the rivers to the oceans and back into the atmosphere. This experimental lab lesson will show the process of the hydrologic cycle as it relates to the earth's atmosphere by showing three different scenarios,the first scenario (the control), container A, shows the hydrologic cycle with no contaminates. The second scenario, container B, shows the hydrologic cycle with the earth's soil contaminated. The third scenario, container C, demonstrates the hydologic cycle with the air polluted. These three situations will give the student an idea of how the atmosphere and the growth of plant life are affected by different contaminants in the earth.This lesson will, in fact, investigate the hydrologic cycle experimentally.
- Under the Deep Blue Sea In this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore oceans and ocean life. Through creative writing and research projects, students will learn about the ocean and the creatures that live there.
- OceanWorld Illustrated information about fisheries, weather, waves, icebergs, currents, coral reefs, and other oceanography topics with real time data and interactive quizzes. Includes a variety of tools for teachers and an online textbook for high school students.
- National Data Buoy Center Ever wonder what causes ocean waves? Or what tides are? This site answers these questions and more by giving you background information, charts, map, and other imagery so you can try to figure out the answer on your own before you click on to find out the answer.
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- Haw River Festival Learning Celebration: Don't miss this fun and informative festival celebrating the Haw River, its history, and the creatures that live there.
- Eno River State Park: Students will learn about the plants and animals found in Eno River State Park as well as the importance of water quality and stewardship to their local watershed.
- North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences: Resources for learning about natural North Carolina including animals, snakes, insects and ecosystems.
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- Learn more about Chatham County, Durham County, Johnston County, Orange County, Wake County, animals, marine, oceanography, oceans, and water cycle.
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K-12 educators in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina can now bring the ocean to their students through a new program called Ocean and You. Oceanographer, Cynthia Cudaback, PhD, and science educators, Genevieve Healy, PhD, and Jennifer Todd, MA have created this in-school program to educate students about oceans, marine animals, biodiversity, the water cycle, and much more. They will also design a program to fit your needs. “The ideal program would extend over 5-6 weeks, with one contact hour per week. We will also gladly teach a single class - if you like what we do, ask for more.” Your students will be able to become ocean stewards and ocean literate!
For more information about the programs offered by Ocean and You, contact Cynthia Cudaback at cynthia.cudaback@gmail.com
