1. SWiMS June 15-19, 2015

2. Outline Background Goals Introductions Paperwork and parking Schedule - week Sapelo overview Schedule for today Pre-test

3. Background Marine science is at the core of contemporary scientific and societal issues

4. Background Marine science spans diverse disciplines

5. Background Marine science integrates key elements of state and federal standards in Earth and Life Science education

6. Background Marine science has a rich tradition in Georgia

7. SWiMS Mission To enhance middle and high school Earth and Life Science science education through content and learning exercises founded in contemporary marine science research

8. Target deliverables Content knowledge Activities/lesson plans Partnerships Fun

9. Introductions

11. Microbes are: Everywhere The largest repository of genetic information on the planet Essential for human health The oldest life forms on Earth Drivers of Earth’s biogeochemistry Sources of biological innovation Metabolic virtuosos Genetic engineers

12. Paperwork and Parking Please sign in! Parking – Carpool when possible – Voucher count? – Student Center lot (no overnight) – Sapelo Trip For Stipends – complete New Vendor Profile form (check email for Instructions) Three waiver forms Any allergies? Food restrictions?

13. Schedule - week MTW – 9:00-4:00 (Clough 423, 487, 123) – Lunch ~12:00-1:00 (provided) – Modules (6 total, 2 per day, morning/afternoon) – Discussion, synthesis and lesson planning – each afternoon and throughout (questions and active participation encouraged) – Lunchtime lectures (Kostka, Hay, Cavanaugh) ThF - Sapelo Trip – Getting your feed wet!! – Details later

14. Sapelo Island Field Trip

17. Sapelo Island - Schedule Day4, June 18 0830 - depart Georgia Tech (meet behind Cherry Emerson building, 310 Ferst Drive) 1100 - stop for food in Dublin 1430 - arrive Sapelo Island Visitor Center (Meridian, GA) 1530 - ferry to Sapelo Island (~20 min) 1600 - check-in at Sapelo housing, two/three per room 1630-1900 - marsh nature walk (core sampling, alligator watching) 1900-2030 - beach and lowcountry boil 2030 - sea turtle talk (Adren Anderson, Dept. of Natural Resources) Day5, June 19 0830 – breakfast 0930 - trawl cruise, RV Spartina (fish collection, specimens to labs) 1200 - post-test, lunch, free time 1630 - ferry to Visitor Center (~20 min) 1700 - depart Visitor Center 2200 - arrive Georgia Tech Frank: 775-530-3627 (cell)

18. What to Bring Towels – beach and bath Toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, etc) Water bottle Flash light (optional) (but no white lights on beach after dark) Sunscreen Bug spray Camera Clothes for staying cool, and getting dirty/sandy Hat Food: any restrictions? Any allergies?

19. Schedule for today Day1, June 15 0900 - Introduction (Stewart, Evans), Clough 423 0930 - Preliminary assessment (Stewart), Sapelo introduction (Stewart) 1030 - Break 1050 - Eutrophication module (Padilla) 1200 - Lunch and lecture (Dr. Joel Kostka, Georgia Tech; Oil and the Oceans), Clough 423 1300 - Winogradsky module (Padilla, Parris, Stewart) 1430 - Break 1445 - Breakout session (lesson plan development & learning objectives) 1530 - Reconvene and group summary

20. Pre-test 25 questions Multiple choice Do the best you can! Then break! Meet again at 10:45 in room 487

21. SWiMS – Day 2 0900 - Introduction – Thursday night parking? 0915 - Day 1 experiments recap 0945 - Aqua-science (Aquarium) module 1030 - Break 1050 - Aqua-science module 1200 - Lunch and lecture (Dr. Mark Hay, Georgia Tech; Sustaining Coral Reefs), Clough 423 1300 - Aqua-science module, cont. 1345 - Satellite module (if time) 1430 - Break 1445 - Breakout session (lesson plan development & learning objectives) 1530 - Reconvene and group summary

22. SWiMS – Day 3 0900 - Introduction 0915 – Stewart Lab tour 1015 - Aqua-science (Aquarium) continued – Bioluminescence – Corals 1200 - Lunch and lecture (Dr. Colleen Cavanaugh, Harvard; Symbiosis in the Deep Sea), Clough 131 1315 - Satellite module 1430 - Break 1445 - Breakout session (lesson plan development & learning objectives) 1530 - Reconvene and group summary

23. Sapelo Island - Schedule Day4, June 18 0830 - depart Georgia Tech (meet behind Cherry Emerson building, 310 Ferst Drive) 1100 - stop for food in Dublin 1430 - arrive Sapelo Island Visitor Center (Meridian, GA) 1530 - ferry to Sapelo Island (~20 min) 1600 - check-in at Sapelo housing, two/three per room 1630-1900 - marsh nature walk (core sampling, alligator watching) 1900-2030 - beach and lowcountry boil 2030 - sea turtle talk (Adren Anderson, Dept. of Natural Resources) Day5, June 19 0830 – breakfast 0930 - trawl cruise, RV Spartina (fish collection, specimens to labs) 1200 - post-test, lunch, free time 1630 - ferry to Visitor Center (~20 min) 1700 - depart Visitor Center 2200 - arrive Georgia Tech 8:30 is non-negotiable