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

Scaling Up Marine Management: The Role of Marine Protected Areas
This report from the World Bank assesses factors likely to determine marine protected
areas’ success and identifies opportunities for the bank and its partners to scale up MPA
implementation to meet global conservation targets. The report focuses on how best to
capture the potential benefits of MPAs for helping the world’s poor while addressing the
sociocultural and political realities of restricting access to the sea and regulating what
has traditionally been considered common property.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCMM/Publications/21108865/Final_Printed_Versio
n_MPA_ESW.pdf
Scaling Weather – Northeast Snowfall and Tornadoes
NOAA has devised two enhanced scales for rating severe weather phenomena –
northeast US snowfall impact, and an enhanced Fujita scale for tornadoes. NESIS, or
the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, calculates the impact of a powerful snowstorm
soon after it strikes, giving it a rank similar to that given to tornado strength. The
enhanced Fujita scale for tornadoes will continue to rate tornadoes from F0 to F5, but
the range of wind speed in each category will now be more accurate and more variables
will be taken into account, including building type, structure and trees.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/snow-nesis/
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/efscale/
SCEC Education Module
The Southern California Integrated GPS Network completed an array of 250
continuously-operating GPS stations. The online education module offers information
and activities on plate tectonics, earthquakes, and more using space technology to
observe and measure tectonic motion of the Earth's surface.
http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/index.htm
SCHOLARS Program from the National Climatic Data Center
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) hosted approximately 60 students for the
unveiling of their educational CD and educational packets. The NCDC signature
program, SCHOLARS (Serving Customers and Helping Others Learn through
Applications Involving Remote Sensing), can also be viewed on the website. The
students toured the museum, listened to presentations on both geostationary and polar
orbiting satellites and experienced the Magic Planet.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/edu.html
Schoolyard Geology
The U.S. Geological Survey's Schoolyard Geology website offers activities and
examples of what to look for to turn your schoolyard into a rich geologic experience. It
introduces teachers to the possibilities for teaching geology to students in familiar, easily
accessible, and personally relevant settings through a series of complete lesson plans.
The website is divided into mapping your schoolyard, rock stories, and GeoSleuth
Murder Mystery.
http://education.usgs.gov/schoolyard/
Schoolyard Habitats
The National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms
called Schoolyard Habitats ® , where educators and students learn how to attract and
support local wildlife. The downloadable How-To Guide for Schoolyard Habitats walks
through the steps to creating a successful and sustainable wildlife garden, provides