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OceanExplorationEducationHighlightsApril2017

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Deep-seaCorals-AMultimediaDiscoveryMission

Coralreefsarevibrantecosystemsteemingwithcolorandlife.Mostgrowinthewarmsunlitwatersoftropicalseas.Beau1fulandaccessible,shallowwatercoralsarebelovedbythepublicandwellknowntoscien1sts.Incontrast,deep-seacoralsaregenerallyunknownandunappreciated.Livingintheicydarknessoftheabyss,thesecreaturesaredifficultandexpensivetostudy.Formostofthe20thcentury,deep-seacoralscouldonlybestudied

whenfishermenaccidentallypulledabrokenspecimentothesurface.Inthelastfewyears,scien1stshaveusedsophis1catedsubmersibleandunderwatersensingtechnologiestopenetratethecorals'remoterealm.

Currently,scien1stsontheNOAAshipOkeanosExplorerareinves1ga1ngbio-diversityinareasaroundAmericanSamoa,includingdeep-seacoralcommuni1es.TheDeepSeaCoralMul1mediaDiscoveryMissionisaninterac1vemul1mediapresenta1onsandlearningtoolthatincludesashortvideolesson,asecondvideoonglobalimpact,andonlineinterac1vestudentac1vi1es.

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(Grades5-6)

Duringthe2017AmericanSamoaExpedi1on:SuesuegaoleMoanaoAmerikaSamoaexpedi1ononboardtheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerweareinves1ga1ngseveralseamountslocatedeastofVailulu'uaroundAmericanSamoa.Seamountsareformedbyvolcanicprocessesthatcreateamountainontheseafloorwhichcanbeclosetothewatersurfaceorthousandsofmetersdeep,andtheyprovideimportanthabitatfordiversespeciessuchascoralandspongecommuni1es.

Inthislesson,studentsengineeramodelbenthichabitatsitetolearnabouthabitatvarietyandstructuralfeaturesthatincreasesurfaceareaandquan1fytherela1veimpactofvariousstructuralmodifica1onsonsurfaceareas.Studentswillalsobeabletogiveexamplesoforganismsthatincreasethestructuralcomplexityofcommuni1es.

Formoreeduca1onalmaterialsonseamounts,includinglessons,essaysandmul1mediaresources,visitourSeamountThemePage.

Note:AlllessonsarewriCentosupporttheNGSSandtheOceanLiteracyEssenHalPrinciplesandFundamentalConcepts.

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SpectacularJellyIsthisaUFOspoDedinthenightsky?No!Analienobservedinspace?No!It'sajellyseeninourocean!

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Yellowzoanthidscolonizingthebaseofadeadgoldenoctocoralskeleton.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER,2017AmericanSamoa.

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Throughremotelyoperatedvehiclevideoobserva1onssuchasthis,wecanlearnmuchabouttheanimalsinthemidwaterandwhattheyareuptowhenwecancatchtheminanundisturbedmanner.

JoinUsastheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerMakesNewDiscoveries!The2017fieldseasoniswellunderway!Joinscien1stsfromaroundtheworldastheyexplorethedeepest,darkestreachesofourplanet'slastunknownfron1er,andhearthemdiscusstheirfindingsandwatchastruediscoveriesunfold!

TheMountainsintheDeep:ExploringtheCentralPacificBasinExpedi1onwillrunfromApril27throughMay19,2017,andwillinves1gateunknownandpoorlyknowndeepwaterareasintheKingmanReefandPalmyraAtoll,andJarvisIslandunitsofthePacificRemoteIslandsMarineNa1onalMonument,aroundtheCookIslandsMarinePark,andthehighseas.

MarkyourcalendarsforaWebinarforEducatorsonApril20,7PMEST/1PMHST.This1hourpresenta1onwillsharethesciencebehindtheexpedi1onandonlineresourcesforeducatorstohelpbringthisexpedi1ontolifeinyourclassroom.Registra1oninforma1onwillbepostedonourwebsitelaterthismonth.

AnotherwebinarforEducatorswillbehostedonApril27,7PMEST/1PMHSTtointroducetheExploringtheSunkenHeritageofMidwayAtoll:HonoringtheLegacyofthe75thAnniversaryoftheBaDleofMidwayExpedi1on.Thisexpedi1onwilltakeplaceMay2throughMay16,2017.

YoucanwatchtheROVDeepDiscover'slivevideofeedsonyourcomputerhere.Youcanalsodownloadourfreemobileapp(foriOSorAndroiddevices)thatwillallowyoutobringtheexcitementofoceandiscoverydirectlytoyoursmartphoneortablet.Orvisitourwebsitetoseeexci1ngdiscoverieswehavemadethusfarthisyear.

Anoverviewoftheen1re2017fieldseasoncanbefoundhere.

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ThewomenonboardtheNOAAShipOkeanosExplorerduringtheDiscoveringtheDeep:ExploringRemotePacificMarineProtectedAreasexpedi1on.Thesewomenrepresentallaspectsoflifeatsea,fromtheofficers,deckcrew,engineers,supportstaff,andscien1sts.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER.

IfYouCouldBeAnySeaCreature,WhichWouldYouBe?AmandaDemopoulos,aResearchBenthicEcologistfortheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)attheWetlandandAqua1cResearchCenterinGainesville,Florida,wasrecentlyaskedthisques1onduringthe2017DiscoveringtheDeep:ExploringRemotePacificMarineProtectedAreaexpedi1on.Amandahadtothinkforamoment,thenshesaid:"Iwouldprobablywanttobeanyanimalthatcantravelvastdistances,maybeatuna.Ithinkitwouldbecooltotravelfar-reachingdistancesandseethedifferentenvironmentsandecosystemsintheocean.Idon'tthinkIwoulddowellasadeep-seacoral.Itwouldbeboringstayinginoneplaceforthousandsofyears.Asabenthicecologist,IdonotthinkIwoulddowellasthecriDersIstudy." Amanda'sworkexaminesthecommunitystructureandfunc1onofanimalsfoundontheseafloororinthemud(a.k.a.sediment).Anercomple1ngapost-doctoralfellowshipatScrippsIns1tu1onofOceanography,Amandaobtainedhercurrentposi1onatUSGS,wheresheconductsresearchonthecommunityecologyofcoastalwetlands,seagrasshabitats,shallowanddeep-seacorals,seeps,andsubmarinecanyonenvironments.

Thisexpedi1onhadarecordnumberofwomenonboardtheOkeanosExplorer,andAmandawasoneofthetwoleadscien1sts.Shegaveusaninsidelookatwhatitisliketobeafemalescien1statsea.Shesaid:"Ihavebeensailingonvesselssince1995.Personally,Ihaveseenachange

TeachersbuildamethanehydratemodelduringtheExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopforeducatorsattheLovelandLivingAquariuminDraper,UtahinMarch2017.Asharktankwasapleasantbackdropduringtheworkshop.ImagecourtesyofNOAAOER.

UpcomingandPastEducationProfessionalDevelopmentNOAAOERholdsProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopsforeducatorsat15alliancesitesacrossthecountrytohelpbringexplora1on-focused,standards-based1psandtoolsandtheexcitementandscienceofoceanexplora1onintoclassrooms.

Inaddi1ontotheseregularofferings,NOAAOERalsohostsworkshopsonrequestatselectloca1ons.OnMarch4th,2017OERheldaProfessionalDevelopmentworkshopattheLovelandLivingPlanetAquariuminDraper,Utah.TheworkshopwasaDendedby26educatorsfromacrossthestateandseveralAquariumstaff.Duringandanertheworkshoppar1cipantsexpressedhowinforma1veandenjoyableitwas,andhowtheworkshopwillhelpthemenhancetheirclassroominstruc1on."TounderstandexactlywhatNOAAisdoingandhavereal1medatawillgreatlyenhancestudentengagement.ThemoreconfidentIam[intheoceanscienceIteach]themorestudentswilllearn"saidoneteacher.Lessthantwoweeksanertheworkshopanotherteachersaid:"Ihavealreadyusedpor1onsofthelessonsandideasfromtheworkshopinmyclassroom".

Ifyouwanttolearnaboutwhyandhowweexplorethedeepocean,pleaseaDendoneofourfreeeducatorprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsatanaquariumorsciencecenternearyou!

UpcomingworkshopsinApril,MayandJune

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1995.Personally,Ihaveseenachangethroughoutmy1mestar1ngasundergraduatestudenttonowatUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS).Itisnowpartofthestatusquoforwomentopar1cipateineveryopera1onatsea.Forexample,ontheOkeanosExplorerforthisexpedi1on,wehavewomenworkingaspartofthedeckcrewandengineeringstaff,asofficers,andasmembersofthescienceteam.Itisnowmoreacceptedforwomentoleavehomeandgotosea.Ihavehadgreatexperiencesasawomanatseawhichkeepsmecomingback."

ReadmoreaboutAmanda'scompellingworkduringthisexpedi1onandaboutherpathtoscience.

willbeheldinLouisiana,MassachuseDs,NewHampshire,California,NorthandSouthCarolina,Maryland,andIllinois.ThecompleteSpring/Summer2017professionaldevelopmentscheduleforExploringtheDeepOceanwithNOAAispostedonourwebsite.

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