[Coral-List] Classroom Exploration of the Oceans 2006
J. Michael Nolan
mnolan at rainforestandreef.org
Thu Sep 21 13:05:40 EDT 2006
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Ocean Exploration Program and National Geographic Oceans for Life
Virtual Teacher Workshop Series
October 9 - 20 and November 6 - 17, 2006
Register Free at: http://www.coexploration.org/ceo2006
Few of us realize it, but by one definition of what constitutes the
United States, more of our Nation is under water than on land! Some 4.4
million square miles of ocean floor lies within the Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) over which we claim jurisdiction and resources. That's
compared to 3.6 million square miles of land. Our list of America's
extraordinary places would likely include the Great Smokey Mountains,
Grand Canyon, Yellowstone's geysers, the ancient forest of the Pacific
Northwest, and Hawaii's volcanoes. Yet equally magnificent places exist
beneath the waves: seamounts, canyons, white towering hydrothermal
vents, submarine volcanoes, and hydrocarbon seep areas with the strange
life forms they support.
Join us as we explore these special places of America's little-known
ocean realm during the upcoming Classroom Exploration of the Ocean
Virtual Teacher Workshop Series. This professional development program
is offered free to anyone who has access to the
World-wide Web. Leading and emerging scientists will present their
research, explorations and discoveries in these unique ocean areas to
you online through engaging keynotes which will be followed by
opportunities for you to ask the scientists questions online about their
work. The workshop also provides links to educational resources that can
extend this exciting research into your classroom and all registered
participants will receive a free copy of the newest National Geographic
map, From Sea to Shining Sea, Exploring America's Ocean Realms. Lastly,
the workshop acts as an 'educator network' in which you can discuss how
you might use this information and materials in your classroom and how
to promote ocean literacy everywhere. Graduate credit is also available.
The Classroom Exploration of the Oceans Virtual Teacher Workshop series
will consist of the following:
Week 1: October 9 - 13: From Sea to Shining Sea: Exploring America's
Ocean Realm. Drs. Elliott Norse, Lance Morgan and Jennifer Palmer from
the Marine Conservation Biology Institute will discuss compelling
ecological stories and conservation updates on little-known places in
America's seascape, including the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the
Beaufort Sea, the Gulf of Alaska seamounts, Monterey Canyon, George's
Bank and the Gulf of Mexico.
Week 2: October 16 - 20: Exploring the Lost City Hydrothermal Field: A
New Submarine Ecosystem. Dr. Kristin Ludwig, Emerging Scientist and
Ph.D. Student, University of Washington School of Oceanography will
focus on The Lost City Hydrothermal Vent Field discovered in December,
2000, near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Spectacular 18-story tall limestone
towers are the hallmark of the field, where the geology, chemistry, and
biology are unlike any other known hydrothermal vent system known on Earth.
Week 3: November 6 - 10: Exploring Submarine Volcanoes: Taking the Pulse
of the Earth. Dr. Robert W. Embley, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific
Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, will present his research on
hydrothermal vent systems associated with submarine volcanoes, hosts of
some of Earth's most extreme ecosystems.
Week 4: November 13 - 17: Life at the Edge, Real Animals in Extreme
Environments. Dr. Charles Fisher, Professor of Biology at Pennsylvania
State University, will bring to life his research on very long-lived
tube worms that thrive at hydrocarbon seeps in deep waters of the Gulf
of Mexico.
In addition to this program, Dr. Michael Libbee, professor at Central
Michigan University, will join us starting November 6th, as a special
guest to host an online tutorial on use of maps in the class room.
This project is funded by a grant from the National Marine Sanctuary
Foundation to the National Geographic Society. This project also
benefits from support and partnership between NOAA's Ocean Exploration
Program, the National Geographic Education Foundation, The College of
Exploration, the University of Southern California Sea Grant and
California State University at Fullerton.
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Cindy Renkas
Ocean Exploration Education Specialist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Phone/Fax 910-452-0847
email: cindy.renkas at noaa.gov
website: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
All we do is touched by ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know.
-Richard Wilbur
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Sincerely,
J. Michael Nolan, Director
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