Ocean Stewardship: Education & Outreach

"I loved dissecting the albatross bolus and was surprised because there was a lot of plastic, squid beaks, fishing line and rocks. I will tell people that litter on the street can affect seabirds because the stuff gets into the storm drains. I will now be more aware about what I do!"
Student from Benicia Middle School, California

Description

A goal of Oikonos-Ecosystem Knowledge is to form collaborations with education experts and develop innovative programs that disseminate project specific results of our research to a broad diverse community.

Ocean Stewardship priorities:

1) To share results of Oikonos research through creative and innovative means

2) To inspire young people to study ecology - through science, art, design, and other disciplines

3) To inform personal choices that can improve the health of the ocean and connected ecosystems

Free Resources for Educators and the Community

Albatross Activities for the California Coastal Commission Science Activity Guide: Waves, Wetlands, and Watersheds

Seabirds and Marine Debris, Diet/Bolus Investigations, Migration Mapping

Albatross Teacher Activity Packet from Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Campus Debris Survey

Readers Theater, "Auntie Moana Saves the Day"

Music to Inspire Marine Debris Prevention: Blue Gold by Aoede

Prevent Plastic Pollution - Protect Seabirds Sticker and Poster for Coastal Clean-up Awareness

Recommended Resources

Projects

City of Benicia Water Education Program - Tracking Seabirds and Trash

New!  Student art, essays, and teacher comments

ACES: Animals is Curriculum-based Ecosystyem Studies
Formal Teacher Training to meet Science, Math, and Ocean Literacy standards

Sealife Conservation - San Francisco Bay marine debris studies

Bring Science to Life! New Haven School District

People

Funders and Collaborators