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<h3><font color="#333399">Workshop for Educators:</font> </h3>
<h2>Why Worry About Fresh Water in a Salty Ocean? --
Changes
in Fresh
Water in the North Atlantic and the Impact on Climate Change</h2>
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Monday, August 22, 2005,
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. <br>
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Exhibit Center, Woods Hole, MA<br>
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This workshop will focus on the ways that fresh water enters the North
Atlantic ocean, the relationship of freshwater input to the density and
movement of water masses in the Atlantic ocean, and the impact that an
increasing fresh water flow may ultimately have on climate change. The
presenter will be Dr. Fiamma Straneo of the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution's Physical Oceanography Department. Attendees will learn
about Dr. Straneo’s current and ongoing research, the types of
measurements she makes and the instruments she uses to make them. In
the afternoon, participants will tour labs involved with this research
and visit the WHOI dock area where ocean instruments are tested.
Participants will receive a resource binder containing background
material, clasroom activities, and links to online resources. <br>
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A special lunchtime program will be included with the workshop: <br>
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Mary Cook and Diane Stanitski, (authors of the book Teacher at Sea,
Miss Cook’s Voyage on the Ronald H. Brown), will provide an overview of
the global ocean observing system and ways that teachers and students
can become involved in populating the ocean with scientific
instrumentation and conducting real ocean research. The authors will
make a brief presentation to the group before lunch and be available
for further discussion during lunch. <br>
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This previously advertised presentation has been rescheduled to
coincide with the WHOI Topics in Oceanography workshop. <br>
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The workshop material is geared for the middle and high school level,
but educators (formal & informal) of any level are welcome to
attend. Space is limited to 30 participants. Certificates for PDPs will
be awarded.<br>
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Registration: <br>
Fee: $40. Checks payable to WHOI. Sorry, no purchase orders. <br>
Mail to Stephanie Murphy, WHOI MS #16, Woods Hole, MA 02543 <br>
Registration deadline: Monday, August 15, 2005. <br>
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If you have questions, contact: Stephanie Murphy, <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:samurphy@whoi.edu">samurphy@whoi.edu</a>,
508-289-2271.<br>
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The workshop is sponsored by the WHOI Academic Programs,
Communications, and Sea Grant Offices.<br>
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