Cool Projects U.S. Gulf States - Florida
Conservation through Education at the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station
Contact: Charlene Mauro, Science Department Chair, Navarre High School
Santa Rosa County School District is starting an exciting new project where students host Ocean Awareness Festivals at the new Navarre Beach Marine Science Station. High school students enrolled in the Marine Biology & Oceanography program are passing on their knowledge to elementary school students in a fun, festival environment.Read More...
Gulf Alliance Educator Public Outreach Campaign
Contact: Bridget Washburn
Communities throughout the five Gulf of Mexico States and beyond make decisions and take actions that will ultimately affect the ecological health of the Gulf. To promote positive stewardship of this shared regional resource, the Gulf Alliance Educators work to activate local communities by increasing awareness of the Gulf of Mexico and thus the desire to enhance and protect it. Other goals of this project include partnering with the media to promote public awareness about the Gulf and collaborating with Priority Issue Teams to meet Alliance educational objectives and identify public awareness messages.Read More...
LIFE: Learning in Florida's Environment
Contact: Greg Ira
The LIFE program makes it a priority for Florida students to learn about their environment through personal interaction in nature. Pairing local Florida schools with the Department of Environmental Protection, the LIFE program sets up field-based environmental science programs for teachers to engage their students directly with nature. This program can be a great step in preparing students to become the world's future scientists and stewards through experiential learning.Read More...
Pilot Summer Program: Gulf of Mexico Stewardship & Conservation
Contact: Katherine Milla
Florida A&M University Center for Water and Air Quality's new program gives teachers a variety of first-hand opportunities through the use of GPS, water quality analysis techniques, field trips to coastal sites and much more. The program is for middle and high school teachers to incorporate an understanding and appreciation of Gulf coastal resource issues into their teaching curricula.Read More...
Podcasting from the Gulf of Mexico
Contact: Bruce Neill Ph.D., Executive Director
Sanibel Sea School is located on a barrier island and offers people a unique place to enjoy and learn about nature. Now the school is reaching out in new ways with technology to engage more people with Gulf of Mexico issues. Live podcasts and videocasts give the public an inside look into the complex ecosystem that makes our Gulf so unique.Read More...
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