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Boats, Buoys, and Science Teachers: A Winning Combination!

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How to create a week long summer physical science workshop to introduce SEACOOS science concepts to middle and high school teachers and provide them with training and resources needed to use SEACOOS science data products in the classroom. The workshop consists of inquiry based activities coordinated around three distinct events: an introduction to buoy technology, a research cruise, and opportunities to interface with the SEACOOS website. Teachers take part in local tours and observe onboard activities such as buoy monitoring, maintenance, and deployment followed by opportunities to share what they have learned, discuss best teaching practices, and develop activities using SEACOOS science and data as the foundation for the creation of classroom inquiry based experiences.
Your workshop creator and coordinator: Cyndy Leard, M.Ed., Education Specialist, COSEE Florida
Workshop Overview • Research Cruise Video Highlights • Lesson Plans • Workshop Manual • SEACOOS Overview
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Boats, Buoys, and Science Teachers: A Winning Combination!

This presentation gives an overview of a pilot workshop conducted during Summer 2004. View the presentation to learn about workshop events, teacher participants, and outcomes.

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Streaming video highlights

Come aboard the RV Suncoaster as teachers explore SEACOOS science firsthand. Share the experience as teachers observe buoy retrieval, deployment, and instrument exchange operations while interacting with research scientists and the ship’s crew.

Coming Attraction: These video clips will be available as part of a DVD for classroom use.

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Sample Lesson Plans Developed in the Pilot Workshop

Teachers participating in the workshop developed lesson plans from their experiences on a research cruise:

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SEACOOS Summer Physical Science Workshop Manual

A “how to” manual designed to help COOS educators recreate the SEACOOS Summer Physical Science Workshop Pilot Program titled "Boats, Buoys, and Science Teachers: A Winning Combination!"

This manual helps COOS educators design a workshop similar to the Boats, Buoys, and Science Teachers pilot program based on SEACOOS science. The materials within this manual are designed to be revised and adapted to your needs.

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Coastal Ocan Observing Systems

This presentation was used as part of the Boats, Buoys, and Science Teachers workshop to introduce teachers to coastal ocean observing systems. This simplified format could be adapted for classroom use as teachers explain COOS to their students.