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Links GoMRI Activities Report Instructional Video Update – 2018 Instructional_video_150x192

This instructional video is designed to update the previous activities report section of the GoMRI Administrative Webinar created in January 2016.  Since that time, several sections of the activities report have been modified and added to expand the collection of Consortia and Individual Project information. For your convenience, we have displayed the full instructional video below Read More

LinksSea Grant GoMRI Provides Support to the Sea Grant Programs of the Gulf of Mexico Sea-Grant-GoMRI-Logo

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was established by a $500 million commitment from BP in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 10-year research program aims to mitigate the impacts of hydrocarbon pollution and stressors on the marine environment and public health from the spill, as well as improve society’s understanding Read More

Links Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequences – MARE Marine Activities, Resources, and Education Ocean Sciences Curriculum Logo

Funded by NOAA, the Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequences are in-depth, kit-based curriculum units that deliver rich science content correlated to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), with an emphasis on the Practices of Science as called for in NGSS and the Framework for Science Education K–12, and significant overlap with the Common Core State Standards Read More

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

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

Links Gulf Oil Spill – Ocean Portal (Smithsonian) Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico impacts the coast at Pass a Loutre, La. Photo was taken on June 2, 2010. (Credit: Office of the Governor of the State of Louisiana)

This web page from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History’s Ocean Portal – a unique, interactive online experience that inspires awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the world’s Ocean – contains a wealth of information for educators, including lesson plans, materials, and resources on the Gulf oil spill. http://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill

Links OilSpillHub.org Underwater video of the event is stored here (Credit: 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. Oilspillhub.org is developed and hosted by Purdue University Read More

Links NOAA Educational Resources Loggerhead Turtle escaping a net equipped with turtle excluder device (TED) (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Education resources are distributed across many websites and program offices at NOAA and on NOAA partner websites. This portal is designed to assist educators in accessing these materials from one centralized interface. The content here is a sampling of NOAA’s education resources and more can be found at each linked location. Materials selected for this Read More

Links Bridge Ocean Education Teacher Resource Center

The Bridge is a growing collection of the best marine education resources available on-line. It provides educators with a convenient source of accurate and useful information on global, national, and regional marine science topics, and gives researchers a contact point for educational outreach. Resources are organized as indicated on the sidebar on the left side Read More