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Hurricanes

Hurricanes Though it has been 30 years since the last major hurricane struck the Massachusetts coast, hurricanes can be devastating and they can happen here! Be smart and prepare yourself, your family and your home to minimize losses from a hurricane. https://seagrant.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hurricanes_in_New_England.mp4 Preparing for a Hurricane in New England *From Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for…

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Teacher Workshop May 2009

Teacher Workshop  May 2009 ** SPRING TEACHERS’ WORKSHOP ** Professional Development Workshop for Educators at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution:  Pollution in Marine and Terrestrial Environments Friday May 8, 2009, 9:30-2:00 I. “Plastics in the ocean: science and potential student experiments” by Dr. Christopher Reddy, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department, WHOI II. “How animals defend themselves…

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Teacher Workshop June 2010

Teacher Workshop June 2010 June 4, 2010 Teacher Workshop ** ANNOUNCEMENT: JUNE TEACHERS’ WORKSHOP ** at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Topics in Oceanography Professional Development Workshop Friday June 4, 2010; 9:30-2:30 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Working title: “Studying and Seeing Volcanic Processes in the Ocean” Presenter: Adam Soule, WHOI Geology and Geophysics Department – Hear…

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Teacher Workshop July 2011

Teacher Workshop July 2011 HABCAM: USING ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY TO STUDY NEW ENGLAND SEAFLOOR ECOLOGY Professional Development Workshop for Educators at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Monday, July 25, 2011 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Buttery, Fenno House Quissett Campus Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Presenters:  Scott Gallager and Amber York, of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution…

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Teacher Workshop April 2012

Teacher Workshop April 2012 Earthquakes and Oceanography When: MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Where: WHOI Exhibit Center, Woods Hole Village, Woods Hole, MA Morning Presenters: Jeff McGuire, Geology and Geophysics Department Dan Lizarralde, Geology and Geophysics Department Undersea earthquakes and seismic measurements in deep water Registration, $40. Breakfast and lunch Please…

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Teacher Workshop May 2013

Teacher Workshop May 2013 OCEAN SCIENCE WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS: THE MOVING OCEAN FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013,  10:00 – 2:30 In the morning, Dr. Steven Jayne, on ocean currents, and how and why we study them – WHOI Exhibit Center, Woods Hole In the afternoon, a unique opportunity to see and do experiments in an oceanography laboratory:  Dr. Claudia…

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Teacher Workshop May 20, 2016

Teacher Workshop May 20, 2016 Plastic and Microplastic in the Ocean: What is it, and what happens to it Presenters: Dr. Tracy John Mincer, WHOI Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department; Mr. Jeffrey Brodeur, Communications and Outreach Specialist, Woods Hole Sea Grant Human-generated plastic debris in the ocean is a growing problem. Learn about plastic that…

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Bioacoustics

Bioacoustics This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Woods Hole Sea Grant. Background Light is very limited in the ocean habitat. Below the photic zone (the depth to which sunlight is able to penetrate) it is very dark. For marine mammals, however, this vast 3-dimensional world is far from dark. The…

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Workshops for Educators

Workshops for Educators WHOI’s professional learning workshops for educators are a window into the rapidly-changing world of ocean research and engineering. The WHOI Sea Grant Office, WHOI Information Office, and WHOI Academic Programs Office offer professional development workshops for high school and middle school teachers, held twice a year on the WHOI campus. During the…

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Science at Our Shores: Woods Hole Sea Grant Research Symposium

Friday, March 6, 2020 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Redfield Auditorium Woods Hole, MA Researchers explain the work they’re doing to investigate pressing environmental and coastal issues. Showcasing recently completed and newly funded Sea Grant projects on shoreline resilience, sustainable fisheries, and sharks and microplastics in our waters, among others. This event is free and…

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