Monthly Archives: October 2013

C-MEDSCitizen ScienceGoMRI ScientistsPeople Tulane Scientists Hold Oil Spill Q&A Event with Vietnamese Fishing Community C-MEDSVietnameseFishing_2256a

Many people outside of the Gulf Coast region are not aware of the large population of Vietnamese residents who live across this area, in concentrated communities from Texas to Alabama. Arriving as refugees during and after the Vietnam War, they settled along the Gulf Coast to work in the booming commercial fishing industry.  Today, the Read More

Class ProjectsClassroom MaterialsCWCWorksheets/Activities Worksheets: Oil Spill and Coastal Marshes Educational Activity Book CWC_Educational_Activity_Book

A fun and educational activity book that teaches children about the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and other marine science topics related to the Gulf of Mexico. Click to download PDF (2 MB) Click to download PDF – Spanish (2 MB)

Links Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs: Gulf Oil Spill: Teacher and Student Resources seagrant_logo

The following material was compiled by the Office of Environmental Education (OEE) of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for formal and non-formal educators. The list focuses primarily on resources relevant to educators and students (primarily K-12), but it is not a comprehensive list of resources. While care has been taken to review most of Read More

DROPPSPeopleTeachers and Students Texas Students Put Oil Spill Cleanup Methods to the Test Candace Peyton, project manager of DROPPS, assists middle school students with experiments to test effectiveness of dispersing as an oil cleanup method. (Photo by: J. Findley)

The methods used to remove the oil from the Gulf of Mexico – skimming, soaking, and dispersing – were as much in the news as the Deepwater Horizon incident itself.  Three years later, a group of twenty-six middle school students conducted experiments to compare these methods as part of a week-long University of Texas Summer Read More

Deep-CPeopleTeachers and Students Educators Dive into ROV Training and Emerge with Innovative Teaching Tools Fairview High School teacher Stephanie Chambers navigates an underwater ROV while out at sea aboard DISL’s R/V Alabama-Discovery. (Photo credit: Tina Miller-Way, DISL)

Ten high school teachers from Alabama and Florida are returning to their 2013-2014 science classes armed with new skills, materials, and inspiration.  In July, these educators attended a five-day workshop entitled Technology in Marine Science. They built and operated Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and, more importantly, learned how to use them as teaching tools in Read More

Audio-VideoCARTHEFeatured PostsShort Clips (<15 Minutes) Video: Bob the Drifter – A Waterlust Film about Ocean Currents

Researchers studying the movement of ocean flows use a variety of tools and technologies to collect accurate data. Drifters are tools that report their location, speed, and in some cases water conditions as they are carried by ocean currents. The data collects by drifters can help improve models that predict the movement of objects or Read More

Links Deep-C … Resources & Links Deep-C_logo

OilSpillHub.org – Oilspillhub.org is an online resource for those studying the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. The site provides an archive of the underwater video of the event, as well as additional tools and resources for educators, scientists, and engineers who are expanding our knowledge of environmental issues. The website was developed and is Read More