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Harmful Algal Bloom Online Workshop - College of Exploration

 

COSEE-West distributes many supplemental resources to educators during our lectures and workshops, some of which are available electronically.

Ocean Bibliographies

Marine Science Field Trip Guide for Teachers (revised 11/07) (PDF)

Marine Science Video List (PDF)

OceanTube Ocean Tube! Ocean Science Animations


To download these resources and lessons, click on the title you are interested in.

Some video recordings of the lecture presentations listed in the topics below are available in the "COSEE-West Lecture Hall" on the College of Exploration's website.  You will need to log in to access this website. If you do not have a login and password for the College of Exploration's website, you can create your own for FREE here.

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.


Ocean Observing Systems Summer Teacher Institute – August 10-14, 2009

Many of the activities below were developed by COSEE-Coastal Trends for the east coast of the USA. COSEE-Coastal Trends and COSEE-West have adapted those activities for southern California.

Monday, Aug 10 at University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Tuesday, Aug 11 at Ocean Institute, Dana Point

Wednesday, Aug 12 at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena

Thursday, Aug 13 at University of California, Los Angeles

Friday, Aug 14 at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro

Resources for the week

You can find the lesson plans that were developed by the teachers who participated here (Coming soon – the teachers are still writing them!  They are due August 28, 2009!).


Introduction to Marine Science Workshop - June 22-26, 2009


Threats to Seabirds Workshop – May 30, 2009

ARCHIVED LECTURE by Heather Nevill, DVM (.MOV) (coming soon)

Background Information and Articles

Lesson Plans for today

Resources


Asking the Auks about Climate Change in the Arctic Lecture – May 28, 2009

ARCHIVED LECTURE by Dr. Nina Karnovsky (.MOV) (coming soon)

Background Information

Lessons

Resources


Grants, Grant Writing, Field Trips, Teacher Field Experiences - Mar 28, 2009

Agenda

Renee Klein’s presentation

Linda Hoffman’s presentation

Dena Deck’s presentation

Grant Writing Tips

Marine Science Field Trip Guide for Teachers (revised 11/07) (PDF)

A spreadsheet of grants (XLS)


The Ocean in a Warming Climate Workshop - Mar 21, 2009

Background

Lesson Plans

Resources


Fish, Fishing, and Fisheries Workshop - Feb 28, 2009

ARCHIVED LECTURE by Dr. Carrie Culver "Is That Local Fish On Your Dish?" (.MOV)

Background Information

Lessons

Resources


Conserving Fish from the Mountains to the Sea Lecture - Feb 25, 2009

ARCHIVED LECTURE by Dr. Sabrina Drill (.MOV)

Background Information

Lesson Plans

Resources


The Ocean in a Warming Climate Lecture - Feb 4, 2009

"Global Warming Guaranteed" Lecture by Dr. Joshua Willis, JPL - from Feb 4, 2009 (.MOV)

"Global Warming Guaranteed" lecture slides by Dr. Joshua Willis, JPL (.PDF)

Background

Lesson Plans

Resources


Algae All Around Us - Jan 24, 2009

Background

Lesson Plans

  • Identification of Common Marine Plants [and Algae] of the West Coast (FOR SEA: Grades 9-12)
  • Don’t Release a Pest, Freezing is Best! (Sea Grant, Grade 10 & 11)
  • Pressing Algae (FOR SEA: Grades 9-12)
  • Algae and Algae Pressing (PDF)
  • Marine Algae (CA Sea Grant, Leaflet 21110) background information for: Seaweed Anyone? (FOR SEA: Grades 1-5)
  • Creating a Classroom Herbarium
  • Observing Algae (FOR SEA: Grades 9-12)

Resources


Algae in Southern California Lagoons - Jan 21, 2009

Background

Lesson Plans

FOR SEA has several related lesson plans:

  • Grades 1-5
    • Seaweed Anyone? (finding food in your house that has algae in it)
  • Grades 9-12
    • Observing Algae (looking at green, red, and brown algae)
    • Water Quality Monitoring: Nitrates and Phosphates

Resources


Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Lecture - October 21, 2008

ARCHIVED LECTURE by Dr. Satie Airame, UCSB (Quicktime)

Background

Lesson Plan

Resources

General Public Information Packet


Marine Life Protection Act and Marine Protected Areas Workshop - Oct 18, 2008

ARCHIVED LECTURE by Dr. Christopher Lowe, CSULB

Background and Articles

Lesson Plans

Resources


How ‘Green’ is your Seafood? Lecture - August 21, 2008 - ARCHIVED LECTURE by Sheila Bowman, Seafood Watch Outreach Manager, Monterey Bay Aquarium (Quicktime)


Ocean Observing Systems Summer Teacher Institute – August 11-15, 2008
Many of the activities below were developed by COSEE-Coastal Trends for the east coast of the USA.  COSEE-Coastal Trends and COSEE-West have adapted those activities for southern California.

Monday, Aug 11 at University of Southern California, Los Angeles
            Lecturer: Graduate student Ivona Cetinic, USC
            “The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS): Ocean at your fingertips” (PDF)
            • Globe Toss (PDF)
            •
Exploring Ocean Observing Systems (PDF)

Tuesday, Aug 12 at Ocean Institute, Dana Point
            Lecturer: Sue Magdziarz, Ocean Institute
            “Ocean Observing System Data in the Classroom”
            • Data from our 2 CTD casts while on the boat (XLS)

Wednesday, Aug 13 at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro
            Lecturer: Dr. Laura Murray, UMCES
            “What makes waters move?”
            with short video (MPG)
            • Density Driven Currents demonstration (PDF)
            • Horizontal water movement using Drifters (PDF)
            • Surface Circulation Model (PDF)
            • Vertical Water Movement (PDF)
            • Where are the Organisms? (southern California) (PDF)
            • Where are the Organisms? (East Coast) (PDF)
            • Density Webquest (PDF)
            • Local Weather and the Ocean (PDF)

Thursday, Aug 14 at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena
            Lecturer: Mr. Benjamin Holt, JPL
            Lecturer: Ms. Annie Richardson, JPL
            • OSTM/Jason-2, sea level rise, climate change
            Lecturer: Ms. Karen Yuen, JPL
            • NEO and POET

Friday, Aug 15 at University of California, Los Angeles
            Lecturer: Dr. Anita Leinweber, UCLA
            “Time-series measurements in Santa Monica Bay, CA”
            • Santa Monica Bay Observatory

Resources for the week
            Websites (PDF)
            Articles
                        • Yellow Submarine Probes Undersea World
                        • Cytobot Gives Early Red Tide Warning (from Oceanus July 2008)
                        • Underwater Gliders for Ocean Climate Observations (PDF)

You can find the lesson plans that were developed by the teachers who participated here.


Introduction to Marine Science Workshop - June 23-27, 2008 - Coming Soon!

  • You can find the lesson plans that were developed by the teachers who participated here.

Ed Ricketts: 'From the Tidepools to the Stars' Lecture - May 14, 2008

Background


COSEE Network Conference - April 29-May 1, 2008


A New Look at the Deep Sea & Bioluminescence! - April 26, 2008

Background Information

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

Background

Species Fact Sheets

National Geographic Coloring Book pages

California Sea Lion labeled anatomy coloring pages A-E

Other Activities/Lessons

  • Marine Mammal Crossword Puzzle, from The Ocean Book: Aquarium and Seaside Activities for all Ages.  1989.  Center for Marine Conservation.  ISBN: 0-471-62078-5
  • The Gene Scene, adapted from Illinois Biodiversity Basics

Resources


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

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 Lecture - 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


Lecture on Domoic Acid by Dr. Dave Caron - May 2007 (Santa Monica Pier Aquarium) (Quicktime)


Polar Regions - March 2007
Lecture 26 - Dr. Robin Ross, Krill in the Southern Ocean (College of Exploration Website)

Activities for ALL

Elementary

Secondary

Related Articles

Resources


Coral Reefs and Coral Reef Ecosystems – February & March 2007

Curriculum Guides

Elementary

Secondary

Related Articles

Resources


Climate Change and Ocean Currents Workshop - January & February 2007
Lecture 24 - Dr. Yi Chao, Changing Climate and the California Coastal Ocean (College of Exploration Website)

"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 Lecture 23 - Dr. James Childress, The Future is Uncertain, & the End is Always Near: Deep Sea Hydrothremal Vent Animals and Communities (College of Exploration Website)

Ridge 2000 PowerPoint Presentation

All of the Ridge2000 SEAS curriculum can be found here

Activities for all

Elementary Activities:

Secondary Activities:

Related Articles

Resources


Albatross & Plastics - October 2006
Lecture 22 - Dr. David Hyrenbach, Wings without Borders: Tracking Albatrosses Around the Globe (College of Exploration Website)

"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

Related Articles

Resources


Bringing Nature to Students - September 2006


Kelp Forests and Coastal Ecosystems - June 2006


Genetics, Mutations, and Food Webs - April 2006
Lecture 21 - Dr. Dennis Hedgecock, Biocomplexity on a Halfshell (College of Exploration Website)

Articles

Activities

Extras


Hurricanes and Severe Weather - March 2006
Lecture 20 - Dr. Tony Michaels, Hurricanes (College of Exploration Website)

Activities

Background Info and Articles

Other Resources


Mysteries in the Mud: Coping with Stress in the Deep - February 2006
Lecture 19 - Dr. Lisa Levin, Mysteries in the Mud (College of Exploration Website)

Articles

Activities

Extras


Life in the Midwater Realm - January 2006
Lecture 18 - Dr. Bill Hamner - Modern Technology and Recent Research in Mid Water (College of Exploration Website)

Pictures from Workshop

Articles

Activities

Extras


Glaciers & Global Sea Level Rise - November 2005
Lecture 17 - Dr. Eric Rignot - Glaciers and Global Sea Level Rise (College of Exploration Website)

Presentation on Glaciers

Lecture Resource Articles

Lesson Plans from the Lecture

Resources for Glaciers & Global Sea Level Rise

Elementary Lesson Plans from the Workshop

Secondary Lesson Plans from the Workshop

General Activities from the Workshop


Ice Science & Satellites - a Natural Partnership: April 13, 2005
Lecture 16 - Dr. Frank Carsey - Ice, Science and Satellites (College of Exploration Website)


Channel Islands - March 5, 2005


Science, Policy & Protecting Our Coastal Oceans - March 2, 2005
Lecture 15 - Dr. Steve Murray - Science, Policy and Protecting Our Coastal Oceans (College of Exploration Website)


Seabirds Living on the Edge - January 12, 2005
Lecture 13 - Dr. Mike Horn - Seabirds Living on the Edge (College of Exploration Website)


Wetlands - November 19, 2004
Lecture 12 - Dr. John Dorsey - Hands-On Learning in the Ballona Wetlands (College of Exploration Website)


Whales - Oct. 13, 2004
Lecture 11 - Dr. Bill Hamner for Dr. John Heyning - Discovering the Mysteries of Whales (College of Exploration Website)

 

 

 

 

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