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Communicating Ocean Sciences

Session 1: Teaching Ocean Science

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Session 1 objectives

Learn goals, design, and requirements Discuss interdisciplinary nature of

ocean sciences Brainstorm ideas: what ocean science

concepts should be addressed in elementary school?

Experience inquiry-based, hands-on ocean science activities

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Thought Swap

What is ocean science?

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Thought Swap

What should be included in teaching ocean science? Why?

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Thought Swap

What do you want to get out of this course?

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Thought Swap

Describe what it was like to do science when you were in elementary school.

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COS course goals

Introduce future scientists to importance of K-12 education and public outreach

Introduce science majors to possible careers in K-12 education

Encourage thoughtful, mutually beneficial collaborations between ocean scientists and educators

Provide significant ocean science instruction and college-age role models for under-represented K-12 students

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And…

If you become scientists, you’ll care about teaching (including your own) and public education…devote effort to K-12 outreach

You’ll be informed voters regardless of your chosen career

Some of you may even consider a career in K-12 education or informal education

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And…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has acknowledged that Ocean Science is nearly absent from the K-12 (and undergraduate) curriculum

College students like you are important role models

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Practice what we preach Flexible model of how people learn

The model will be practiced:

• in the course content,

• in the hands-on activities you

take into the classrooms

• in the lesson you design

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Course requirements and grading See handout Also on course website:

cacosee.net/collegecourse/syllabus

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Schedule

See handout and course website

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Other stuff you need to know… On-line discussion warmups need

to be submitted by 8pm on Thursday

Login is cosPassword is salmon

Directions to complete a pre-questionnaire for the course will be emailed to you by early next week.

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Hands-on activities

Activity #1: Seashore Sleuthing: Beach Buckets (grades K-1)free exploration and guided discovery

Activity #2: Oyster Beds (grade 3)process of science and what scientists do

Activity #3: Red Fish Roundup (grade 4)light, wavelengths and camouflage at depth

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Anticipatory Guide

What did you find to be most striking or notable about these activities?

How were they similar or different from how you did science in elementary school?

What was the main point or key concept of each activity?

What kind of information was presented and what was omitted?

How does the material for different grade levels compare?

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Seashore Sleuthing

Shake, rattle, rock and roll

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Seashore Sleuthing

Beach buckets

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Seashore Sleuthing: Beach buckets

animal (non-human) was there plant or seaweed was there person was there

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Seashore Sleuthing wrap-up

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Oyster Beds

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Oyster Beds

How is your shell different?

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Oyster Beds

Using observations as clues

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Oyster Beds

The match game

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Red Fish Roundup

Making rainbows

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Red Fish Roundup

Color spinners

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Red Fish Roundup

Wavelengths--a demonstration

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Red Fish Roundup

Debrief

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Red Fish Roundup

The underwater dive

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Red Fish Roundup

Debrief

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Anticipatory Guide

1. What did you find to be most striking or notable about these activities?

2. How were they similar or different from how you did science in elementary school?

3. What kind of information was presented and what was omitted?

4. How does the material for different grade levels compare?

5. What issues do you think might arise if you were to take these activities into an elementary classroom?

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What do you think was the main point or key concept of each activity?

Do you think it was effective in teaching that concept?

Quick Write

What questions/concerns do you have about the course?

What about the course seems exciting to you?

Have your ideas changed about teaching hands-on science? Please describe.

What do you think made your ideas change?

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Homework

First reading in the course reader Be prepared to complete a Quick write at

the beginning of class next week