NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection

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Posted on October 21, 2015 by SARIC

SARIC

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Why Do We Explore?

Educator Professional Development

Meeting Agenda (Fall 2015)

Time	Activity
8:00 am	Arrival, sign-in, continental breakfast/Individual completion of pre-survey
8:30 am	Introductions/Welcome/Bingo icebreaker
9:00 am	Agenda/NOAA OER/Okeanos Explorer  History of ocean exploration and modern reasons  Why Do We Explore? Keynote Address
9:40 am	Why Do We Explore? Book Introduction  ACTIVITY:  To Boldly Go
10:10 am	ACTIVITY:  Journey to the Unknown (optional)
10:20 am	Break
10:30 am	ACTIVITY:  Come on Down – I, Robot
11:10 am	Climate Change Intro Demo:  Where Have All the Glaciers Gone? ACTIVITY:  History’s Thermometers
11:55 am	Okeanos Explorer Web Site/Participant exploration time/Reflection on web site finds
12:20 pm	Lunch
1:00  pm	Energy Intro ACTIVITY:  What’s the Big Deal? DEMO:  Methane Circus
1:55 pm	Human Health Intro ACTIVITY:Watch the Screen
2:20 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Ocean Health Intro Carbonate buffer system overview ACTIVITY:  Ocean Acidification
3:10 pm	OER Digital Atlas
3:25 pm	Reflections/Post-surveys/Certificates of Participation
4:00 pm	Adjourn

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