Margie Turrin

COSEE NOW invites you to participate in an online seminar (webinar) series that will discuss how to approach NSF’s broader impacts requirements in proposals, including how to generate novel ideas for broader impacts activities, how to implement broader impacts activities, and how to measure their impact. This webinar series will focus on sharing ideas and resources on the development […]

Children are intrigued with understanding the environment – especially when their knowledge can help get them out of gym class. Ms. Rodriguez, the 7th grade science teacher was astonished and delighted when the school’s gym teacher stopped by her classroom one afternoon. Ms. Rodriguez teaches science in Camden, New Jersey. The majority of her students […]

Welcome to the NSTA COSEE short course home page. Here you will find information about the activities and resources we discussed in the workshop. We are interested in your feedback. Please post a comment and let us know what you used, how you used it, and who you used the materials with. We hope to create […]

Objectives Students will be able to: interpret real time wave height, directional flow and sea surface temperature data predict where jellies might be lurking in the ocean Materials Computer with Internet access Student worksheet –  Jellies as Drifters Background Jellies are drifters, meaning that their movement is largely at the mercy of the tides and currents in the water. Procedure Today, a large […]

Objectives Students will be able to: interpret real time wave height and sea surface temperature data predict if it is a good beach day Materials Computer with Internet access Student worksheet Background Some animals in the ocean are capable of traveling extreme distances; others stay in one area their entire life. One factor that can affect animal migration is temperature. Procedure What temperature […]