DOCUMENT RESUME ED 448 052 SE 064 349 AUTHOR Walker, Sharon H., Ed.; Damon-Randall, Kimberly, Ed.; Walters, Howard D., Ed. TITLE A Resource Guide for Oceanography and Coastal Processes. INSTITUTION Southern Mississippi Univ., Ocean Springs. Inst. of Marine Sciences/J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium. PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 282p.; This publication has been funded by the National Sea Grant College Program, the Office of Naval Research/Naval Research Laboratory, the National Ocean Partnership Program, the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, the Institute of Marine Sciences--The University of Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi's Department of Marine Resources (Tidelands Trust Funds). AVAILABLE FROM J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium, P.O. Box 7000, Ocean Springs, MS 93566-7000; phone: 228-374-5550; FAX: 228-974-5559; e-mail: [email protected]. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC12 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Earth Science; Elementary Secondary Education; Lesson Plans; Marine Education; *Oceanography; *Science Activities; Science Instruction; *Teaching Methods IDENTIFIERS *Coastal Management; *Coastal Zones; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Naval Research Laboratory; Sea Grant Program ABSTRACT This resource guide was developed for elementary, middle, and high school teachers to teach about oceanography and coastal processes. This guide contains information on the program's history and names and contact information for all Operation Pathfinder participants since 1993. The body is divided into 6 topics. Topic 1 is on Physical Parameters, topic 2 is on Plate Tectonics, topic 3 is on Marine and Aquatic Habitats, topic 4 is on Marine and aquatic Pollution, topic 5 is on Marine and Aquatic Resources, and topic 6 is on Deep Sea Technology. Each topic discussed includes an introductory description, grade suitability listing, background information, objectives, materials, an activity description, possible extension activities, teacher evaluation methods, and references. (SAH) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. SE A Resource Guide For Oceanography and Coastal Processes --annum. U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 00.91w Office of Educational Research and Improvement TDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1Tifts document has been reproduced as 110... LL received from the person or organization ". originating it Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. 1.1111.1 Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position cr policy. Developed for Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers Published for the Institute of Marine SciencesJ.L. Scott Marine Education Centerand Aquarium Administered by The University of Southern Mississippi Printed by Calagaz Digital Imaging and Printing This publication has been funded by the National Sea Grant College Program, the Officeof Naval Research/Naval Research Laboratory, the National Ocean Partnership Program, the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, The Institute of Marine Sciences-The Universityof Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi's Department of Marine Resources (Tidelands Trust Funds). 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE E Project Director Sharon H. Walker, Ph.D., Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi Senior Editors Sharon H. Walker, Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi Kimberly Damon-Randall, Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi Associate Editor Howard D. Walters, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus Typists Jotmette D. Bosarge, Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi Catherine L. Seymour, Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi Layout and Design Editor Catherine L. Seymour, Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi Original Artwork Rosemary Finley, Harrison County Schools, Gulfport, Mississippi Consulting Editors, Second Evaluation Team, and 1996 and 1997 Regional Project Directors Diane Baxter, Scripps Institute of Oceanography/Birch Aquarium at Scripps Amy Haddow, Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, University of Connecticut Liz Kumabe, Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaii Bruce Munson, Minnesota Sea Grant College Program, University of Minnesota Vicki Osis, OR Sea Grant College Program, Hatfield Marine Science Ctr./OR State University Sharon Roth-Franks, California Sea Grant College Program, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Lundie Spence, North Carolina Sea Grant College Program, North Carolina State University Sharon H. Walker, MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium, the Institute of Marine Sciences/J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium, and The University of Southern Mississippi This Oceanography and Coastal Processes Resource Guide was developed and funded by the U.S. Navy (Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Office of Naval Research/Naval Research Laboratory, Naval Oceanographic Office, and the Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Sea Grant College Program; National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information System; and Ocean and Coastal Resources Management), the Department of Interior (Office of Territorial and International Affairs), and the National Marine Educators Associationin cooperation with the Institute of Marine Sciences administered by The University of Southern Mississippi and various, regional Sea Grant College Programs and their respective universities and/or colleges. Copyright permission on all materials in this Oceanography and Coastal Processes Resource Guide is granted as long as the materials are used for educational purposes and not sold for a profit or presented without proper credit to the original source. This Resource Guide should be cited as follows: Walker, Sharon H. and Kimberly Damon-Randall (Senior Editors) and Howard D. Walters (Associate Editor). 1998. Oceanography and Coastal Processes Resource Guide. Institute of Marine SciencesJ.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium, administered by The University of Southern Mississippi. Biloxi, Mississippi. Printed by Calagaz Digital Imaging and Printing, Mobile, Alabama. While available, copies of this publication may be obtained by writing to: Oceanography and Coastal Processes Resource Guide J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium P.O. Box 7000 Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000 Phone: (228) 374-5550 Fax: (228) 374-5559 E-mail: [email protected] A Resource Guide For Oceanography and Coastal Processes '44"5", iave.--. Developed for Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers A Resource Guide for Oceanography and Coastal Processes for Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers The Earth, for all we know, is a unique planet where a thin blanket of air, a thinner film of water and the thinnest veneer of soil combine to support a web of life of wondrous diversity and continual change. The daily needs of more than five billion people now stress the limits of this naturally regulated system. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Change Research Program 1991 What science education will be for any one child for any one year; is most dependent on what that child's teacher believes, knows, and does or doesn 't believe, doesn 't know, and doesn 't do. For essentially all of the science learned in the school, the teacher is the enabler, the inspiration and the constraint. National Science Foundation, 1978 Preface This Resource Guide was developed and funded by the U.S. Navy (NavalMeteorology and Oceanography Command, Naval OceanographicOffice, Office of Naval Research/NavalResearch Laboratory, and the Office of the Oceanographerof the Navy), the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration (Sea GrantCollege Program; National EnvironmentalSatellite, Data, and Information System; and Oceanand Coastal Resources Management),the Department of Interior (Office of Territorial andInternational Affairs), and the NationalMarine Educators Association. This national educational studyhas been implemented in cooperationwith the Institute of Marine Sciences administeredby The University of SouthernMississippi and the Sea Grant College Programs of Mississippi-Alabama, New Jersey, New York, Maine-NewHampshire, Oregon, Connecticut, Washington,California, North Carolina, Hawaii,Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Delaware and universities associated with these Sea Grant College Programs.This partnership of federal agencies and academiarecognizes the importance of "bridging-the-gap"between education and scientific research. Thiscooperative effort resulted in thedevelopment of an intellectually rigorous and physicallydemanding graduate course in Oceanographicand Coastal Processes Education whichwas implemented and offered to elementary andmiddle school teachers representing all coastal andGreat Lakes states in thiscountryto include Puerto Rico and the Pacific Island Network during the summers of 1993 through1997. This program has been expanded for the summers of 1998 and 1999 to include high schoolteachers, as well as a continuation of participation byelementary and middle school educators.This precollege audience in 1998 and 1999 willalso include 30 teachersper region (180 teachers per year), four of whom will be preservice teachers. Teachers, researchers, and Sea Granteducators converge eachsummer