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current THE JOURNAL OF MARINE EDUCATION Volume 25 • Number 2 • 2009 GGCRL-156741-Current.inddCRL-156741-Current.indd 1 111/2/091/2/09 22:51:41:51:41 PMPM NATIONAL MARINE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION current “... to make known the world of water, both fresh and salt.” THE JOURNAL OF MARINE EDUCATION Volume 25 • Number 2 • 2009 THE NATIONAL MARINE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION brings together those interested in the study and enjoyment of the world of water. Affi liated with the National Science Lisa M. Tooker, Managing Editor Teachers Association, NMEA includes professionals with backgrounds in education, Megan Garziano, Design science, business, government, museums, aquariums, and marine research, among others. Members receive Current: The Journal of Marine Education, NMEA News, EDITORIAL BOARD and discounts at annual conferences. Membership information is available from: Vicki Clark NMEA, P.O. Box 1470, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-1470; Phone: (228) 818-8893; Fax: (228) 818-8894; email: [email protected], or visit our website online at Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences Virginia Sea Grant www.marine-ed.org/. NMEA OFFICERS: Dru Clarke Program Assistant, College of Education President 2009-2010 Maryellen Timmons Kansas State University Adam Frederick Georgia Association of Marine Maryland Sea Grant Ext. Education (GAME) Elizabeth Day-Miller University of Maryland email: [email protected] BridgeWater Education Consulting, LLC President Elect 2009-2010 Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy Justine Glynn Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and John Dindo Gulf of Maine Research Institute Marine Science (GLEAMS) Chairman of Discovery Hall Programs Past-President 2009-2010 email: [email protected] Dauphin Island Sea Lab Eric Simms Theresa Torrent-Ellis Scripps Institution of Oceanography Gulf of Maine Marine Education Bill Hastie University of California at San Diego Association (GOMMEA) Executive Director Treasurer 2009-2011 email: [email protected] Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS Don Hudson David Christopher Salem, Oregon The Chewonki Foundation Mid-Atlantic Marine Educators Secretary 2008-2010 Association (MAMEA) Paula Keener-Chavis Beth Jewell email: [email protected] Director, Education Programs West Springfi eld High School Robert Rocha Ocean Exploration and Research Program, NOAA NMEA NATIONAL OFFICE: Massachusetts Marine Educators (MME) Membership Secretary email: [email protected] Deborah McArthur David Niebuhr Sharon Walker Northwest Aquatic and Marine Man and the Sea Project, Inc. Department of Coastal Sciences Yorktown, Virginia The University of Southern Mississippi Educators (NAME) J.L. Scott Marine Education Center email: [email protected] Barbara Kelly Maryellen Timmons Administrative Assistant Georgia Sea Grant Johnette Bosarge New Jersey Marine Educators Association (NJMEA) The University of Southern Mississippi Sharon Walker Current Editor email: [email protected] Meghan Marrero Department of Coastal Sciences Lisa M. Tooker The University of Southern Mississippi New York State Marine Educators NMEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Association (NYSMEA) J.L. Scott Marine Education Center Susan Haynes, 2009-2012 email: [email protected] NOAA Offi ce of Ocean Exploration & Research Judith Lemus Current is published up to four times a year Mellie Lewis, 2008-2011 OCEANIA for members of the National Marine Educators Tami Lunsford, 2008-2011 email: [email protected] Association. Library subscriptions to Current are available for $40 a year. 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For more information, Marine Science (TEAMS) Atlantic (CARIBWA) email the editor of Current: The Journal of email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Marine Education at [email protected] for Jim Wharton Pam Stryker permission-related or other editorial questions Florida Marine Science Educators Texas Marine Educators or comments regarding the journal; or visit us Association (FMSEA) Association (TMEA) online at www.marine-ed.org. email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Front Cover: Courtesy of Kanesa M. Duncan GGCRL-156741-Current.inddCRL-156741-Current.indd 2 111/2/091/2/09 22:52:14:52:14 PMPM current THE JOURNAL OF MARINE EDUCATION Volume 25 • Number 2 • 2009 Current Log We’re excited to bring our members another general issue of Current. This issue offers a variety of articles and activities, from building ocean literacy in K-12 classrooms through integrating the study of coral reefs, to activities that promote awareness of our diverse marine ecosystems, to exploring the challenges of teaching marine biology in non-coastal states, as well as other exciting topics that continue to provide us with new ways to discover “the world of water.” We will publish one general issue per year, so please continue to send in your original manuscripts on research, lessons, resources, or strategies for teaching marine education. For more information on article submission deadlines and/or author guidelines, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. The NMEA is gearing up once again for our 2010 Annual Conference, July 18-23 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The theme is From the Mountains to the Sea. The conference begins with an exhibit preview and reception along with the Stegner Lecture performance. Days are fi lled with exciting general and concurrent sessions and evening events include a fun-fi lled night at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies along with a real Tennessee Hoedown at Dumplin Valley farm. Visit www.nmeaweb.org/gatlinburg2010 for a tentative conference overview, dates to remember, hotel information, and more. Join us this year in Tennessee, along with the Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (TEAMS), hosting this year’s 2010 NMEA Conference! (See page 43 for more conference details.) We wish to once again thank the Bridge for contributing links for this issue. You can visit the Bridge’s website at www.marine-ed.org/bridge for more information on ocean science topics, organizations, lesson plans, career information, and professional development opportunities. Cheers and see you in Tennessee this summer! Lisa Tooker Editor Contents 2 The Case of the Sick Coral: A Model for Integrating 25 Sea Perch–Connecting Students, Scientist, and Oceans Research and Education to Translate Authentic around the World through Underwater Robotics Research into a Classroom Inquiry Investigation of By Brandy M.M. Wilbur, Chryssostomos Ocean Literacy Principles Chryssostomidis, and Nancy Adams By Kimberly A. Tice and Kanesa M. Duncan 29 Taking Ocean Exploration Education to an 10 Activity: The Polychaete Primer International Audience By Gwynne S. Rife By Melissa Ryan, Kristina Bishop, and Margarida Suárez 15 How Undergraduate “Introduction to Marine Biology” 34 Some Observations on the Impacts of Marine Education is Taught at Colleges in Non-Coastal States By Carla Cudaback By Matthew Landau, Richard Hager, and Ashley Brady 36 Phone Calls from the Deep: Can You Hear Me Now? 20 Sea if You Believe this is Real–A Salty Adaptation of a By Jessica Sharkey PLT Activity for Early Learners By Dr. Julie McIntosh and Dr. Gwynne Rife 39 Fiddlin’ around with Fiddler Crabs By Marvin M. Mace III and Mary Carla Curran GGCRL-156741-Current.inddCRL-156741-Current.indd 3 111/2/091/2/09 22:52:14:52:14 PMPM current THE JOURNAL OF MARINE EDUCATION Volume 25 • Number 2 • 2009 THE CASE OF THE SICK CORAL: A MODEL FOR INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO TRANSLATE AUTHENTIC RESEARCH INTO A CLASSROOM INQUIRY INVESTIGATION OF OCEAN LITERACY PRINCIPLES By Kimberly A. Tice and Kanesa M. Duncan This inquiry-based lesson series, The Case of the Sick benefi ts to humans, including income from fi shing and Coral, guides high school students in developing and testing tourism, and they shape the features of Earth (Ocean Literacy hypotheses about the differential susceptibility of corals to Principle two) by protecting shorelines and reducing wave bleaching. The place-based activities combine genetics with action. In this