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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">I would like to announce a three-session course
in introductory coastal and marine science which will be offered at Waquoit
Bay Research Reserve starting the last week in January. Please pass the
information on to your colleagues. The course includes content and activities
appropriate for teaching in grades 5-10. Teachers may attend any or all
sessions. PDPs are available. I am attaching the announcement and pasting
it into this message. Please contact Pat Harcourt (508) 457-0495 x 106 <a
href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</a> for
more information or to register.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks for spreading the word!</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Pat</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#006699" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,102,153);">------------------------------------</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="5" color="#006699"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color: rgb(0,102,153); font-weight: bold;">Salt
Water Studies</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="5" color="red" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color: red; font-weight: bold;">Teachers!</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></font><b><font size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">What surrounds </span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Cape Cod</span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> on the north,
south, east, and west?</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> What is teeming
with creatures from microscopic to gigantic?</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font size="3"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">What covers
two thirds of the planet, produces much of the world’s protein, and controls
our climate?</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><font
size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">the </span></font><b><font
size="6" color="#006699" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color: rgb(0,102,153); font-weight: bold;">ocean</span></font></b><b><font
size="4" color="#009999"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0,153,153); font-weight: bold;">, </span></font></b><font
size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">of course! </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Come learn about the composition, life, and motion
of coastal and nearshore waters at a three-part course for teachers offered
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursdays, </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><font
size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">
January 29, </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><b><font size="3"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">
February 5, and </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><b><font size="3"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> February
12 </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">from </span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3:30-5:30 pm</span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> at </span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Waquoit</span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Bay</span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> Research Reserve
</span></font></b><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">on Route
28<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b>in </span></font><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Falmouth</span></font><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> <br>
Class I: </span></font></b><b><font size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Salt</span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Water</span></font></b><b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font><font size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Sea</span></font><font size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"> water abundance, salinity, heat transport, and
ocean technology</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Class II: Marine Life </span></font></b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Habitats, plankton, invertebrates,
fish, and marine mammals</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Class III: Sea and Shore: </span></font></b><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Waves, tides, beaches, sea level
rise, coastal water quality</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Sessions will include classroom activities for
teaching in grades 5-10. Content and activities will be linked to </span></font><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Massachusetts</span></font><font
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> science and technology frameworks.
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">PDPs are available for these sessions.
</span></b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">For more information or to register, contact Pat
Harcourt (508)457-0495 x 106 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoFooter"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><br>
This workshop is co-sponsored by Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>
Pat Harcourt</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Waquoit</span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Bay</span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> National Estuarine Research Reserve</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">PO Box</span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> 3092</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Waquoit MA 02536</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">(508) 457-0495 x 106</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
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