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The Ocean Explorer Mul1media Discovery Missions are a series of 13 interac1ve mul1media presenta1ons and learning ac1vi1es that address a wide range of ocean topics. Educa&on / Career Connec&ons / Professional Development / OE Website Ocean Exploration Education Highlights April 2017 Welcome to the NOAA Ocean Explorer Educa1on Highlights newsleDer. This monthly newsleDer provides you with quick access to ocean explora1on-focused, standards-based 1ps and tools to bring the excitement and science of ocean explora1on into your classroom! What's the Latest from NOAA Ocean Exploration for Your Classroom? Deep-sea Corals - A Multimedia Discovery Mission Coral reefs are vibrant ecosystems teeming with color and life. Most grow in the warm sunlit waters of tropical seas. Beau1ful and accessible, shallow water corals are beloved by the public and well known to scien1sts. In contrast, deep-sea corals are generally unknown and unappreciated. Living in the icy darkness of the abyss, these creatures are difficult and expensive to study. For most of the 20th century, deep-sea corals could only be studied when fishermen accidentally pulled a broken specimen to the surface. In the last few years, scien1sts have used sophis1cated submersible and underwater sensing technologies to penetrate the corals' remote realm. Currently, scien1sts on the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer are inves1ga1ng bio-diversity in areas around American Samoa, including deep-sea coral communi1es. The Deep Sea Coral Mul1media Discovery Mission is an interac1ve mul1media presenta1ons and learning tool that includes a short video lesson, a second video on global impact, and online interac1ve student ac1vi1es. Standards-based Lesson Easy as Pi
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TheOceanExplorerMul1mediaDiscoveryMissionsareaseriesof13interac1vemul1mediapresenta1onsandlearningac1vi1esthataddressawiderangeofoceantopics.
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OceanExplorationEducationHighlightsApril2017
WelcometotheNOAAOceanExplorerEduca1onHighlightsnewsleDer.ThismonthlynewsleDerprovidesyouwithquickaccesstooceanexplora1on-focused,standards-based1psandtoolstobringtheexcitementandscienceofoceanexplora1onintoyourclassroom!
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Deep-seaCorals-AMultimediaDiscoveryMission
Coralreefsarevibrantecosystemsteemingwithcolorandlife.Mostgrowinthewarmsunlitwatersoftropicalseas.Beau1fulandaccessible,shallowwatercoralsarebelovedbythepublicandwellknowntoscien1sts.Incontrast,deep-seacoralsaregenerallyunknownandunappreciated.Livingintheicydarknessoftheabyss,thesecreaturesaredifficultandexpensivetostudy.Formostofthe20thcentury,deep-seacoralscouldonlybestudied
whenfishermenaccidentallypulledabrokenspecimentothesurface.Inthelastfewyears,scien1stshaveusedsophis1catedsubmersibleandunderwatersensingtechnologiestopenetratethecorals'remoterealm.
Currently,scien1stsontheNOAAshipOkeanosExplorerareinves1ga1ngbio-diversityinareasaroundAmericanSamoa,includingdeep-seacoralcommuni1es.TheDeepSeaCoralMul1mediaDiscoveryMissionisaninterac1vemul1mediapresenta1onsandlearningtoolthatincludesashortvideolesson,asecondvideoonglobalimpact,andonlineinterac1vestudentac1vi1es.
Standards-basedLessonEasyasPi
Thisjellywasimagedduringourfirstdiveon'Utu'seamount,onFebruary21,2017.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER,2017AmericanSamoa.
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Duringthe2017AmericanSamoaExpedi1on:SuesuegaoleMoanaoAmerikaSamoaexpedi1ononboardtheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerweareinves1ga1ngseveralseamountslocatedeastofVailulu'uaroundAmericanSamoa.Seamountsareformedbyvolcanicprocessesthatcreateamountainontheseafloorwhichcanbeclosetothewatersurfaceorthousandsofmetersdeep,andtheyprovideimportanthabitatfordiversespeciessuchascoralandspongecommuni1es.
Inthislesson,studentsengineeramodelbenthichabitatsitetolearnabouthabitatvarietyandstructuralfeaturesthatincreasesurfaceareaandquan1fytherela1veimpactofvariousstructuralmodifica1onsonsurfaceareas.Studentswillalsobeabletogiveexamplesoforganismsthatincreasethestructuralcomplexityofcommuni1es.
Formoreeduca1onalmaterialsonseamounts,includinglessons,essaysandmul1mediaresources,visitourSeamountThemePage.
Note:AlllessonsarewriCentosupporttheNGSSandtheOceanLiteracyEssenHalPrinciplesandFundamentalConcepts.
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SpectacularJellyIsthisaUFOspoDedinthenightsky?No!Analienobservedinspace?No!It'sajellyseeninourocean!
Scien1stssawthisspectacularlookingjellyonFebruary21,2017,duringthe2017AmericanSamoaExpedi1on:SuesuegaoleMoanaoAmerikaSamoaexpedi1ononUtuseamount.Inthisimage,youcanseethearrangementofthetwosetsoftentacles;scien1ststhinkthisisaposi1onthatallowsforop1mumfeedinginthemidwaterenvironmentat~3,000meters.
Yellowzoanthidscolonizingthebaseofadeadgoldenoctocoralskeleton.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER,2017AmericanSamoa.
ThisjellyisinafamilyofhydromedusaecalledRhopalonema1dae,whichisknownforthecanalsrunningver1callyontheinsideofthebell,gonadsaDachedtothesecanals,andsome1meshavingtwosetsoftentacles.
Throughremotelyoperatedvehiclevideoobserva1onssuchasthis,wecanlearnmuchabouttheanimalsinthemidwaterandwhattheyareuptowhenwecancatchtheminanundisturbedmanner.
JoinUsastheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerMakesNewDiscoveries!The2017fieldseasoniswellunderway!Joinscien1stsfromaroundtheworldastheyexplorethedeepest,darkestreachesofourplanet'slastunknownfron1er,andhearthemdiscusstheirfindingsandwatchastruediscoveriesunfold!
TheMountainsintheDeep:ExploringtheCentralPacificBasinExpedi1onwillrunfromApril27throughMay19,2017,andwillinves1gateunknownandpoorlyknowndeepwaterareasintheKingmanReefandPalmyraAtoll,andJarvisIslandunitsofthePacificRemoteIslandsMarineNa1onalMonument,aroundtheCookIslandsMarinePark,andthehighseas.
MarkyourcalendarsforaWebinarforEducatorsonApril20,7PMEST/1PMHST.This1hourpresenta1onwillsharethesciencebehindtheexpedi1onandonlineresourcesforeducatorstohelpbringthisexpedi1ontolifeinyourclassroom.Registra1oninforma1onwillbepostedonourwebsitelaterthismonth.
AnotherwebinarforEducatorswillbehostedonApril27,7PMEST/1PMHSTtointroducetheExploringtheSunkenHeritageofMidwayAtoll:HonoringtheLegacyofthe75thAnniversaryoftheBaDleofMidwayExpedi1on.Thisexpedi1onwilltakeplaceMay2throughMay16,2017.
YoucanwatchtheROVDeepDiscover'slivevideofeedsonyourcomputerhere.Youcanalsodownloadourfreemobileapp(foriOSorAndroiddevices)thatwillallowyoutobringtheexcitementofoceandiscoverydirectlytoyoursmartphoneortablet.Orvisitourwebsitetoseeexci1ngdiscoverieswehavemadethusfarthisyear.
Anoverviewoftheen1re2017fieldseasoncanbefoundhere.
ThewomenonboardtheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerduringtheDiscoveringtheDeep:ExploringRemotePacificMarineProtectedAreasexpedi1on.Thesewomenrepresentallaspectsoflifeatsea,fromtheofficers,deckcrew,engineers,supportstaff,andscien1sts.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER.
IfYouCouldBeAnySeaCreature,WhichWouldYouBe?AmandaDemopoulos,aResearchBenthicEcologistfortheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)attheWetlandandAqua1cResearchCenterinGainesville,Florida,wasrecentlyaskedthisques1onduringthe2017DiscoveringtheDeep:ExploringRemotePacificMarineProtectedAreaexpedi1on.Amandahadtothinkforamoment,thenshesaid:"Iwouldprobablywanttobeanyanimalthatcantravelvastdistances,maybeatuna.Ithinkitwouldbecooltotravelfar-reachingdistancesandseethedifferentenvironmentsandecosystemsintheocean.Idon'tthinkIwoulddowellasadeep-seacoral.Itwouldbeboringstayinginoneplaceforthousandsofyears.Asabenthicecologist,IdonotthinkIwoulddowellasthecriDersIstudy." Amanda'sworkexaminesthecommunitystructureandfunc1onofanimalsfoundontheseafloororinthemud(a.k.a.sediment).Anercomple1ngapost-doctoralfellowshipatScrippsIns1tu1onofOceanography,Amandaobtainedhercurrentposi1onatUSGS,wheresheconductsresearchonthecommunityecologyofcoastalwetlands,seagrasshabitats,shallowanddeep-seacorals,seeps,andsubmarinecanyonenvironments.
Thisexpedi1onhadarecordnumberofwomenonboardtheOkeanosExplorer,andAmandawasoneofthetwoleadscien1sts.Shegaveusaninsidelookatwhatitisliketobeafemalescien1statsea.Shesaid:"Ihavebeensailingonvesselssince1995.Personally,Ihaveseenachange
TeachersbuildamethanehydratemodelduringtheExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopforeducatorsattheLovelandLivingAquariuminDraper,UtahinMarch2017.Asharktankwasapleasantbackdropduringtheworkshop.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER.
UpcomingandPastEducationProfessionalDevelopmentNOAAOERholdsProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopsforeducatorsat15alliancesitesacrossthecountrytohelpbringexplora1on-focused,standards-based1psandtoolsandtheexcitementandscienceofoceanexplora1onintoclassrooms.
Inaddi1ontotheseregularofferings,NOAAOERalsohostsworkshopsonrequestatselectloca1ons.OnMarch4th,2017OERheldaProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopattheLovelandLivingPlanetAquariuminDraper,Utah.TheworkshopwasaDendedby26educatorsfromacrossthestateandseveralAquariumstaff.Duringandanertheworkshoppar1cipantsexpressedhowinforma1veandenjoyableitwas,andhowtheworkshopwillhelpthemenhancetheirclassroominstruc1on."TounderstandexactlywhatNOAAisdoingandhavereal1medatawillgreatlyenhancestudentengagement.ThemoreconfidentIam[intheoceanscienceIteach]themorestudentswilllearn"saidoneteacher.Lessthantwoweeksanertheworkshopanotherteachersaid:"Ihavealreadyusedpor1onsofthelessonsandideasfromtheworkshopinmyclassroom".
Ifyouwanttolearnaboutwhyandhowweexplorethedeepocean,pleaseaDendoneofourfreeeducatorprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsatanaquariumorsciencecenternearyou!
UpcomingworkshopsinApril,MayandJune
1995.Personally,Ihaveseenachangethroughoutmy1mestar1ngasundergraduatestudenttonowatUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS).Itisnowpartofthestatusquoforwomentopar1cipateineveryopera1onatsea.Forexample,ontheOkeanosExplorerforthisexpedi1on,wehavewomenworkingaspartofthedeckcrewandengineeringstaff,asofficers,andasmembersofthescienceteam.Itisnowmoreacceptedforwomentoleavehomeandgotosea.Ihavehadgreatexperiencesasawomanatseawhichkeepsmecomingback."
ReadmoreaboutAmanda'scompellingworkduringthisexpedi1onandaboutherpathtoscience.
willbeheldinLouisiana,MassachuseDs,NewHampshire,California,NorthandSouthCarolina,Maryland,andIllinois.ThecompleteSpring/Summer2017professionaldevelopmentscheduleforExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAispostedonourwebsite.
Note:ThisworkshopisacombinaHonofthepreviouslyofferedWhyDoWeExplore?andHowDoWeExplore?workshops.
WehopethattheseExplora1onEduca1onHighlightswillhelpyoufocusmoreofyourclassroomteachingandlearningontheamazingdiscoveriestakingplacerighthere,rightnow,
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