Exploring Shipwrecks Together
How one program helps scientists and the public connect with the past by Jeremy WeirichClassroom Exploration of Oceans Virtual Teacher Worshop series, October 10, 2005 Introduction Shipwrecks and submerged prehistoric landscapes are unique places containing a wealth of cultural, archaeological and environmental data. Historic shipwrecks acquaint us with the maritime cultures of the past, the […]
Building the world’s second largest marine protected area
by Andy Collins College of Exploration Jan 29, 2005 Virtual Teacher Workshop Andy Collins , Education Coordinator, NOAA/NOS Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral ReefEcosystem Reserve The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve (Reserve) is the second largest marine protected area in the world, after the well-known Great Barrier Reef of Australia. The Reserve spans 1200 nautical […]
Understanding Deep-Sea Corals with a Focus on the Hawaiian Archipelago
by Dr. Amy Baco-TaylorNOAA Classroom Exploration of the Ocean Virtual Teacher Workshop Jan 22, 2005 When most people think of corals, they think of the large reef structures in warm, tropical parts of the world. Even in most marine biology courses, we are taught that reefs occur: 1. In tropical waters where the minimum temperature […]
Jellies
by Dr. Steve Strand NOAA Classroom Exploration of the Ocean Virtual Teacher Workshop Sep 27, 2004 HI, I’m Dr. Steve Strand, and I’m going to talk tonight about jellies. And this is an interesting group of animals because these are really ancient animals. These are some of the first multi-cellular animals on the planet. As […]
Plankton
By Dr. Tony Michaels from : NOAA Classroom Exploration of the Ocean Virtual Teacher Workshop An in depth read on planktons for students from Sr.Secondary and undergraduate courses I’m going to talk about plankton. I’m a plankton biologist-biological oceanographer. I got into it by accident but I’m fully hooked for the rest of my life […]
Making Environment Education relevant to our times
REDISCOVER THE SACRED 1. INTRODUCTION The foundation of Indian culture is built on the twin pillars of respecting the forces of nature and living in harmony with it.This is also the essence of what Environment Education’s(hereafter, EE) objectives are in my understanding. The need for environmental issues to form a separate entity for study arose, […]
A new approach to curriculum design
The word Modern comes from the root Latin word ‘modernus’ which is from the word ‘modo’ meaning just now. The oxford dictionary defines ‘development’ as ‘a new stage in a changing situation’ therefore to me this dialogue on education, modernity and development is about the system of education as it exists now and its direction […]