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TI: EARTH (Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses) -Educational Outreach Efforts by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA).
AU: * Matsumoto, G I
EM: mage@mbari.org
AF: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039 United States
AU: Bell, R
EM: rbell@mbayaq.org
AF: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940 United States
AB: Recognizing the need to educate the public about the value of research and help them understand scientific methodology, this collaboration allows us to test new ideas for public outreach and education. One of MBARI's joint projects with MBA, Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH) lays new groundwork, providing teachers with means for integrating real-time data with existing educational standards and tested curriculum in an interactive and engaging way. EARTH will use real-time data from the ocean observatory to design and test outreach with the Internet as an interface to scientists, teachers, students, and the public. Several workshops will be held at MBARI in 2002-2004 bringing educators, scientists, and engineers together to develop effective educational practices for access and use of real-time data in preparation for the deployment of benthic observatories. Participants include educators from other research institutions, universities, community colleges, and high schools as well as MBARI and MBA staff. Initial efforts of EARTH target high school and undergraduate students, with the ultimate goal of reaching kindergarten through college. This presentation will focus on the first two years of this project looking at lessons learned, current status, and plans for the future.
UR: http://www.mbari.org/education/earthwksp.htm
DE: 1635 Oceans (4203)
DE: 6605 Education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting