[SEMCO] Workshop for Educators

[Sheri DeRosa]

      Workshop for Educators:


    Why Worry About Fresh Water in a Salty Ocean? -- Changes in Fresh
    Water in the North Atlantic and the Impact on Climate Change


Monday, August 22, 2005, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Exhibit Center, Woods Hole, MA


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.

A special lunchtime program will be included with the workshop:

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.

This previously advertised presentation has been rescheduled to coincide 
with the WHOI Topics in Oceanography workshop.

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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.

Registration:
Fee: $40. Checks payable to WHOI. Sorry, no purchase orders.
Mail to Stephanie Murphy, WHOI MS #16, Woods Hole, MA 02543
Registration deadline: Monday, August 15, 2005.

If you have questions, contact: Stephanie Murphy, samurphy at whoi.edu, 
508-289-2271.

The workshop is sponsored by the WHOI Academic Programs, Communications, 
and Sea Grant Offices.

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