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Resources: Ocean Sciences 2012
03.12.2013    

In this contribution we present activities done with final year high school students introducing them to coastal engineering and marine renewables. These activities take place within a day and involve around 30 pupils from around the UK. The workshop includes: an introduction to marine renewables lecture, hands-on marine renewable prototype development and testing, a keynote lecture on coastal processes and structures, and an afternoon boat visit to the Plymouth Sound and the Plymouth breakwater.

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03.12.2013    

Volunteer interpreters play an integral role in communicating ocean science to the public in informal science education settings, such as state parks, aquariums and science centers, and scientists are a valuable source of knowledge and information for training these interpreters. Evaluation data collected by COSEE Pacific Partnerships for the Oregon Coastal Master Naturalist Program highlights the value of engaging scientists as workshop instructors for interpretation audiences, and the challenges faced in attempting to effectively communicate science to those who communicate science with the public.

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03.12.2013    

For Black, Latin American and Native American students, the largest leak in the STEM pipeline occurs between high school and college. We present the Lamont-Doherty Secondary School Field Research Program as a potential model for intervention by research institutions and departments that can (a) improve college attendance, (b) improve STEM recruitment and (c) invigorate teaching practices at this critical educational gateway.

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03.12.2013    

 Kamil E. Armaiz-Nolla
 
Increasing the number and diversity of students who successfully pursue careers in Ocean Sciences is key to addressing the growing demand for professionals in our fields who genuinely understand and make a contribution to cutting edge research. Summer research programs for undergraduates play a critical role in this process by creating environments in which students can develop the strategies and professional skills necessary to pursue meaningful careers in various STEM fields and by supporting students as they “bridge” between undergraduate and graduate studies.


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03.12.2013    

COSEE-West’s online workshops focus on bridging ocean science research and education and promoting collaborations among ocean scientists, K-12 teachers and informal educators. They provide a venue for scientists to share their research and expertise with educators, who reach an even broader audience of students and public. Educators question, give feedback, and share expertise in classroom application of science.

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03.12.2013    

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) Observatory, comprised of VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada cabled networks, supports transformative science in coastal and deep sea ecosystems. It enables interactive experiments focused on ocean health, energy resources, natural hazards, and marine conservation for international research collaborations.

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02.28.2013    

 In the lab
 
Modeled after NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, COSEE Florida’s Research Experience for Pre-Service Teachers (REPT) project is an educationally valuable capstone element within the Bachelor’s Degree in Middle Grades Science Education with a Concentration in Ocean Science at Indian River State College (IRSC). In summer 2011, junior and senior level science education majors conducted research with mentors from three local marine research organizations, produced a scientific poster and crafted an educational multi-media presentation.


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02.25.2013    

The Education and Public Engagement Implementing Organization (EPE IO) for the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is developing tools for educators to bring real and near-real time data, images, and video of our oceans into both formal and informal learning environments.

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02.25.2013    

 Map
 
The world we live in is increasingly characterized by data. In oceanography, the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and other efforts are spurring advances in sensor technologies and cyberinfrastructure that are changing the way oceanographers conduct research and share their results with the world. As we look to train the next generation of scientists, it is imperative that students have the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to collect, analyze and understand data.


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02.22.2013    

 Bar graph
 
From December 2010 through June 2011, Liberty Science Center offered a two-day ocean science program to 208 students and their teachers from 10 public high school in Newark, New Jersey. The program consisted of focused instruction and hands-on activities and labs related to the ocean's physical and chemical characteristics and how these affect biological systems.

This program included several data-oriented lessons developed under the Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence-Networked Ocean World (COSEE-NOW) and was intended to increase ocean literacy in students, enhance their ability to interpret and manipulate data, and raise awareness of how ocean scientists do their work.

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02.22.2013    

 Student in the field
 
To increase diversity in one influential science community, a consortium of public and private institutions created the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program, or PEP, in 2008. Aimed at college juniors and seniors with some course work in marine and/or environmental sciences, PEP is a four-week course and a six-to-eight-week individual research project under the guidance of a research mentor. Forty-seven students have participated to date. Investigators from the science institutions serve as course faculty and research mentors.


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02.22.2013    

In collaboration with the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence California (COSEE CA), scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) have worked with a group of three middle school science teachers to teach students how marine natural products research at Scripps connects and contributes to the clinical drug discovery process. The participating San Diego Unified School District 7th grade life science teachers routinely teach a unit on drug discovery to approximately 300 students each year, and enrich the instruction by providing students the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with marine scientists through an interactive videoconference.

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02.22.2013    

Maryland Sea Grant strives to provide students from underrepresented groups in marine science opportunities to participate in its NSF-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in estuarine science. While women dominate the applicant/accepted student pool, we are testing different strategies to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups in our program.

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02.22.2013    

The COSEE network is driven by its goals of developing effective broader impacts of ocean science and integrating cutting-edge ocean research into educational programs and activities. This workshop was a first step at sharing best practices between two significant countries in a field (science education) that has not traditionally shared all its learning through peer-reviewed literature.

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02.22.2013    

 Students taking measurements in the field
 
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, site of the Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean REU, provides undergraduates the opportunity to develop skills conducting independent scientific research in lower trophic level oceanography using state of the art methods and research technologies. Our goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing graduate degrees in ocean science, with an emphasis on engaging Native Americans.

In August 2011, an external evaluator was hired to assess our first three years as an REU site; here we present an overview of our program and those evaluation results, focusing on the short and long-term impacts of the program on minority participants and their post-program academic and career paths.

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02.22.2013    

Student Enabled Network of Sensors for the Environment using Innovative Technology (SENSE IT) integrates STEM skills into a robust interdisciplinary curricula and teacher professional development effort by teaching high school students to construct, deploy and interpret data from their own environmental sensors. The project fosters STEM career awareness among students, teachers, guidance counselors, administrators and parents. SENSE IT provides students with a real-world application and an opportunity to see their STEM skills used in a compelling and engaging project.

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02.22.2013    

This poster describes the ORE Program, a pilot project to improve technology and engineering literacy in 6-12th grades using REMUS and an underwater docking station.

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02.22.2013    

Underrepresented minority (URM) students were applying to the MATE internship program in lower numbers than their non-URM counterparts. In 2009- 2010, MATE conducted a national study to examine the barriers to participation in marine technical internships aboard research vessels. 136 college students from six different college technical programs participated in focus groups and surveys in an effort to understand why some students were more likely to participate than others.

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02.21.2013    

The Association of Polar Early Careers Scientists (APECS) is an organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early career faculty members and educators with interests in Polar Regions. APECS developed during the 4th International Polar Year (IPY 2007-2008) with the primary objectives of stimulating interdisciplinary and international research collaboration and developing effective future leaders in polar research, education and outreach.

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02.21.2013    

The COSEE Florida Ocean Science Learning Network takes advantage of the abundance of high quality informal education centers across the state. The community-based centers have proven to be ideal venues for connecting ocean scientists to local audiences, including collaborations with educators, because of their well established school and public outreach programs.

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02.21.2013    

NC OPT-ED & COSEE SouthEast are working together to increase exposure to ocean sciences to underrepresented minority students in North Carolina.

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02.21.2013    

COSEE-CA researchers have developed a survey that measures understanding and attitudes about the ocean and the role that ocean sciences play in supporting understanding of Earth systems. A measure of ocean literacy, or the understanding of the mutual impact between humans and the ocean, is necessary to properly assess where awareness of ocean concepts is lacking and for potential interventions.

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02.21.2013    

Since 2008, educators have convened for five days during the summer at UCLA, USC and three informal science center partners; NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ocean Institute and Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Throughout the day, hands-on activities engage educators in marine science concepts, ocean observing technology, how to collect data and use online data in the classroom. Each day a featured researcher presents their research using drifters, gliders, satellites or other ocean observing technology, followed by questions and answers. Ocean Literacy Principles are tied to lessons and activities.

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02.21.2013    

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center and COSEE NOW are using ocean drifters to teach college students about the interrelationship of ocean processes and understand how oceanography relies on technology to observe and measure the state of the oceans.

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02.21.2013    

 Global sea surface salinity
 
The Aquarius mission is brimming with educational content that hits all four areas of STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The design and engineering of the satellite, the science of ocean observing, the technical specifications for the mission and the importance of understanding global processes through data can all be illustrated using Aquarius as an example.

In this poster, NASA’s education and outreach team illustrates their multi-pronged approach to creating educational products and opportunities for educators to utilize information and data about Aquarius.

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