COSEE-West distributes many supplemental resources to educators during our lectures and workshops, some of which are available electronically. To download these resources and lessons, click on the title you are interested in.
Marine Science Field Trip Guide for Teachers (revised 11/07)
Marine Science Video List
Supporting resources (activities, articles, glossaries, websites, etc) for the topics listed here are posted on this page.
- COSEE Network Conference - April 29-May 1, 2008
- A New Look at the Deep Sea & Bioluminescence! - April 26, 2008
- Informal Science Center Exhibitry Retreat - March 31, 2008
- Natural History and Evolution of Pinnipeds (Sea Lions, Seals & Walruses) - March 29, 2008
- Exploration & Evolution: Discoveries in the Lakes of Palau and the Deep Basin of the Celebes Sea – March 12, 2008
- Elephant Seals: Masters of the Depths - Feb 8, 2008
- The CO2 Shuffle: Roles of the Ocean & Atmosphere in Earth’s Carbon Cycle – Feb 2, 2008
- Ocean Observations in the Classroom – Dec 1, 2007
- Public Health Issues in Coastal Waters - Nov 28, 2007
- Catch On! Fish Contamination, Bioaccumulation, & Healthy Fishing –June 2007
- Lecture on Domoic Acid by Dr. Dave Caron - May 2007 (Santa Monica Pier Aquarium)
- Polar Regions - March 2007
- Coral Reefs and Coral Reef Ecosystems – February & March 2007
- Climate Change and Ocean Currents Workshop - January & February 2007
- Deep Sea Workshop - December 2006
- Albatross & Plastics - October 2006
- Bringing Nature to Students - September 2006
- Kelp Forests and Coastal Ecosystems - June 2006
- Genetics, Mutations, and Food Webs - April 2006
- Hurricanes and Severe Weather - March 2006
- Mysteries in the Mud: Coping with Stress in the Deep - February 2006
- Life in the Midwater Realm - January 2006
- Glaciers & Global Sea Level Rise - November 2005
- Ice Science & Satellites - a Natural Partnership: April 13, 2005
- Channel Islands - March 5, 2005
- Science, Policy & Protecting Our Coastal Oceans - March 2, 2005
- Seabirds Living on the Edge - January 12, 2005
- Wetlands - November 19, 2004
- Whales - Oct. 13, 2004
Log in to the College of Exploration at http://www.coexploration.org/cosee_west/ to view COSEE-West ocean scientists’ lectures on these topics and others, and to access the resources in our archived online workshops on harmful algal blooms, coral reefs, and polar regions.
COSEE Network Conference - April 29-May 1, 2008
A New Look at the Deep Sea & Bioluminescence! - April 26, 2008
Background Information
- The Bioluminescence Web Page. Haddock, S.H.D.; McDougall, C.M.; Case, J.F.
- Deep-Sea Bioluminescence, MBARI’s First Decade Retrospective (PDF)
- Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates, LUXGENE 2000
- Bioluminescent Displays, Courtship, and Reproduction in Ostracodes, p1, 9-10. (Excerpt from: Chapter One of Crustacean Sexual Biology, R.T. Bauer and J.W. Martin (eds.), 1991, Columbia Univeristy Press, New York, pp.1-16.)
- Ostracod anatomy: drawings & scanning electron micrographs, p107-108. (Excerpt from: J.G. Morin, Fireflies of the Sea: Luminescent Signaling in Marine Ostracode Crustaceans, The Florida Entomological Society 69:1 (Mar 1986), pp.105-121.)
Lesson Plans
- The Beautiful World of Bioluminescence:
- NOAA Ocean Explorer Lesson Plans:
Resources
Suggestions of where to find supplies and materials:
Informal Science Center Exhibitry Retreat - March 31, 2008
Natural History and Evolution of Pinnipeds (Sea Lions, Seals & Walruses) - March 29, 2008
Exploration & Evolution: Discoveries in the Lakes of Palau and the Deep Basin of the Celebes Sea – March 12, 2008
Powerpoint presentation by Dr. William Hamner, UCLA (ppt)
Background Information
Resources
Elephant Seals: Masters of the Depths - Feb 8, 2008
Background Information
Lesson plans & Activities
Resources
Please note: Additional marine mammal resources will be available above in the section titled “Natural History and Evolution of Pinnipeds (Sea Lions, Seals & Walruses) - March 29, 2008”
The CO2 Shuffle: Roles of the Ocean & Atmosphere in Earth’s Carbon Cycle – Feb 2, 2008
Presentation by Charles “Chip” Miller, Deputy Principle Investigator of the Ocean Carbon Observatory (OCO), Jet Propulsion Laboratory & California Institute of Technology (pdf)
Background Information
- Talking about pH (.doc)
- The pH scale (.xls)
- Acidity and Alkalinity, Carbon Dioxide and Carbonate Cycles from Gross, M.G., Oceanography: A View of Earth, 6th ed., Prentice Hall, 1993, p85-87
- Dissolved Gases, Acid-Base Balance from Garrison, T., Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science, 4th ed., Brooks/Cole Thomas Learning, 2002, p178-182
- Carbon Dioxide Extends Its Harmful Reach to Oceans by Andrew Revkin, New York Times, July 20, 2004
- Climate Change Threatens Coral Reefs -
OCEANSP@CE, Issue 127, Monday, April 4, 1999 (.doc)
- Marine Organisms Threatened By Increasingly Acidic Ocean from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute News Release, Sept 29, 2005
- Oceanography: Sick Seas - Nature News Feature, Nature 442, August 31, 2006, p978-980
- Some Like It Hot by W.Wayt Gibbs, Scientific American, Dec 1995, p28-29 (PDF)
- The Acid Ocean – the Other Problem with CO2 Emission - Real Climate: Climate science from climate scientists, 2 July 2005
- The Dangers of Ocean Acidification by Scott C. Doney, Scientific American, Mar 2006, p58-65
Lesson plans & Activities
Resources
Resource Suggestions from Dr. Miller:
- Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Ocean Iron Fertilization – Moving Forward in a Sea of Uncertainty - Buesseler, KO, SC Doney, DM Karl, PW Boyd, K Caldeira, F Chai, KH Coale, HJW de Baar, PG Falkowski, KS Johnson, RS Lampitt, AF Michaels, SWA Naqvi, V Smetacek, S Takeda, AJ Watson, Science, v 319, 11 Jan 2008, p 162.
- The Crucial Measurement by Amanda Haag, Nature, v 450, 6 Dec 2007, p785-787.
- CO2 Arithmetic by Wallace S. Broecker, Science, v 315, 9 March 2007, p1371.
Beware of Imposter Science, Pseudoscience, Bogus Science
Ocean Observations in the Classroom - Dec 1, 2007
Background Information
Lesson Plans
Resources
Public Health Issues in Coastal Waters - Nov 28, 2007
Catch On! Fish Contamination, Bioaccumulation, & Healthy Fishing – June 2007
Related Articles & Background Information
Restoration Efforts
Ecological Impact of DDT and Recovery
Resources
World Ocean Day
Polar Regions - March 2007
Activities for ALL
Elementary
Secondary Related Articles
- Teachers, Students to Celebrate International Polar Year NSTA Reports, March 2007
- Low Life, Classroom Antarctic, Australian Antarctic Division
- Krill Conservation
People might need to pay more attention to the conservation of krill around Antarctica. By Emily Laughnan, Earthwatch Radio, 24 Feb 2005
- Melting Ice and Meals Lost
The menu for animals in Antarctica seems to be getting smaller as temperatures go up. By Emily Laughnan, Earthwatch Radio, 10 Feb 2005
- The Cost of Killing Krill
By Virginia Gascon Gonzales & Rudolfo Werner Kinkelin, Taipei Times, Nov 2006
- Marine Life Grows Where Antarctic Ice Collapsed
By MSNBC staff and news service reports, Feb 2007
- Current Events off Antarctica
By Hugh Powell, Oceanus: WHOI Online Magazine, March 2007
- Krill: Untapped Bounty from the Sea?
By William M. Hamner, National Geographic Magazine, 1984, 165(5), p626-643.
- Behavior of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): schooling, foraging, & antipredatory behavior
By William M. Hamner & Peggy P. Hamner, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2000, 57(Suppl.3), p192-202.
- Long-term decline in krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean
By Atkinson A, Slegel V, Pakhomov E, Rothery P. 2004. Nature 432, p100-103.
- Boom and Bust in a Polar Hot Zone
Polar Science News by Erik Stokstad. 16 March 2007. Science 315, p1522-1523.
Resources
Coral Reefs and Coral Reef Ecosystems – February & March 2007
Curriculum Guides
Elementary
Secondary
Related Articles
- Shifting Baselines: Slow-Motion Disaster in the Sea By Randy Olson, modified from original article in LA Times, Nov 2002
- Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems By Jeremy B.C. Jackson et al., 2001, Science, V. 293, pg. 629-630
- Coral Bleaching and Disease Deliver “One-Two Punch” to Coral Reefs in the US Virgin Islands, National Park Service, October 2006 (PDF)
- The Dangers of Ocean Acidification By Scott C. Doney, 2006, Scientific American March 2006, pg. 58-65
- Tiny Polyps Gorge Themselves to Survive Coral Bleaching
- Corals’ adaptive response to climate change By Andrew C. Baker, Craig J. Starger, Tim R. McClanahan and Peter W. Glynn. 2004, Nature. V. 430, p 741
- Marine Protected Areas and Reserves are Vital Conservation Tools By Amy M. Amos, 1998, Gulf of Mexico Science, No. 2, pg. 233-234
- Balancing Resource Utilization with Resource Protection: The Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary—A Success Story By Robert Moran, 1998, Gulf of Mexico Science, No. 2, pg. 234-237
Resources
Climate Change and Ocean Currents Workshop - January & February 2007
"Satellite Oceanography: from Concept to Implementation and Launch": a presentation by Dr. Yi Chao, Jet Propulsion Laboratory" at the workshop on Feb. 3, 2007
Elementary Activities
Secondary Activities
Related Articles
Resources
Deep Sea Workshop - December 2006
Albatross & Plastics - October 2006
- "The Dangers of Plastic Bags" presentation (PPT)
- Pictures from Workshop
- Online Videos
Visit http://oceanslive.org and click on "Archived Videos" to watch these two new movies:
- Learn how marine debris affects Laysan Albatross chicksin the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument bywatching a necropsy.
- Watch how researchers band Masked Booby and Laysan Albatross chickson Green Island in the Kure Atoll State Wildlife Refuge in theNorthwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument.
- Activities
- Albatross Natural History Slide Show
- Elementary
- Seabirds and Plastics Slide Show
- Secondary
- Related Articles
- Resources
Bringing Nature to Students - September 2006
Kelp Forests and Coastal Ecosystems - June 2006
Genetics, Mutations, and Food Webs - April 2006
- Articles
- When Will We Tame the Oceans? - by John Marra, in Nature July 14, 2005: vol. 436
- Should Eastern Oysters Be Put on the Endangered List? - by Kate Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, posted Nov. 4, 2005
- Whale Study Links Genetics and Reproductive Success - by Wildlife Conservation Society, posted April 24, 2003
- The First Sequenced Extremophile - by Sarah DeWeerdt, Genome News Network, posted Feb. 1, 2002
- Activities
- Extras
Hurricanes and Severe Weather - March 2006
- Activities
- Background Info and Articles
- Other Resources
Mysteries in the Mud: Coping with Stress in the Deep - February 2006
- Articles
- Activities
- Extras
Life in the Midwater Realm - January 2006
Glaciers & Global Sea Level Rise - November 2005
Ice Science & Satellites - a Natural Partnership: April 13, 2005
Channel Islands - March 5, 2005
Science, Policy & Protecting Our Coastal Oceans - March 2, 2005
Seabirds Living on the Edge - January 12, 2005
Wetlands - November 19, 2004
Whales - Oct. 13, 2004
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