Florence K. OBrien Part of a collaborative oceanography Unit/Curriculum Students create a computer presentationbased on oceanography units in math, science V. Enabling activities. http://www.stac.edu/mcc/obrien.htm
Extractions: Content Standards: Information technology is used to retrieve, process, and communicate information and as a tool to enhance learning. Through systems thinking, people can recognize the commonalities that exist among all systems and how parts of a system inter-relate and combine to perform specific functions.
UH News MarBEC supports this growth through collaborative activities designed to Biology,Ocean Engineering, Civil Engineering, oceanography, Biosystems Engineering http://www.marbec.org/news/new_zealand_research.html
Extractions: UH-New Zealand Agreement Establishes Research Partnership The University of Hawai`i, through its Marine Bioproducts Engineering Center (MarBEC), today signed a significant cooperative agreement with the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS), a government-owned research company in New Zealand. The agreement establishes a research partnership that will facilitate collaboration in the discovery, analysis and commercialization of products derived from microorganisms located near or in extreme environments (extremophiles), such as geothermal and hydrothermal areas of New Zealand. MarBEC will provide training for New Zealand students and GNS employees who will collect and, in partnership with Hort + Research, a sister New Zealand government-owned research company, process microorganisms from a wide range of extreme environments in New Zealand and help establish an extremophile collection and laboratory in New Zealand. MarBEC researchers at UH will receive genetic material from the newly discovered microorganisms and use it in their work to screen for high-value compounds from algae and Bacteria. The agreement details how any commercial revenues are to be shared between GNS and Hort + Research, on behalf of the people of New Zealand, and UH, on behalf of the people of the USA.
Site Map Sites Just for Girls, Fun and activities, Primary Students, Elementary Global InternetCollaborative Projects, Webquests, Web Research Projects and oceanography, http://members.tripod.com/exworthy/sitemap.htm
Extractions: Exworthy Educational Links Site Map Staff Development Staff Development Planning -Technology Use Assessments Internet Terminlogy WWW Tutorials ... Educational Software Tutorials (Windows 9x, FrontPage Photoshop, Word, Hyperstudio, ClarisWorks, etc.) Philosophy and Resources for Staff Development Presentation Techniques and Equipment Model Program and School Site Lesson Plans ... Link Collections Here are link collections that are organized by curricular topics. Teacher Resources Online Language Translation Websites Teaching Tips Resources Bulletin Board Ideas ... Kid's Fun Find links to games, activities, kid friendly sites, and fun and cool stuff. Sites Just for Girls Fun and Activities Primary Students Elementary Students ... Media Literacy and Consumer Skills Language Arts Reading Research, Resources, and Lessons Reading Books and Collections ... Poetry, Drama and Foreign Languages Writing Rules for Writing and Grammar Lessons For Writing Developing Research Papers Writing-Teaching Resources ... Teaching Resource s African-American History Different Cultures American History Native Americans ... U.S.Gov't Civics
Oceanography Theme Page oceanography from the Space Shuttle A pictorial survey Oceans and Undersea Life Thiscollaborative thematic unit work through a range of scientific activities. http://www.cln.org/themes/oceanography.html
Extractions: Oceanography Theme Page Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which focus on specific topics within oceanography. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. General Oceanography Resources This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of earthquakes. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our Aquatic Network Check out their "subjects" pages for an extensive meta-list of links to aquatic resources, organized under the subjects of aquaculture, conservation and education, fisheries, limnology, marine science and oceanography, maritime heritage, ocean engineering, and seafood. Ask an Expert: Ocean or Ocean Animals (Ask Jake the Sea Dog) This service is offered by WhaleTimes. For other oceanographic "ask an expert" resources, use the links to "Neptune's Web" or "Sea World Busch Gardens" further down this page.
Science In Mozambique: Opportunities For US Collaboration Destructive human activities in the coastal zone Marine Sciences and Oceanographyin Mozambique Antonio The Need for collaborative Research on Environment, Soil http://www.aaas.org/international/africa/moz/hoguane.html
Extractions: Marine Sciences and Oceanography in Mozambique Mozambiques fisheries resources are mostly located in two major shelves: the Sofala Bank in the center and the Delagoa Bight in the south, as well as in the bays. The major resources include: shallow water shrimp (in Sofala Bank), deep water crustacean (on the slope), scad and mackerel (Sofala Bank and Delagoa Bight), and demersal fish in the southern and northern regions. In the coast region there are large artisanal fisheries, which include the mollusks and form the basis of subsistence for several local populations. The fisheries sector employs 50,000 to 60,000 people, and its contribution to the economy is substantial; it represents about 40 percent of total export earnings. The estimated potential of fish in Mozambique is about 310,000 tons. Recorded amount of marine fish at the landings was about 32,000 tons in 1980, about 80,000 tons in 1980, and about 120,000 tons in 1992. The artisanal and semi-industrial fisheries account for more than 50 percent of the total fish production. The most valuable fishery resource is the shallow water shrimp and its bycatch, deepwater shrimp, scad, and mackerel ( Table 1 ). These resources represented about 54 percent of the total export in 1993. The shallow water shrimp alone contributed about US$20 million in 1979-80.
Science In Mozambique: Opportunities For US Collaboration reviewed the successes of activities in West them to pursue specific collaborativeopportunities relevant habitats, and applied oceanography involving Tanzania http://www.aaas.org/international/africa/moz/
Extractions: Foreword In late 1999 the AAAS Africa Program invited a small group of Mozambican scientists to the United States to participate in several key meetings that enabled them to share information of interest to U.S. scientists and to explore possibilities for collaboration. The meetings took place in New York, Miami, and Washington D.C. in February 2000, coinciding with both the AAAS Annual Meeting and the National Summit on Africa . The project was made possible by support from the National Science Foundation. By fortuitous coincidence the 2000 AAAS Annual Meeting (17-22 February) significantly overlapped with the National Summit on Africa (16-20 February). Thus we were able to cooperate with the Summit organizers, and indeed a highlight of the Mozambique project was Minister Brito's address to the National Summit on Africa during the opening plenary on Thursday, 17 February. Following President Bill Clinton's address at the opening ceremony, Dr. Brito's panel also included U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Ibrahim Gambari (Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Adviser on Africa), J. Brady Anderson (Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development), K.Y. Amoako (Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa), and Gayle Smith (Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council). By special arrangement with the National Summit organizers, participation in the full Summit was enabled for all the members of the Mozambican delegation.
View A Record involved in various international activities AUSTRALIA Collaboration Collaborativestudies have also been carried out with Woods Hole oceanography. http://oia.uvic.ca/oia/servlets/viewRecord.jsp?table=ca.uvic.oia.dbTables.resear
The Environmental Literacy Council - Weather: Labs And Activities of Scripps Institute of oceanography presents this Pressure For the CollaborativeVisualization Project online classroom activities introducing fundamentals in http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/366.html
UBC Earth And Ocean Sciences: Research Research activities in the Department of Earth and Deposit Research Unit A collaborativeventure between Physical oceanography and Atmospheric Science Outline http://www.eos.ubc.ca/research/
Extractions: Atmospheric Chemistry Group Biometeorology and Soil Physics Group Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Mountain Meteorology and Hydrology (CICMMH) A research and forecast collaboration between Environment Canada and UBC. Climate Prediction Group Ensemble Mesoscale Forecast System Output and background regarding two weather forecast models. Together these cover a domain including Western Canada and the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
Gerard J. Mangone Center For Marine Policy, Education And Training a detailed account of the activities of the most recent exchange program, is a collaborationamong US Universidade do Rio Grande, Department of oceanography. http://www.ocean.udel.edu/cmp/pages/education.html
Extractions: Marine Policy Program For the Master of Marine Policy, a strong background in liberal arts is recommended, but law, engineering, and natural science students with above-average grades will be considered. Additional academic study or some work experience after the baccalaureate degree is desirable. A total of 33 credits of graduate courses and 6 credits of thesis preparation is required in the Master of Marine Policy curriculum before the final thesis examination. The Ph.D. in Marine (Policy) Studies is designed for exceptional students. The basic program consists of 30 to 35 graduate credits (including 9 credits for dissertation) depending on the student's background at the master's level. Twelve of the 21 required course credits must be in a disciplinary concentration such as economics, political science, anthropology, or other related fields. Students in the Ph.D. program must pass qualifying exams covering four fields' three from marine policy and one from the allied discipline of the student's choice.
:: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS :: among the various disciplines in oceanography in implementing an are engaged in theseactivities, and the collaborative activity in community outreach was also http://sioworld.ucsd.edu/pogosum.cfm
Extractions: Introduction and Background: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Southampton Oceanography Centre, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, organized a meeting to explore a new global partnership among oceanographic research institutions. The purpose of the meeting was to consider areas in which ocean institutions can work together more closely. Among these areas is the development of plans for long-term cooperation in defining and implementing a strategy for global ocean observations. The meeting was held March 8-10, 1999 in Paris at UNESCO, the parent organization of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, one of the sponsoring organizations of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). The list of attendees is attached. [Attachment 1: attendees] At the meeting participants agreed to create a new forum, called the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO). A provisional Charter and Mission were prepared. The participants agree to proceed with the establishment of a partnership of institutions (and consortia thereof) which have demonstrated capability to undertake basin-scale oceanographic observations and research together with such associated members and affiliated entities as may subsequently be agreed. Representation will be at the level capable of committing their institutions:
Extractions: Openbook Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-x 1: Overview, pp. 1-16 2: Statistical Isues in the Multiple-Scale Variability of O..., pp. 17-22 3: Lagrangian and Eulerian Data and Models, pp. 23-26 4: Feature Identification, pp. 27-32 5: Visualization, pp. 33-36 6: Interpolation, Nonlinear Smoothing, Filtering, and Predi..., pp. 37-44 7: Model and Data Comparisons, pp. 45-46 8: Non-Gaussian Random Fields, pp. 47-50 9: Encouraging Collaboration Between Statisticians and Ocea..., pp. 51-54 Bibliography, pp. 55-62 GO TO PAGE:
Chemical Oceanography BRULAND LAB CHEMICAL oceanography of this project is to conduct such a collaborativeexercise among will focus on the entire spectrum of activities involved in http://www.es.ucsc.edu/~kbruland/Research Pages/research_projects_page.htm
Extractions: BRULAND LAB CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY University of California, Santa Cruz Research Projects The Bering Sea, Alaska Funded by the National Science Foundation " Trace metal micronutrients and phytoplankton dynamics – a focus on the Bering Sea and the role of iron" San Francisco Bay, California Funded by the Office of Naval Research and the State of California We have been examining the potential role of copper as a toxic element in the San Francisco Bay. The toxicity of Cu to micro-organisms is proportional to the free Cu concentration, [Cu ], rather than to the total copper concentration. Kristen Buck has developed and applied a method based upon the added ligand salicylaldoxime (SA) to set up a competing equilibrium with natural Cu-binding ligands (L1) and the use of adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry to detect the Cu(SA) . With this approach she is able to determine the copper speciation and concentrations of [Cu ]. Matt Hurst has also carried out studies on copper speciation using an approach based upon anodic stripping voltammetry and a thin mercury film, rotating glassy-carbon disc electrode with a novel nafion film to protect it from interferences. This research has been funded by both the Office of Naval Research and the State of California
Oceanography WWW Resources Selected oceanography Web Sites. http//whale.wheelock.edu WhaleNet is a collaborativeproject of the This web site also contains classroom activities in which http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/highres/1/hoceanography2.htm
Extractions: The Athena Project has put together two wonderful interactive, guided inq uiry learning activities that take advantage of oceanographic data placed on the WWW. In "Tracking Drifer Buoys," students "experience" how oceanographers use devices called drifter buoys to track ocean currents. Students also learn about satellite imagery of ocean topography. Students are presented with a dataset of information to plot on a map. After this practice activity, students must use information from spreadsheet files to locate the Gulf Stream. Science journal activities are also included. This activity is appropriate for both middle and high school students. "Ocean Color" is an activity that can be used in any K-12 science classroom. This activity examines how scientists interpret satellite imagery. Students create a map which identifies different productivity levels in the ocean and identify areas of cont inental vegetation.
Carolina Coastal Science - Oceanography Web Sites Educator s Guide oceanography Web Sites. whale.wheelock.edu WhaleNet is a collaborativeproject of This web site also contains classroom activities in which http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/educator/ocean.html
Extractions: Estuary-Net is an excellent website for teachers to use guided inquiry learning activities in their classroom. Estuary-Net was developed by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System in response to water quality issues arising in coastal areas. This project strives to develop collaborations among high schools, community volunteer water quality monitoring groups, local officials, state Coastal Zone Management (CZM) programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRS) to solve non-point source pollution problems in estuaries and their watersheds. This website provides comprehensive information about characteristics of estuaries, estuarine ecology, water quality monitoring, and quality assurance, quality control, and standard operating procedures of a water quality monitoring program. This web site contains a database of monitoring data from National Estuarine Research Reserve sites and volunteer sites. Data includes water temperature, water level, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and stream flow. Biological variables and bioassment techniques are also included in the dataset. These include water quality, habitat, benthic macroinvertebrates,intertidal organisms, aquatic vegetation, chlorophyll/plankton, and fecal coliform bacteria. In addition to the datasets, the secondary school volunteer sites contain metadata. The metadata includes research descriptors, entry verification, experimental design, research methods, site location and character, data collection period, associated researchers and projects, data table descriptors, and remarks.
Climate Models Intercomparison Project (PMIP) and engages in research and other collaborative activitiesdirected to of oceanography Texas A M University baum@astra.tamu.edu. http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/climate_modeling.html
Extractions: home climate Links to climate models and/or climate modeling groups. These are sites maintained by large groups performing climate research by running global circulation models on really big and fast computers. A lot of sites have available images of model results (along with the model output used to make the image), and some even offer the source code of some models. The figure you see was pinched from the LLNL climate modeling site , and you can get the full sized version by clicking on it. Last checked or updated: Feb. 10, 1997 The climate group at CERFACS site has information about their current research, documents and publications, and a Climate Experiments Atlas online. They've developed an online viewing system called Vairmer to enable browsing the Atlas via the Web. [http://www.cerfacs.fr/globc/]
Australia is available in biological oceanography at graduate activities Research activitiespertaining to the research with bilateral or multilateral collaboration. http://www.indian-ocean.org/initiat/national.htm
Canadians@Work; Career Opportunities In Marine Sciences Teaching/learning activities are organized to follow the Ontario School In theircollaborative groups, students brainstorm a list of What is oceanography? http://citw.enoreo.on.ca/modules/module1.html
Extractions: This teaching module, Canadians@Work, focuses on Canadian achievement in a global community in the area of work. Starting with the online journals of Dr. Dale Stokes, Canadian Oceanographer, (hosted by the Education Network of Ontario , http://www.enoreo.on.ca), students explore career opportunities in marine sciences. Intended for students in grades 7-10, Canadians@Work uses a research-based process for information problem-solving.This module could be used as a model for a larger study of Canadians working in a variety of fields. It integrates curriculum outcomes for English, Science, Careers and Canadian Studies. Curriculum Outcomes Student Demonstration Resources Teaching/Learning Activities ... Assessment Curriculum Outcomes Students will use the inquiry/research process effectively to identify the educational requirements and job opportunities for Canadians in careers related to geography and sciences. Students will: investigate learning and work opportunities by formulating questions, identifying information needs, and developing research plans to gather data; locate and summarize information about options for future learning and work from print and electronic sources;
Weather / Oceanography an integrated weather unit which incorporates interaction with the Internet and handsoncollaborative, problem solving activities for students in grades four http://users.rcn.com/bruhmuller/weatherocean.html
Extractions: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Whalemobile.shtml Alaska Science Explained Students get to play the role of meteorologist, with the eventual task of presenting a live weather broadcast. First however they must research local weather conditions, weather terms, etc. and predict the weather patterns for the week.
