COSEE California Communicating Ocean Sciences Session 1: Teaching Ocean Science

COSEE California Session 1 objectives Learn goals, design, and requirements Discuss interdisciplinary nature of ocean sciences Brainstorm ideas: what ocean science concepts should be addressed in elementary school? Experience inquiry-based, hands-on ocean science activities

COSEE California Thought Swap What is ocean science?

COSEE California Thought Swap What should be included in teaching ocean science? Why?

COSEE California Thought Swap What do you want to get out of this course?

COSEE California Thought Swap Describe what it was like to do science when you were in elementary school.

COSEE California COS course goals Introduce future scientists to importance of K- 12 education and public outreach Introduce science majors to possible careers in K-12 education Encourage thoughtful, mutually beneficial collaborations between ocean scientists and educators Provide significant ocean science instruction and college-age role models for under- represented K-12 students

COSEE California And… If you become scientists, you’ll care about teaching (including your own) and public education…devote effort to K-12 outreach You’ll be informed voters regardless of your chosen career Some of you may even consider a career in K-12 education or informal education

COSEE California And… The National Science Foundation (NSF) has acknowledged that Ocean Science is nearly absent from the K-12 (and undergraduate) curriculum College students like you are important role models

COSEE California Practice what we preach Flexible model of how people learn The model will be practiced: in the course content, in the hands-on activities you take into the classrooms in the lesson you design

COSEE California Course requirements and grading See handout Also on course website: cacosee.net/collegecourse/syllabus

COSEE California Schedule See handout and course website

COSEE California Other stuff you need to know… On-line discussion warmups need to be submitted by 8pm on Thursday Login is cos Password is salmon Directions to complete a pre- questionnaire for the course will be ed to you by early next week.

COSEE California Hands-on activities Activity #1: Seashore Sleuthing: Beach Buckets (grades K-1) free exploration and guided discovery Activity #2: Oyster Beds (grade 3) process of science and what scientists do Activity #3: Red Fish Roundup (grade 4) light, wavelengths and camouflage at depth

COSEE California Anticipatory Guide What did you find to be most striking or notable about these activities? How were they similar or different from how you did science in elementary school? What was the main point or key concept of each activity? What kind of information was presented and what was omitted? How does the material for different grade levels compare?

COSEE California Seashore Sleuthing Shake, rattle, rock and roll

COSEE California Seashore Sleuthing Beach buckets

COSEE California Seashore Sleuthing: Beach buckets animal (non-human) was there plant or seaweed was there person was there

COSEE California Seashore Sleuthing wrap-up

COSEE California Oyster Beds

COSEE California Oyster Beds How is your shell different?

COSEE California Oyster Beds Using observations as clues

COSEE California Oyster Beds The match game

COSEE California Red Fish Roundup Making rainbows

COSEE California Red Fish Roundup Color spinners

COSEE California Red Fish Roundup Wavelengths--a demonstration

COSEE California Red Fish Roundup Debrief

COSEE California Red Fish Roundup The underwater dive

COSEE California Red Fish Roundup Debrief

COSEE California Anticipatory Guide 1. What did you find to be most striking or notable about these activities? 2. How were they similar or different from how you did science in elementary school? 3. What kind of information was presented and what was omitted? 4. How does the material for different grade levels compare? 5. What issues do you think might arise if you were to take these activities into an elementary classroom?

COSEE California What do you think was the main point or key concept of each activity? Do you think it was effective in teaching that concept?

Quick Write What questions/concerns do you have about the course? What about the course seems exciting to you? Have your ideas changed about teaching hands-on science? Please describe. What do you think made your ideas change? COSEE California

Homework First reading in the course reader Be prepared to complete a Quick write at the beginning of class next week