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Ocean Explorer

Link: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov

ScientificAmerican.com has selected the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration�s (NOAA) Ocean Explorer Web site as a winner of its 2003 Sci/Tech Web Awards, one of only five sites in the Earth and Environment category, The NOAA Ocean Exploration program strives to engage broad audiences to enhance America�s environmental literacy through the excitement of ocean discovery. Increasing this literacy requires high-quality, effective collaborations between ocean explorers and America�s teachers. NOAA is forming such collaborations to reach out in new ways to the public to improve the literacy of learners with respect to ocean issues. This Web site provides an innovative way for students of all ages to learn about the oceans by offering near real-time access to a series of multidisciplinary ocean explorations. It also provides compelling imagery, video, and topical essays related to the ocean. This particular section of the site offers formal education materials. Lesson Plans A set of over 100 hands-on and standards-based lesson plans have been developed that bring entire classrooms �on board� for exploration and discovery. Using new technological "eyes� to see, sense, measure, image, and describe a little known ocean world, scientists and educators are bringing the excitement of late-breaking ocean discoveries into classrooms through the lesson plans presented here. Professional Development The professional development offerings provide opportunities for teachers and other educators to engage in learning more about ocean exploration. They are designed to introduce participants to premiere ocean scientists/explorers and their research and explorations, and at the same time, provide exemplary tools and resources to enhance the teaching and learning of ocean science and NOAA ocean exploration. NOAA Ocean Explorer CD-ROM A companion CD-ROM product is available that contains the entire Web site as of January 2003 (all the information found on this Web site through the end of the 2002 exploration season, including 85 lesson plans.)

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• Educational Type: Activity
• Educational Type: Best practice
• Educational Type: Collection
• Educational Type: Curriculum support
• Educational Type: Educator's guide
• Educational Type: Lesson plan
• Educational Type: Reference
• Educational Type: Study guide
• Educational Type: Tool
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• Network/channel: Technology Applications for Learning: plan, design or deliver professional development

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