Information Exchange for Marine Educators - Archive of Programs P-Z

Regional Information Centers on MPA Planning Processes
The National Marine Protected Areas Center launched a series of web-based regional
information centers designed to provide comprehensive information on ongoing federal,
state, and tribal MPA planning processes. Stakeholders can search the information
centers by region of the US or by state. While the information centers are a work in
progress and not all regions are completely populated, the Pacific Coast and New
England regions are either complete or include a significant amount of information.
http://www3.mpa.gov/mpa_calendar/query/searchbyregion.aspx
The Regional Ocean Conservation Club
The purpose of the Regional Ocean Conservation Club (ROCC) is to develop a student
coalition where students are encouraged to take an interest and become involved in
local marine and aquatic issues facing the environment. The mission is to have high
school students work with local, state and national organizations to protect and restore
the health of marine and aquatic resources through education and conservation
programs.
http://www.igfa.org/ROCC.asp .
Remote Sensing and Coral Reefs
NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch offers Remote Sensing and Coral Reefs, a free,
downloadable curriculum unit for 4 th – 6 th grade students on remote sensing and its
application to monitoring coral reefs. This set of 7 lesson plans is also appropriate for
many middle school classrooms, and many of the lessons can stand alone as individual
classroom activities. Topics include Remote Sensing and the Electromagnetic
Spectrum, Introduction to Coral Reefs, Coral Reef Conservation, and much more.
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/education/reef_remote_sensing.html
Remote Sensing Lesson Plans from IMaRS
The Institute for Marine Remote Sensing (IMaRS) provides education outreach through
a number of venues. IMaRS has presented teacher workshops, with hands-on tools for
the manipulation of satellite data as well as background information necessary to provide
the correct information to their students. On-line lesson plans and background
information are available on their website. The lesson plans include both broad marine
science concepts as well as specific remote sensing lab work.
http://education.imars.usf.edu/index.html
Remote Sensing Toolkit
The aim of the online remote sensing toolkit is to show managers, scientists, and
technicians working in marine, terrestrial, and atmospheric environments how images
collected from satellites and aircraft can be used to map and monitor environmental
features or processes and their change over time. Users can select to view graphics or
read the text. The resources section offers a quick list of manuals and data sources.
http://ww2.gpem.uq.edu.au/CRSSIS/tools/rstoolkit_new/index.html
Repeat Glacier Photography at Kenai Fjords
Kenai Fjords National Park, located on the eastern edge of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, is
home to the largest concentration of tidewater glaciers in the U.S. National Park System.
Changes in these glaciers have never been more obvious nor easy to comprehend,
thanks to a cooperative project between the National Park Service and the U.S.
Geological Survey.
http://www.oceanalaska.org/research/rptglacier-video.htm