Past Workshops

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Schedule for Past Workshops:

Topic
Dates
Location

Ocean Observing Systems Institute
for middle & high school teachers

10-14 August 2009
8:00am - 4:00pm daily

Various locations TBA
Announcement &
Application (PDF)

Introduction to Marine Science Workshop
with various scientist speakers

22-26 June 2009
9:00 am - 3:30 pm daily

Marina del Rey Middle School, Marine Science Academy, Los Angeles
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Mitigating Threats to Pelagic Birds
Heather Nevill, DVM, Clinical Veterinarian and Research Coordinator

30 May 2009
8:30am - 3:30pm

Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro
Download PDF Flyer
Driving Directions & Map

Grants, Grant Writing, Field Trips, and Teacher Field Experiences!
a workshop FOR teachers BY teachers
Saturday, March 28, 2009
8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Marina del Rey Middle School, Marine Science Academy, Los Angeles
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The Ocean in a Warming Climate
with activities and guest speaker Dr. Josh Willis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

21 March 2009
8:00am – 3:30 pm
(no public lecture)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena
Download PDF Flyer
Driving Directions & Map

Marine Protected Areas and the Marine Life Protection Act
Online workshop
With guest speakers Dr. Steven Murray, Dr. Satie Airame, Dr. Christopher Lowe

16 March - 3 April 2009
(website access available 24 hours/day, every day during this time)

Online workshop hosted by the College of Exploration.
Download PDF Flyer

Fish, Fishing, and Fisheries
with activities and guest speaker Dr. Carolynn Culver, UC Cooperative
Extension, Sea Grant Extension Program

28 February 2009
8:00am – 3:30 pm

Sea Lab, Redondo Beach
Download PDF Flyer
Map

The Ocean in a Warming Climate
with activities and guest speaker Dr. Josh Willis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

7 February 2009
POSTPONED until 21 March 2009
(see above)

 

Algae Around Us
with activities & guest speaker Ms. Susan Zaleski, USC Sea Grant

24 January (Sat.) 2009
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Marine Mammal Care Center,
San Pedro
Download the PDF flyer
Driving Directions & Map

Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
Online Workshop
with guest speakers
Dr. Yi Chao, JPL
Dr. Eric Rignot, JPL & UCI
Dr. William Hamner, UCLA

November 3 – 23, 2008

(website access available 24 hours/day, every day during this time)

Online workshop hosted by the College of Exploration To register, please visit:

http://coexploration.org/
cosee_west/nov08/index.html

Marine Protected Areas
with activities & guest speaker Dr. Chris Lowe, CSULB

18 October (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
public lecture:
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro
Driving Directions & Map

Download the PDF flyer

Offshore Natural Oil and Gas Seeps
(boat trip)
27 September, 2008
830 am - 10:30 am
Onboard Condor Express at Sea Landing in Santa Barbara
Download the PDF flyer

Ocean Observing Systems Institute
for middle & high school teachers

11-15 August, 2008
8:00 am - 4:00 pm daily

USC, Ocean Institute, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, JPL, UCLA
Download the PDF flyer

Introduction to Marine Science Seminar
featuring 5 lectures by
Dr. Wm. Hamner, UCLA
& classroom activities

23 - 27 June, 2008
9:00 am - 3:30 pm daily

Marina Del Rey Middle School
Los Angeles
Download the PDF flyer
and map

The LiMPETS Coastal Monitoring Program
for middle & high school educators

8 June, 2008 (Sun.)
9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
& Point Fermin Beach
San Pedro
Download the PDF flyer

A new look at the deep sea
with activities & guest speaker Dr. Edie Widder, deep sea explorer & marine conservationist

26 April, 2008 (Sat.)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

University of Southern California
Download the PDF flyer
and map

Natural History and Evolution of Pinnipeds: (Sea Lions, Seals & Walruses)
with activities, tours & lecture by
Dr. Peter Adam, UCLA

29 March, 2008 (Sat.)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
lecture at 11 am

Fort MacArthur Center for Marine Studies
San Pedro
Download the PDF flyer and map

The CO2 Shuffle:
Roles of the Ocean and Atmosphere in Earth's Carbon Cycle

with lecture by JPL scientist
& hands-on activities

02 February, 2008 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Pre-registration by Jan. 17
is mandatory!

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Download the PDF flyer

Ocean Observing Systems in the Classroom
With activities & guest speaker
Dr. George Matsumoto,
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

01 December, 2007 (Sat.)
9:00 am- 3:30 pm
public lecture at 10 am

UCLA
Westwood Village,
West Los Angeles
Download the PDF flyer and UCLA map

Catch on!  Fish Contamination, Bioaccumulation and Healthy Fishing

9 June, 2007
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
10:30 am-noon

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

Google Ocean – from Sneakers to Sea Lions
12 May, 2007 (Sat.)
8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Center for Marine Studies
San Pedro

Polar Regions
14-28 April, 2007
Online Workshop
Antarctica: Life in a Polar Sea

24 March, 2007 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
11 am - noon

Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH),
Santa Monica

Download the PDF Flyer

Download the PDF map

Coral Reef Ecosystems

03 March, 2007
8:00 am - 2:30 pm

public lecture:
1:00 - 2:00 pm

Aquarium of the Pacific,
Long Beach

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Climate Change and Ocean Currents

03 February, 2007 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

(no public lecture)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena

Download the PDF flyer

Download the PDF map

Hydrothermal Vent Communities in the Deep Sea

2 December, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

(no public lecture)

University of California
Los Angeles,
Westwood

Download the PDF flyer

Download the PDF map

Seabirds & Satellites:
Science & Language Arts

28 October, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
11 am-noon

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

Download the PDF flyer

Bringing Nature to Students

23 September, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

public lecture:
11 am-noon

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

Kelp Forests and Coastal Ecosystems

3 June, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,
San Pedro

Download the flyer (jpeg image)

Genetics, Mutations, and Food Webs

29 April, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Download the PDF flyer
Download the PDF map

Hurricanes

25 March, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

University of California Los Angeles, Westwood

Download the PDF flyer
Download the PDF map

Harmful Algal Blooms

4-19 March, 2006

Online Workshop

Deep Sea Benthic Ecosystems

11 February, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Exposition Park, Los Angeles

Download the PDF flyer

Midwater ecosystems

28 January, 2006 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Hollenbeck Middle School, Los Angeles (Boyle Heights)

Download the PDF flyer
Download the PDF map

Glaciers and Global Sea Level Rise

19 November, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Exposition Park, Los Angeles

Download the PDF flyer

Coral Reef Adventure

QuikSCience/COSEE IMAX event
Bob McKnight, Quiksilver CEO

2 October, 2005 (Sun.)
6:30 - 8:30 PM

California Science Center IMAX Theater, Los Angeles

Download the PDF flyer

Tall Ships
(Los Angeles Maritime Inst., San Pedro)

Field Trip
22 May, 2005 (Sun.)

Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro Basin

Download the PDF Flyer

Shifting Sands - From Mineralogy to Coastal Processes

14 May, 2005 (Sat.)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Ocean Institute, Dana Point

Download the PDF Flyer

Satellite Oceanography

16 April, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

University of California Los Angeles, Westwood

Download the PDF Flyer

Channel Islands

5 March, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Museum of Natural History, Exposition Park, Los Angeles

Download the PDF Flyer

Seabirds

22 January, 2005 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Sepulveda Basin Park, Van Nuys

Download the PDF flyer

Coastal Ecosystems and Watersheds

20 November, 2004 (Sat.)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro

Download the PDF flyer

Learning with Whales

co-sponsored by the American Cetacean Society

11 November, 2004 (Thur.)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

m/v Queen Mary, Long Beach

Download the PDF flyer & registration form

Polar Seas
24 April, 2004 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
L.A. County Natural History Museum
Oceans and Human Health
13 Mar, 2004 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
Redondo SEA Lab, Redondo
Coral Reefs & Invertebrates
7 February, 2004 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach 
Deep Sea
13 December, 2003 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
Sherman Oaks CES, Reseda
Coastal Oceans
22 November, 2003 (8:00 am to 3:30 pm) 
Malibu Lagoon, Malibu

 

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