Many
consider the depths of our ocean as uncharted as
the American West before Lewis and Clark began
their famous journey. These explorers set out on
their trip to discover the vast resources that
exist on our land. One great achievement of the
Sustainable Seas Expeditions will be to follow in
those footsteps and explore the undiscovered
resources within our ocean.
"An important role of an
educator is to foster within students the
questioning attitude that is at the heart of the
explorer. " - Sylvia Earle, Explorer-in-Residence,
National Geographic Society
In our classrooms is a new
generation of ocean citizens. This generation
includes future scientists, managers, voters, and
explorers. The Sustainable Seas Expeditions
provides a unique occasion to convey educational
messages that motivate teachers, students, and
constituents to become critical thinkers about
ocean issues and to take an active role in caring
for the oceans. You are invited to follow our
progress during the Sustainable Seas Expeditions
and perhaps even guide future
missions.
The Sustainable Seas Expeditions
Education Web pages incorporate
descriptions and results from some of the major
educational initiatives of the Sustainable Seas
Expeditions. For easier use, the site is divided
into what would be of interest to students
and educators and to
educators
only. Currently,the
five west coast sanctuaries and two east coast
sanctuary have information on these pages. Many
elements of these pages will be expanded as the
expeditions continue - please check our bulletin
board for new offerings.
In addition to the
information found here, there are other Sustainable
Seas Expeditions Web pages that can be used to
inspire education:
Follow the
expeditions and read scientists'
mission
logs - updated
daily!
Visit the
photo
gallery to see
annotated photos of each sanctuary's unique
features
Follow the
scientific investigations
from the expeditions
Enter a NASA live
event to ask an
expert a question about a particular dive or
view live video uplink from the
expeditions
These are your tools - use
them and enhance them at will. Consider this a
jumping off point for education on ocean
exploration.
Goals of Sustainable Seas Expeditions Education

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The
Sustainable Seas Expeditions offer the
unprecedented opportunity to instill the
wonder of ocean exploration to the next
generation.
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The Sustainable Seas Expeditions is providing many
ways for the sanctuaries to acheive their
educational mission. The specific educational goals
of the Sustainable Seas Expeditions
include:
promoting the oceans as
a focus for public education
increasing awareness and knowledge about the
national marine sactuaries
developing ocean stewardship skills in
constituencies and encouraging active participation
in ocean conservation
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Content Sections
For
Students and Educators
Site
Events describes
educational projects at each sanctuary during the
Sustainable Seas Expeditions dives. The events are
listed by individual sanctuary.
Sanctuary
Summits are half-day
interactive sessions designed to bring high school
students and teachers together with experts to
discuss Sustainable Seas Expeditions in the
sanctuaries. This section includes an overview of
the summit, post-summit summary, biographies of the
panel experts, a list of student project ideas and
selected projects to be completed, and a list of
references on the summit topic. The summits are
listed by the sanctuaries where they took place
(not all sanctuaries offer a summit).
Resource
Lists offers the best
references that students and teachers can use to
find out more information about a particular
sanctuary. These references include books,
brochures and newsletters, Web sites, and posters.
The resources are listed by individual
sanctuary.
For
Educators Only
Sustainable
Seas Expeditions Teacher Resource
Book helps teachers
develop classroom activities and materials that
highlight the exciting SSE Expeditions. It includes
background on NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
and a look inside the SSE Expeditions. Educators
will also find detailed information about the
submersible, DeepWorker 2000.
Classroom
Activities provides a
list of activities relating to the Sustainable Seas
Expeditions that teachers can use in their
classrooms. The activities are organized by grade
level.
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For more information on
Sustainable Seas Expeditions education, please
contact:
Laura Francis
Education Coordinator, Sustainable Seas
Expeditions
113 Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
(805) 966-7107 x463
Laura.Francis@noaa.gov
For comments on the
Sustainable Seas Expeditions Education Web
offering, please contact:
Davida Remer
Rm. 9211
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-3000 x145
Davida.Remer@noaa.gov
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