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Katie Gardner commented on the post, Small Boat, Large Whales, on the site Converge 9 years, 9 months ago
Having seen Humpbacks and fins from a large boat off Stellwagen Bank, I can only imagine the thrill and terror of being so close to these large creatures in such a small boat, I’d love the opportunity to see them […]
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Katie Gardner commented on the post, Scientists, Teachers, and Students Find a Unique Teaching Opportunity at Local NJ Restaurant, on the site COSEE NOW 13 years, 2 months ago
Congratulations to all the student artists, sounds like a fun day at Moby’s.
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Katie Gardner commented on the post, Move It Or Lose It – Fish Migration Game, on the site COSEE NOW 13 years, 3 months ago
It’s not that yellow is causing a problem. Using color oracle to simulate color blindness (http://colororacle.cartography.ch/) you can distinguish the yellow from other colors in the three types that program simulates. However we chose it as a middle range temperature value to further mark as the range a color blind student stays in, since few […]
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Katie Gardner commented on the post, Move It Or Lose It – Fish Migration Game, on the site COSEE NOW 13 years, 3 months ago
Introducing false color data products to students can be challenging, more so when you need to consider colorblindness. This is a challenge I am aware of, but solutions are not always easily found. For this lesson, I made some edits to help accommodate colorblind students, I added these to the resource section of this post. […]
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Katie Gardner wrote a new post on the site COSEE NOW 13 years, 5 months ago
Developed by: Katie Gardner, Kate Florio, Cathy Yehas, Aly Busse Download the pdf of this lesson Topic: Introduce different species that depend on specific water conditions for survival. Participants take on the role of a species forced to migrate to stay in its favored water conditions over the course of one year. Audience: Age 9 and older Length: 30 minutes NJ State Standards: 5.3.4.C – […] -
Katie Gardner wrote a new post on the site COSEE NOW 13 years, 6 months ago
Developed by: Katie Gardner, and Kate Florio Download the pdf of this lesson Topic: Explore the concept of seasonality within the ocean. Compare and contrast differences between seasons on land and seasons in the ocean. Discuss the reasons for the similarities and differences. Students will be introduced to ocean data in the form of sea surface color (chlorophyll) and […] -
Katie Gardner uploaded the file: One Fish Two Fish… Overfish, No Fish to
COSIA Activities 13 years, 6 months agoEvangelina Pena and Rebecca Noah’s Activity proposal sheet. Could use some help making our activity different from the other activity that is also about commercial fishing, dredging and biodiversity. “
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Katie Gardner posted a new activity comment 13 years, 6 months ago
Alwin, Anna,
Thanks for the edits to your activity, it’s reading a lot more polished. You already know you need a stable table and wind guard for Rutgers Day. If you have time to make some edits to your tower blocks by adding a unique symbol to each color I think that will help include color blind participants. You can also use the…[Read more] -
Katie Gardner wrote a new post on the site COSEE NOW 13 years, 7 months ago
Developed by: Katie Gardner, Kate Florio, Cathy Yehas, and Aly Busse Download the pdf of this lesson for High School Students Dowload the pdf of this lesson for Middle School Students Dowload the pdf of this lesson for Elementary School Students Topic: Explore the role of temperature and salinity in changing the density of water samples. Observe and discuss the […] -
Katie Gardner posted on the forum topic Schedule for Live Calls in the group
Ross Sea Connection: 13 years, 9 months agoLoris, We do have snow plans in place. Kate will reach out to you should this become a likely scenario. The weather has been brutal this winter. Your students might be amused to know the Ross Sea Team has been teasing us about the weather here being colder and snowier than there right now. Use […]
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Katie,
We are on early dismissal today. Tomorrow may be delayed opening or cancelled depending on what happens overnight. The storm looks like it could be a real problem for us Wednesday. The call will be made early tomorrow morning. I will contact you if we are not in session as planned.
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Katie Gardner started the forum topic Preparations for Antarctica Live Calls in the group
Ross Sea Connection: 13 years, 9 months agoHappy New Year Teachers, The time for our Live Call connections to the Antarctic is rapidly approaching. You should have received a day and time that you are scheduled to participate from Kate Florio. The following are a list of things to be prepared with to keep these calls as streamlined as possible, and to […]
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Katie Gardner posted on the forum topic Office Hours to test School Connection in the group
Ross Sea Connection: 13 years, 10 months agoJust as a reminder, the webinar is open right now to test your ability to connect from school. Go to http://coseenow.net/webinar . Sage and I will be available until 4pm.
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Katie Gardner started the forum topic Office Hours to test School Connection in the group
Ross Sea Connection: 13 years, 10 months agoInstitute Teachers, We will be hosting “office hours” to provide an opportunity for you to test the webinar connection from your schools on December 13th from 8am to 12pm and again on December 15th from 12pm to 4pm. These times are just to give you time to try connecting, and/or troubleshooting with your school IT […]
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Katie Gardner posted on the forum topic Ross Sea Resources in the group
Ross Sea Connection: 13 years, 11 months agoAs we mentioned in the webinars last week, there are many resources available for teaching about Antarctica. I’ve listed just those available on COSEE-NOW that you can use with your classes. As you find and use resources related to this project, please share them with us, here. Ocean Gazing Podcasts: Music from the Bottom of […]
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Katie Gardner wrote a new blog post Ross Sea – Teacher Institute in the group
Ross Sea Connection: 13 years, 11 months ago
As educators at Liberty Science Center, Kate Florio and I (Katie Gardner) have had a close working relationship with Rutgers University’s Institute of Marine and Coastal Studies for several years. In the fall of 2009 we learned of a new joint project to bring classroom educators and research scientists together around an exciting upcoming mission. […] -
Katie Gardner started the forum topic Ross Sea Connection Scheduling Survey: Closes October 15th, 2010 in the group
Ross Sea Connection: 14 years agoInstitute Teachers, As we prepare for the Antarctic connections this coming winter, we need your feedback to identify the specific date for each of you and your students. Please fill out the survey at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WKQ6NPC by October 15, 2010. This will help us plan some technology testing times, as well as preparing for […]
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