Category Archives: Expand Your Knowledge

Nautical Knot Tying Clinic

The OSO virtual knot-tying clinic.

Dance of the Tides & Moon Phases and Tides Flip-book

Students learn about how plankton drift with the currents, tides, and wind.

Wind and Waves

Students learn about how plankton drift with the currents, tides, and wind.

Build Your Own Compass

Students are introduced to a handheld compass.

Echolocation in Action

Students are introduced to the boat’s radar system and how it acts like echolocation.

Photosynthesis Experiment

Students are introduced to the concept of photosynthesis and learn how this chemical process helps [...]

Sea-Level Rise – The Albedo Effect

In this activity, students learn about the Albedo Effect and decreasing sea ice in the [...]

Sea-Level Rise – Arctic vs. Antarctic Sea Ice Melt

This activity demonstrates how the melting of sea ice over a land mass (Antarctica) versus [...]

Gyre in a Bottle

Students learn about currents in the Pacific Ocean that force land-based plastics to drift to [...]

Plastic Degradation Test

Students interact with a hands-on watershed model and instructors lead a discussion on watershed ecology.

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