Tested in University of Maine semester courses and summer workshops, this supplement to Oceanography magazine focuses on educational approaches to help engage students in learning and offers a collection of hands-on/minds-on activities for teaching physical concepts that are fundamental in oceanography.
Written by COSEE-OS scientists and educators, "Teaching Physical Concepts in Oceanography: An Inquiry Based Approach" is now available in hardcopy and online.
Karp-Boss, Lee, E. Boss, H. Weller, J. Loftin, and J. Albright, 2009. Teaching physical concepts in oceanography: An inquiry based approach. J. Oceanogr. 22(3), Supp.