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Teacher Workshop November 2003

Teacher Workshop November 2003 “Right Whale Ecology at the Intersection of Science, Technology, and Conservation” Dr. Mark Baumgartner is an Assistant Scientist in the Biology department of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He studies the foraging behavior and ecology of whales, and the formation and location of the patches of plankton that whales feed on. In this…

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Teacher Workshop September 2010

Teacher Workshop September 2010 Professional Development Workshop for Educators at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI): Presenters: Senior Scientist Judith McDowell, Biology, Education Specialist Barbara Dougan, Cape Cod National Seashore DATE:  Friday, September 24, 2010, 9:30am-2:30pm Oil Spill Science: what scientists and engineers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are working on in the Gulf of Mexico…

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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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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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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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