National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Office of Ocean Exploration
Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration Curriculum
Professional Development

Who: Teachers of Grades 6-12 Interested in Ocean Exploration

What: NOAA Ocean Exploration Professional Development: Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration - A New Curriculum from NOAA

When: Friday, March 19, 2004
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Where: SCMEA Annual Conference, Palm Key Nature Resort, Knowles Island, South Carolina

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 website (http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov) 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’s Office of 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 the curriculum, entitled Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration and supporting CD-ROM interpreting these multidisciplinary ocean discovery voyages using “new technological eyes” to study life and earth science on the ocean floor. Through these materials, 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. Lunch provided. Fee $20. For more information on Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration, go to http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/curriculum/welcome.html.

Note: Please register for this professional development through the SCMEA 2004 Conference Materials. The Institute is limited to a total of 25 participants and the deadline for workshop registration is March 10th, 2004.