We have compiled additional resources that may be helpful for you in teaching ocean science, ocean observing, and real-time data from throughout COSEE NOW projects and listed them below by Topic Categories. Enjoy!
Antarctica: The Southern Ocean is currently the fastest warming location on Earth. Therefore, the polar ecosystem provides an excellent venue for researching and understanding the impacts of climate change on the physical and biological components of ecosystems. Click here to see the compiled a list of resources that were used throughout multiple COSEE NOW projects related to Antarctica. Examples of COSEE NOW programs that included Antarctica include:
- Antarctica Melting: A story in 4 acts (audio slideshow & lessons)
- Project PARKA (educational project)
- Ross Sea Connection (educational project)
Climate Change: Impacts to the physical systems and biological aspects of ecosystems due to climate change were a large focus of many educational programs of COSEE NOW. Click here to see the compiled list of resources that were used related to Climate Change. Examples of COSEE NOW resources that included climate change:
- Antarctica Melting: A story in 4 acts (audio slideshow & lessons)
- Ocean Acidification (audio slideshow & lesson)
Human Impacts: We are intricately connected with the ocean and marine ecosystems. Unfortunately, some of our actions have resulted in negative impacts on the ocean. Click here to access the compiled list of Human Impact resources from COSEE NOW projects. Examples of COSEE NOW projects that addressed Human Impacts include:
- Oil Spill Resources (blog)
- Eutrophication Animation (interactive)
Marine Biology: A large focus of COSEE NOW was broadening the awareness and understanding of the ocean and our connections to the ocean as well as the organisms within and ecosystems of the ocean. Therefore many of the projects sought to provide background materials on general marine biology topics. Click here to see the compiled list of resources that were used across multiple projects that related to Marine Biology. Examples of COSEE NOW programs that included marine biology:
- COOL Classroom (original site and new site)
- East Coast MARE – Marine Activities, Resource, and Education (educational program)
- FerrOCious Gulf (educational project)
- RU Fish Tracking (blog)
Ocean Observing Systems: One of the primary themes of COSEE NOW was expanding the science, knowledge, and understanding of ocean observing systems. The ocean is vast and while it looks uniform from the surface, hosts a large variety of physical and biological components. Click here to access the compiled list of Ocean Observing System resources from COSEE NOW projects. Examples of COSEE NOW projects that addressed the Ocean Observing Systems include:
- MATE Drifter Project (blog)
- Visual Ocean (blog)
Teaching Ocean Sciences: A large focus of COSEE NOW was broadening the awareness and understanding of the ocean and our connections to the ocean. Thus multiple education projects provided participants with a wide breadth of resources about ocean sciences and how to best teach ocean sciences effectively. Click here to view the compiled list of resources from COSEE NOW projects about Teaching Ocean Sciences. Examples of COSEE NOW projects that addressed effective practices in Teaching Ocean Sciences include:
- Bridge Online Webinars (webinars)
- East Coast MARE – Marine Activities, Resource, and Education (educational program)
- Informal Educators & Practice
- Using Ocean Data in Education (webinars)