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OceanExplorationEducationHighlightsMay2017

WelcometotheNOAAOceanExplorerEduca5onHighlightsnewsle;er.Thismonthlynewsle;erprovidesyouwithquickaccesstooceanexplora5on-focused,standards-based5psandtoolstobringtheexcitementandscienceofoceanexplora5onintoyourclassroom!

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ExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAOceanExplorationLessonsinSpanish!

TheNOAAOfficeofOceanExplora5onandResearch(OER)providesavarietyoflearningandteachingtoolsdesignedtoengagebroadaudiencesandenhanceAmerica'senvironmentalliteracythroughtheexcitementofoceandiscovery.Professionaldevelopmentworkshopsintroduceeducatorstohands-onandstandards-basedlessonstohelpbringtheexcitementandscienceofoceanexplora5onintotheclassroom.

AlllessonspresentedintheExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAeducatorprofessionaldevelopmentworkshoparenowavailableinSpanish!

ThisincludesseverallessonsfromtheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerEduca5onMaterialsCollec5on,Volume1-WhyDoWeExplore?andVolume2-HowDoWeExplore?

Kris5nEvans,NOAAworkshopfacilitatorand Educa5onManagerattheUniversityofTexas-Aus5n,MarineScienceIns5tute,says:"Teachersarealwayslookingfortoolsandresourcesthatwillhelpthemandtheirstudentsaccessuniqueandmeaningfullearningexperiences.AsafacilitatorofNOAAOERworkshopsinTexas,IamoZenaskedifthesematerialsareavailableinSpanish.Sincenearly50percentofTexaspublicschoolstudentsareHispanic,itisn'tsurprisingtohearteachersrequestSpanishlanguagedocumentsormaterialsfortheirclassrooms.Theysharethatthesematerialswouldgreatlyincreasestudentaccesstoandcomfortwithourvaluablelessonsandresources."

Scien5stsencounteredthisdeep-seaoctopus.ImagecourtesyoftheNOAAOfficeofOceanExplora:onandResearch,DiscoveringtheDeep:ExploringRemotePacificMPAs.

Spanishtransla5onsofthelessonscanbefoundhere.

Standards-basedLessonCreaturesofChange(Grades6-8or9-12)

TheNOAAShipOkeanosExploreriscurrentlyinves5ga5ngunknownandpoorlyknowndeepwaterareasintheCentralPacificBasin.Thisexpedi5onwillhelpinves5gateandmapvulnerablemarinehabitats,aswellasgeologicfeaturessuchastheyoung,ac5vevolcanonamedVailulu'unearAmericanSamoathatisundergoingrapidgrowth.

Inthislesson studentswillcreatephysicalmodelsthatillustratechangesinVailulu'useamounttopographyover5me,andusethesemodelsandotherevidencetomakeinferencesabouttherela5onshipbetweenphysicalandbiologicalcomponentsofVailulu'useamountecosystems.

Formoreeduca5onalmaterialsonseamountsanddeepseacorals,includinglessons,essaysandmul5mediaresources,visitourSeamountsThemePageandDeep-seaCoralsThemePage.

Note:AlllessonsarewriGentosupporttheNGSSandtheOceanLiteracyEssen:alPrinciplesandFundamentalConcepts.

ImageoftheMonth

DumboOctopusScien5stsobservedthisraredeep-seaoctopod(Grimpoteuthissp.)ontheseaflooronMarch22,2017,duringtheDiscoveringtheDeep:ExploringRemotePacificMarineProtectedAreasexpedi5on.

Thisdumbooctopususesitsfinsoneithersideofitsheadtogracefullypropelitselfthroughthewatercolumn.Watchthisvideotoseehowthe

Thecurly-cueshapeischaracteris5cofthischrysogorgidoctocoral,calledIridogorgia.ImagecourtesyoftheNOAAOfficeofOceanExplora:onandResearch,DiscoveringtheDeep:ExploringRemotePacificMPAs.

octopusrestsontheseafloorandthentakesoff,glidingthroughthewaterasifflying,propelledbythefinsnearitseyes.Throughremotelyoperatedvehiclevideoobserva5onssuchasthis,wecanlearnmuchabouttheanimalsinthedeepseaandwhattheyareupto.

JoinOurMayExpeditionsLIVEastheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerMakesNewDiscoveries!MountainsintheDeep:ExploringtheCentralPacificBasinExpediConDuringtheMountainsintheDeep:ExploringtheCentralPacificBasinExpedi5onfromApril27throughMay19,2017,theNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerwillinves5gateunknownandpoorlyknowndeepwaterareasintheKingmanReefandPalmyraAtoll,andJarvisIslandUnitsofthePacificRemoteIslandsMarineNa5onalMonument,aroundtheCookIslandsMarinePark,andthehighseas.Theremotelyoperatedvehicle,DeepDiscoverer,willbetraversingseamountsandatollsatdepthsbetween250-6,000masweworktobe;erunderstandthedeep-seahabitatsoftheCentralPacificBasin.

YoucanwatchtheROVDeepDiscover'slivevideofeedsonyourcomputerhere.Youcanalsodownloadourfreemobileapp(foriOSorAndroiddevices)thatwillallowyoutobringtheexcitementofoceandiscoverydirectlytoyoursmartphoneortablet.

Visitourwebsitetoseeexci5ngdiscoverieswehavemadethusfarthisyear.Anoverviewoftheen5re2017fieldseasoncanbefoundhere.ExploringtheSunkenHeritageofMidwayAtoll:HonoringtheLegacyofthe75thAnniversaryoftheBaIleofMidwayExpediConNOAAOERisfundingtheNOAAShipHi'lalakaiduringtheExploringtheSunkenHeritageofMidwayAtollexpedi5on.FewplacesrepresentthelegacyofWorldWarIIlikeMidwayAtollinHawaii.LocatedwithinPapahānaumokuākeaMarineNa5onalMonumentandWorldHeritageSite,thesunkenhistoryleZundiscoveredatMidwayrepresentsthematerialremainsofoneofthemostconsequen5aleventsinthehistoryoftheSecondWorldWar.FromMay2throughMay16,theExploringtheSunkenHeritageofMidwayAtollExpedi5onwillexploresunkenaircraZassociatedwiththeBa;leofMidway,addinganimportantmari5meheritagecomponenttoourunderstandingofthebroaderhistoryofWorldWarIIinthePacific.

TheRemotelyOperatedVehicle(ROV)pilotcontrolsDeepDiscoverer'sgraspingarm,whiletheco-pilotposi5onsthemaincamera.ImagecourtesyofWilliamJ.Clancey.

HowWeExplore-ALookBehindtheCurtain

OnNOAAShipOkeanosExplorer,thedifferentrolesandresponsibili5es,robo5cequipment,soZwaretools,andopera5ngprocedurescons5tutean"explora5onsystem"thatallcometogetherduringadivetomeetthescienceobjec5vesofthedive.

IntheControlRoom,threeRemotelyOperatedVehicle(ROV)pilotsaremonitoringandcontrollingDeepDiscoverer(D2)andSeiriosthrustersandcameras,collabora5ngwiththevideographerwhozooms,focuses,andadjustsbrightnessandcontrast.Seatedintherowbehindthepilots,thetwoscien5stsonboard(called"watchleads")arespeakingontheteleconwithscien5stsonshore,whilerespondingtochatroom"entries"andbiologyandgeologyiden5fica5onsusingawebbrowsertool.Duringmostofthedive,thescien5stsareconversingaboutwhattheyareseeing,wheretheywanttoexplorefurther,andwhattosample.Theseinterestsarecommunicatedbyaninternalintercombetweentheon-boardscien5stsandtheROVpilot.ThepilotisusingD2'sthrusters,posi5oningtheROVaswellasitsmaincameraatitemsofinterest.Hesignalstothevideooperatorwhento"comein"ordoa"par5al"(zoom).Thisopera5onisseamless,withthepilotsandvideographeroZenknowingfromexperiencewhattofocusonandforhowlong.

ReadmoreabouthowweexplorewiththeNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerhere.

Educatorsdiscusshowtheywillimplementoceanexplora5onlessonsintheirclassroomsduringaGroupPlanningsessionattheprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopinDraper,UtahinMarch2017.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER.

NotesFromtheFieldOnMarch4th,2017,OERheldaProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopattheLovelandLivingPlanetAquariuminDraper,Utah.Theworkshopwasa;endedby26educatorsfromacrossthestateandseveralAquariumstaff.

MelissaHalvorsen,SpecialProgramsCoordinatorattheAquariumsays:"LovelandLivingPlanetAquariumwassoexcitedtobringNOAAtoUtah.Wearealand-locked,desertstate,butthereisasurprisingamountofinterestintheoceanhere.TheteachersappreciatedthematerialsandexperiencesharedbytheNOAAfacilitatorandtheylovedlearningaboutthediscoveriesandpoten5alopportuni5esdeepseaexplora5onaffords.ManyoftheeducatorswereunfamiliarwithallthefreematerialsNOAAoffers,andIhavereceivedfeedbackfrommanyofthemthattheyarealreadyplanninglessonsaroundwhattheylearned.WehadawonderfulexperiencelearningabouttheOkeanosanddeepseaexplora5on,andwecan'twaitforNOAA'snextvisittoourstate."

Inafollow-upsurveypar5cipantsexpressedhowinforma5veandenjoyabletheworkshopwas:"Theinstruc5onfromboththeNOAApresenterandtheeduca5onstaffattheaquariumwasexcellent.Ilearnedagreatdeal.Thisclasshashelpedmebecomeamoreinformededucatorwhichinturnwillhelpmystudentsbecomebe;erworldci5zens"saidoneteacher.Anotherteachernoted:"Ihavealreadyusedpor5onsofthelessonsandideasfromtheminmyclassroom."

TeachersmeasuringwaterpHandtemperatureduringtheExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopforeducatorsattheDauphinIslandSeaLabinAlabamainMarch2017.ImagecourtesyofTinaMiller-Way.

UpcomingEducationProfessionalDevelopmentNOAAOERholdsProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopsforeducatorsat15alliancesitesacrossthecountrytohelpbringexplora5on-focused,standards-based5psandtoolsandtheexcitementandscienceofoceanexplora5onintoclassrooms.

Ifyouwanttolearnaboutwhyandhowweexplorethedeepocean,pleasea;endoneofourfreeeducatorprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsatanaquariumorsciencecenternearyou!

UpcomingworkshopsinMayandJunewillbeheldinCalifornia,NorthCarolinaatFortFisher,NorthCarolinaatPineKnowShoresandLouisiana.ThecompleteSpring/Summer2017professionaldevelopmentscheduleforExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAispostedonourwebsite.

Note:Thisworkshopisacombina:onofthepreviouslyofferedWhyDoWeExplore?andHowDoWeExplore?workshops.

WehopethattheseExplora5onEduca5onHighlightswillhelpyoufocusmoreofyourclassroomteachingandlearningontheamazingdiscoveriestakingplacerighthere,rightnow,

onourownPlanetOcean!Onwardanddownward!

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