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Photo Story: NOAA Education and partner aquariums gather for 3rd collaborative workshop

November 4, 2019

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Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers

After a two-day collaborative workshop at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, aquarium educators pretend to “take a dive” into NOAA’s wave pool! By the end of the meeting, participants went back to their homes with strengthened relationships and new ideas about how to improve their own institutions and also the Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center (CELC) Network.

What surprised you about working in an estuary? 12 scholars share their insights

September 17, 2019

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Hollings Scholarship

National Estuarine Research Reserves

Andrew Tokuda, Global environmental science major at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and 2018 NOAA Hollings scholar, holds a chum salmon while kneeling beside the Anchor River estuary. Tokuda interned at the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR) in Homer, Alaska, in summer 2019.

Photo story: Explore NOAA scholarships as undergraduates #TakeoverTuesday

September 3, 2019

Savannah Miller, a 2018 NOAA Hollings scholar, takes in the scenery while kayaking in the Sitka Sound in Sitka, Alaska, during her summer internship.

Photo story: Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation

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Participants assessing their community vulnerabilities and discussing ways to become more resilient during Week 4 of the USVI Storm Strong Workshop.

Podcast: Listen to NOAA and the Octonauts Episode 3, The Walrus Chief

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Episode 3: The Walrus Chief
Enter the world of walruses with the Alaska SeaLife Center as your guide! Learn about their hierarchy, their amazing multi-use tusks, and their need for protection.

Bay Watershed Education and Training grantees put environmental education into action

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Podcast: Listen to NOAA and the Octonauts Episode 2, The Undersea Storm

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Office of Education

Episode 2: The Undersea Storm
Learn from The Florida Aquarium about lobsters and how they fare during underwater storms like the one featured in this episode of The Octonauts.

10 reasons why NOAA loves working with teachers

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An enthusiastic educator builds a methane hydrate model as part of a lesson focused on ocean energy during a NOAA Office of Exploration and Research Exploring the Deep Ocean with NOAA professional development workshop. The workshop took place at the Aquarium of the Pacific in San Diego, California.

Art gallery: Browse award-winning student artwork inspired by the ocean

"Naked Sea Butterflies" by Amy W., Grade 9. Marine Art Contest 2018.

Photo story: Knauss fellow reflects back on a whirlwind year at NOAA

February 15, 2019

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Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Lauren Gibson stands in front of the United States Capitol building. During her year as a Knauss fellow with NOAA’s Office of Education, she prepared and staffed 12 Congressional briefings, helping Senate and House staff learn about the impact that NOAA Education has in their states and districts.

Photo story: Aquarium partners engage the public in creating healthy ecosystems and healthy communities

October 31, 2018

Volunteers worked with Waikiki Aquarium to clear the beach of litter in 2017.

For Estuaries Week, meet 5 NOAA scholars who trained as scientists in coastal reserves

September 17, 2018

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Hollings Scholarship

National Estuarine Research Reserves

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Photo story: Explore NOAA science alongside our 2018 summer interns

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Hollings Scholarship

EPP Scholar Camisha Few is interning this summer with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Monterey, California, working on a Sanctuary biodiversity assessment for the West Coast Region.

Infographic: Hands-on learning fosters human connection to estuaries

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National Estuarine Research Reserves

National Estuarine Research Reserve Education: Change on the ground in 2017.

With help from Sea Grant fellows, the 'Expert Is In' at the Smithsonian

Maggie Allen (2017 Knauss Fellow with NOAA Education) shared her knowledge on sustainable seafood for the Expert Is In Kiosk at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Video: NOAA supports STEM after school at 21st Century Community Learning Centers

February 12, 2018

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Star Lake Elementary and Totem Middle School students work with the Environmental Science Center to sample macroinvertebrates at a field study site in Washington state as part of a 2017 NOAA-21st Century Community Learning Center Watershed STEM Education Partnership Grant.

Photo story: Science meets education where the river meets the sea

September 16, 2017

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Hollings Scholarship

National Estuarine Research Reserves

Hollings Undergraduate Scholars who interned with the National Estuarine Research Reserves summer 2017.

Photo story: What I did on summer vacation, NOAA edition

August 30, 2017

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(From left to right) Hollings Scholar Carly LaRoche, NOAA Teacher at Sea Helen Haskell, and Lieutenant Damian Manda with a sample from the bottom of the seafloor. Haskell spent 22 days at sea aboard NOAA Ship Fairweather helping scientists conduct a hydrographic survey off the coast of Alaska. You can read more about Helen’s adventures at sea on the NOAA Teacher at Sea blog.

Video: From ship to shore, this Seattle NOAA Teacher at Sea makes an impact

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Teacher at Sea program

NOAA Teacher at Sea Barney Peterson sailed aboard the NOAA Ship Oregon II for a long line survey in the Gulf of Mexico.