Name NOAA’s New Fisheries Ship Competition
Deadline for submission: 12/15/06 - Washington, Oregon and California students in Grades 6-12 are invited to help NOAA chose a name for the research vessel being built to study the West Coast. The winning team will attend the keel laying ceremony in Moss Point, Mississippi, among other honors. Rules of the competition can be found at http://www.education.noaa.gov/shipname/ |
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NOAA Science Camp
7/10-7/14/06 - Students Joined NOAA scientists for a week-long summer camp! Each day was filled with fun projects and activities that explored the mysteries of our oceans and atmosphere. |
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| Wooden Boat Festival |
| 7/01-7/04/06 - Visitors explored the deck and research equipment of the RV (Research Vessel) Streeter, NOAA's 1960s wooden boat. South Lake Union Park, Seattle, WA. |
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AMS Faculty Tour
6/15/06 - Twenty-five professors from Minority Serving Institutions around the country participating in the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Online Ocean Studies course learned about fisheries science during an afternoon program that included tours of the Environmental Assessment, Marine Pathogen, Fish Neurobiology and Development laboratories, and a visit to the on-site hatchery. |
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| H2O/OHH Seminar Series |
| 0/05 – 6/06 Sponsored by the University of Washington's Pacific Northwest Center for Human Health and Ocean Sciences and the West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health (OHH). Look for details about the continuation of the series in the Fall 2006. |
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Field trip at Mukilteo Research Station
5/26/06 - Fifty first and third graders from Lighthouse Elementary Cooperative learned about marine science with Center staff at the Mukilteo Research Station. Students visited four stations of hands-on activities that included: learning about the operation of boats, nets and dive gear; intertidal exploration; examining salmon prey, parasites and otoliths under a microscope; and dissecting fish! |
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NOAA Kids Day at the NWFSC
4/26/06 – Back this year by popular demand! Active Center Educators (ACE) hosted a morning of interactive activities to teach kids about what it’s like to be a marine scientist. Arts and crafts lab tours and more!
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NOAA Earth Week Fair
4/21/06 – To teach K-8th grade kids, an evening of interactive events for the whole family to learn about weather, marine animals, fisheries, tsunamis and how you are connected to the oceans and the atmosphere! Completed NOAA passports earn a prize! South Park Community Center, Seattle. |
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Kitsap Co. Water Festival
3/22/06 - Center staff presented on pollution and salmon at this annual event for fourth graders to learn about the many aspects of water quality and water usage. |
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Tacoma-Pierce Co. Water for Life Festival
3/21/06 - Fifth graders learned hands-on about Oceans and Human Health science with Center staff at our interactive display. |
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| Expanding your Horizons |
| 3/11/06 – Center staff presented three workshops on "Swim with the Salmon" at Seattle University during this one-day conference for 6th-8th grade girls to explore math, science and technology. |
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| Islandwood – Sharing an Ocean Symposium |
| 3/4/06 – Center director Usha Varanasi presented on "Oceans and Human Health" at the "Sharing an Ocean: Living on the Pacific Rim?" symposium hosted by Islandwood and the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council. The purpose of the day of presentation was to have a conversation on how the Pacific Ocean has affected cultures as well as how humankind has affected the ocean. The program was open to all community members. |
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| Storming the Central Sound |
| 2/23/06 – Center staff presented at this gathering of environmental educators that included workshops on regional EE issues and opportunities to network. |
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| Oceans Career Day at the Seattle Aquarium |
| 2/04/06 – Center staff shared their passion for the marine world with high school and college students answering questions about their career paths in marine science. |
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| WISE conference (Women in Science and Engineering) |
| 1/28/06 – Center director Usha Varanasi presented in the session called "Science in a Real World: Making Life Better," addressing how scientists can have a great impact on one's quality of life. |
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| National Indian Center for Marine Environmental Research and Education (NICMERE) |
| Center staff help train and provide internships to Tribal college students interested in marine fisheries sciences. |
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| Tours of our Facilities and Research Labs |
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| Learn about our science! Tours available upon request. Send inquires to: nwfsc.education@noaa.gov |
