Ocean Oxygen: Using forams to understand past, present, and future oceans

Spend the day learning from top researchers at WHOI about forams, marine microbes that can provide information about past ocean oxygen levels, by looking at historic sediment cores and look at the present where we explore the growing problem of ocean oxygen and dead zones, and discuss impacts of this “deoxygenation” on ecosystems. We will share classroom activities in which students analyze data generated by WHOI investigators, providing authenticity and offering opportunities to interact with information in the same manner as managers and researchers. Additionally, explore sediment cores and what we can learn from the WHOI core repository and look at foraminifera you have found under the microscope. Take home a thumb drive with background material and classroom activities.

**A stipend will be offered to educators who agree to develop curriculum after the workshop and demo that work in their classroom**

For financial assistance, interest in curriculum development, and other questions, contact Grace Simpkins, gsimpkins@whoi.edu

You'll receive:

• Breakfast & lunch
• Standards-based resources & lesson plans
• Interactive tour of the Core Repository
• Hands-on activities
• PDP certificate