Skip to content

NOAALive4Kids coral polyp art

NOAA Live! coral polyp art During the #NOAALive4Kids webinar “Born is the Coral Polyp, A Creation Story from Hawaiʻi”, educator and archaeologist Malia Evans showed you how to design and make coral polyp art.  Here are some photos that were shared with us.  To view the webinar that was recorded on January 5, 2022, click…

Read More

1998-2000 Projects

Dynamics of the Toxic Dinoflagellate, Alexandrium, in the Gulf of Maine: Source Populations and Downstream Impacts Donald M. Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Jefferson T. Turner, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Toxic algal blooms or “red tides” can cause serious health and economic problems, including Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP), which occurs when shellfish, zooplankton,…

Read More

Surf Clams

Surf Clams In the marketplace, one-year-old surf clams are known as “New England Butter Clams” – a relatively new product on the market. Farming New England Butter Clams means they can be harvested at a size in which they are tender, buttery and sweet – as well as easy and versatile to prepare. This results…

Read More

#NOAALive4Kids kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs)

NOAA Live! kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs) During the #NOAALive4Kids webinar “Stories in the Stone: Archaeology in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument”, educator and archaeologist Malia Evans showed you how to design and make kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs) that represent you, your family, or your community.  Here are some that were shared with us.  To view the webinar that…

Read More

Games

Games PBS games:  PBS has a variety of games to choose from.  There are nature, engineering, and animal games to name a few.  Examples include, “Don’t Flood the Fidgits”, “Aquabot”, “Ocean Guide”, “Creature Photoshoot”, and more.  Sign up at this website to get daily activities and tips to help kids play and learn at home.…

Read More

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…

Read More

Education

K-12 Education The goal of the Woods Hole Sea Grant Education Program is to increase ocean literacy – “an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you-and your influence on the ocean” so that all citizens young and old can make informed and sustainable decisions involving our coastal resources, communities, and economies. Workshops for Educators Lesson…

Read More

Teacher Workshop: June 5, 2015

Fish ecology in the Atlantic, from the tropics to New England:  How studying fish diets tells about their changing ecosystems   What are the fish we eat eating?   Date: June 2015    Presenter: Dr. Joel Llopiz, WHOI Biology Department   Description: Professional Development workshop for Teachers Grade 6-12   Classroom activities   Fish food webs…

Read More

Carbon’s Journey and Our Warming Planet

Frank Niepold and Tom Di Liberto, NOAA’s Climate Program Office in Silver Spring, MD The carbon cycle is a process where carbon dioxide travels from the atmosphere into living organisms and the Earth, then back into the atmosphere. Learn how changes in carbon dioxide levels, such as burning fossil fuels (oil, gas, etc.), affect the…

Read More