beneath the looking glass "know what's below" program intro

K N O W W H AT ’ S B E L O W

PEOPLE PROTECT WHAT THEY LOVE, BUT THEY MUST KNOW IT TO LOVE IT…

E D U C AT I O N I S K E Y

• Puget Sound looks pristine on the surface

• Encourage curiosity to look beyond the shoreline

• Learn about the diverse ecosystem

• Connect with the multitude of creatures that call it home.

• Learn how Puget Sound is at risk, and how to protect it.

B R I N G P U G E T S O U N D T O T H E C L A S S R O O M F O R A L L A G E S

FOSTERING CURIOSITY - REMOVING BARRIERS

E D U C AT E

• Bring the lessons learned at the oceans floor to the surface in real time

• Engage students in STEM education

• Support via live chats in the classroom

• Core Curriculum extension delivered via dynamic multimedia content for the educator

• Educational sets ranging from habitat and marine life, to conservation and preservation

M O D U L A R F O R M AT

• Critter identification videos (narrated or un-narrated)

• Puget Sound 101 curriculum extension (with or without outside presenter)

• Pre-recorded dive experience

• Live Dive streamed to classroom

• ROV beach experience

• ROV dive streamed to classroom

• ROV Build

• Marine Science Afloat full day physical oceanography field trip

• Extensive list of other resources

AS MUCH OR AS L ITTLE AS YOUR PROGRAM NEEDS

I N D Y N A M I C C O N T E N T

IMMERSE THE AUDIENCE

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I N T E R A C T I V E V I D E O F R O M U N D E R WAT E R

L I V E D I V E R O P T I O N O R “ P R E - R E C O R D E D ” V I D E O E X P E R I E N C E

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I N T E R A C T I V E V I D E O F E E D F R O M U N D E R WAT E R

V I A O P E N R O V E I T H E R A S B E A C H E X P E R I E N C E O R

S T R E A M E D T O T H E C L A S S R O O M

L I V E S T R E A M & G O O G L E H A N G O U T

C U R R I C U L U M D E V E L O P M E N T

C R I T T E R I D V O I C E O V E R C O N T E N T

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S H O R T C R I T T E R V I D E O S

California Sea Cucumber

This spiky animal is deceivingly soft. Its many spikes are mimicry that makes the California Sea Cucumber look like a dangerous animal, when in fact it is as soft as an earthworm. Like all other sea cucumbers, this animal breathes through its butt. The California sea cucumber is sometimes known as the dust mop of the seafloor. It eats detritus that has fallen to the seafloor with its fluffy “mouth”. It also filters food out of the water when it breaths. So the California sea cucumber eats, breaths and poops through its butt!

The California sea cucumber can sense their predators, the sunflower star, through the chemicals the sea star lets off as it approaches. To escape it flexes its body muscles to wiggle up into the water and swim away from danger.

O P E N R O V W O R K S H O PATTENDEES WILL LEARN HOW TO BUILD AN UNDER WATER ROBOT AND PLAN A MICRO

EXPEDIT ION TO V IS IT PUGET SOUND OR LOCAL WATER BODY

www.OpenROV.com

L I N K S T O O U T S I D E C O N T E N T

T H E P L A N K T O N C H R O N I C L E S http://www.planktonchronicles.org/en/episode/plankton

I N T R O D U C T I O N T O D I G I TA L F I E L D J O U R N A L

& C I T I Z E N S C I E N C E

www.OpenExplorer.com

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