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03/30/2023

Help guide the climate literacy update!

"NOAA, Smithsonian and fed partners seeking suggestions to update key climate literacy guide

NOAA, as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), is requesting suggestions on structure, topics, and content to help update a key national climate literacy guide used by educators, policymakers, and scientists across the U.S. and internationally for more than a decade.

“The climate literacy guide is an essential reference for communities across the country,” said Frank Niepold, NOAA senior climate education program manager. “Its strength emanates from the diversity of communities that contribute perspectives to it. We need a significant public response to ensure we create the best, most impactful update to the guide. We urge your feedback and input.”"

Learn more here!

NOAA, as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), is requesting suggestions on structure, topics, and content to help update a key national climate literacy guide used by educators, policymakers, and scientists across the U.S. and internationally for more than a decade.  “The cli...

03/24/2023

NEW Atlantic Shark Art Contest from NOAA Fisheries! K through 8th grade entries can be submitted now through April 30th!

"To celebrate 30 years of successful U.S. Atlantic shark fisheries management, NOAA Fisheries is launching a campaign focused on providing fact-based shark information to the public. To kick-start this campaign, we are inviting kindergarten through eighth grade students to participate in our Atlantic Shark Art Contest to help raise awareness about Atlantic sharks. Students from all U.S. states and territories in recognized public, private, and home schools are eligible to participate.

Artwork should highlight federally-managed Atlantic shark species and address at least one of the three themes:
-The important role Atlantic sharks play in their ecosystem to support healthy oceans and fisheries.
-The diversity of Atlantic sharks and their habitats.
-The unique biological characteristics of Atlantic sharks.

The winning artwork will be featured in a 2024 Atlantic shark calendar.

Details on entry requirements, submissions, winning artwork, and more can be found on the NOAA Fisheries website:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/atlantic-shark-art-contest

Questions? Contact us at [email protected]. "

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of federal Atlantic shark fisheries management by participating in our Atlantic Shark Art Contest.

03/14/2023

Webinar happening tomorrow, 03/15, at 1pm EST! "A New Toolkit for Engaging Youth in Ocean Health and Conservation"
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6659430095749340761?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery

"With support from The Ocean Foundation and National Geographic Society, a group of young writers between the ages of 18-25 are creating a "youth ocean action toolkit" focused on the seven ocean literacy principles and marine protected areas (MPAs). This toolkit – written by youth for youth – provides community examples of how youth can take action to conserve their ocean; demonstrates the benefit of MPAs for ocean conservation; includes links to resources and multimedia content; and features a strong social media component. The toolkit will be available this summer in English and Spanish. This webinar featuring some of the toolkit’s youth authors will provide an overview of the content and techniques to engage and empower young people around the world."

Check it out!

12/21/2022

Season's greetings! We hope you and your students are enjoying the holiday season!

Check out this NEW opportunity from NOAA! Their Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador program allows students to develop skills to engage in conservation opportunities & become an environmental leader in their community!
(ages 12-18)

Students can apply now through January 6th 2023
Learn more below:

Are you a youth passionate about the ocean and the natural environment? Are you looking for a way to develop the skills you need to engage in conservation opportunities? Do you want to connect with like-minded youth and become an environmental leader in your community? Apply to the new NOAA Ocean Gu...

12/06/2022

The holiday season is here! Why not have some fun and introduce some holiday & winter-themed organisms into the classroom? Check out the full list below!

You can also check out these paper snowflake templates featuring some popular marine critters!
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/get-crafty-our-woods-hole-science-aquariums-snowflake-templates

Angelfish
Angel Shark
Bearded Seal
Brittle Star
Candy Cane Prawn Goby
Candy Cane Shrimp
Candy Striped Hermit Crab
Candlefish
Chocolate chip sea star
Christmas anemone
Christmas Frigate Bird
Christmas Goby
Christmas Island Red Crab
Christmas- light Britle Star
Christmas Shearwater
Christmas Tree Coral
Christmas Tree worms
Christmas wrasse
Cookiecutter shark
Decorator crab
Harp Seal
Highcrest triplefin blenny
Ice fish
Ice Krill
Ice worms
Jingle shells
Nutmeg Snails
Peppermint angelfish
Pinecone fish
Red drum
Ribbon fish
Ribbon Seal
Ribbon worms
Sea angel
Sea star
Shepard’s Beaked Whale
Skate
Snowflake moray
Snow Petrel
Snowy Egret
Snowy plover
Star coral
Star-eye light fish
Star eye hatchet fish
Stareye Parrotfish
Star Puffer
Stargazer
Starry Eyed Hermit Crab
Starry smooth hound
Thorny Tinsel fish
Treefish
Trumpetfish

This winter, get your craft on with our adorable Woods Hole Science Aquarium snowflakes! Enjoy four designs celebrating just a few of our aquarium residents: loggerhead sea turtle, seahorses, sea stars, or horseshoe crab.

11/03/2022

FREE Teacher Training, coming up next week in Jackson, NJ! Combo training for Project WET and Climate, Water, & Resilience on Thursday 11/10 from 9am-4pm.

Learn more below, and contact Shari Kondrup at [email protected] for registration

10/18/2022

We've got one more spooky resource that your students are sure to love! NOAA Ocean Exploration is highlighting "31 Dives of Halloween", spotlighting some of their favorite spooktacular finds - every day this month!

It’s October. The days are getting shorter and cooler, leaves are changing colors and starting to fall, a new fiscal year has begun for the federal government, and Halloween is just around the corner. To celebrate this haunting holiday, we’ve gathered some of our favorite spooktacular finds from...

10/11/2022

Get SPOOKY with NOAA! Use this chilling, creepy content in your classrooms and institutions, or with your loved ones at home! Follow these fascinating facts on social media with .

October is spooky season! Follow along with us as we celebrate all things spooky, odd, and spine-tingling in the ocean and atmosphere with NOAA Spooky Science! Happy Halloween! These pumpkins were carved by NOAA Office of Education's very own talented intern, Kaleigh Ballantine, and her family, usin...

10/04/2022

Happy SPOOKY SEASON! If you're looking for some marine critters to feature that fit the spooky theme, check out the list below!

Bat fish
Bat ray
Batwing Coral Crab
Black Ghost knifefish
Blobfish
Blackdevil fish
Blood Ark
Bloody Belly Comb Jelly
Blood Fin Tetra
Blood worms
Bone worms
Cnidarian medusa stage
Coffin fish
Cutthroat eels
Devil Rays
Dogface Witch eel
Dracula fish
Fangtooth Fish
Frankenfish
Ghost shrimp
Ghost Shark
Ghost anemone
Ghost crab
Ghost Moray
Ghost Octopus
Goblin Shark
Hagfish
Halloween Crab
Hatchet fish
Horn Coral
Hooded seal
Lanternfish
Masked puffer
Medusa Worm
Midnight Parrotfish
Moonfish
Moon Snail
Moon Jelly
Pirate Perch
Pumpkinseed sunfish
Redlipped batfish
Scorpionfish
Sapphire Devil
Sea Spider
Serpent star
Skeletonema diatom
Skeleton shrimp
Spider crab
Spookfish
Tongue-eating isopod
Touch-me-not Sponge
Vampire squid
Viperfish
Viper Moray
Warty Comb Jellyfish
Warty Sea Wasp
Webbed Rimula
Witch flounder
Wolf fish/eel
Zombie snail
Zombie worm

09/08/2022

We hope you had a great start to the school year! If you'd like some extra inspiration, check out the telling of this wonderful story that brings "Climate Change, Whales, and Kids" together!

"Climate Change, Whales, and Kids: how science and education can protect species and fight climate change" (Webinar)
Wed. 09/21 at 6pm EST
More info & register here:

Rutgers Climate Institute | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

07/27/2022

It's SHARK WEEK! Check out this video from NOAA Ocean Today about the status of shark populations in and US & around the world, some of the conservation efforts carried out by NOAA and US fisherman, & why we need sharks!
(And be sure to bookmark this video to show in your classrooms this year!)

Sharks play a vital role in the health of our ocean, but in some parts of the world, many shark species are in decline. By contrast, many shark species in U.S. waters are doing well thanks to the efforts of NOAA and fishermen. Learn about the conservation success in the U.S. and why sharks are in tr...