Credit: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge

Are you interested in tracking ocean animals live in your classroom? Animals in Curriculum Based Ecosystem Studies brings real animal data into your curriculum, where middle school students will play the roles of research scientists in real-time as they analyze satellite tracking and ocean data to examine the environmental issues that marine animals face and how NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries protect them. Your students will interact with marine scientists and use real data to investigate scientific processes. All curriculum modules are fully aligned to CA state and national standards.

When: August 2008
Where: TBD

How to apply: Click here for more information and for application/registration materials.

Contact Jennifer.Stock@noaa.gov for more information.

Collaborators: Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge, NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program - Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Stanford University's School of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, WhaleNet, The University of Washington