pdf - Massachusetts Marine Educators
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pdf - Massachusetts Marine Educators
The Massachusetts Marine Educators (MME) support all educators to inspire students of all ages to be stewards of the ocean by providing relevant learning opportunities, experiences, and resources for marine education. Symposium Sponsors The Massachuestts Marine Educators present The Third Annual North Shore High School Marine Science Center Marine Science Symposium Special Thanks to Salem State University particularly to Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Mary Dunn Department Chair and Associate Professor of Biology, Ryan Fisher Professor of Geography, Stephen Young Northeastern University Marine Science Center for logistical support Teachers, chaperones, and students for attending Keynote speakers and presenters for sharing their passion and knowledge Volunteers, without whose help we could never pull off this event Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Salem State University, Salem, Massachuestts 12. Seeking Relief from Sea Level Rise—Student Mapping and Leadership Initiative Room 325, Meier Hall Liz Duff and Lindsey Duff Mass Audubon Symposium Agenda 8:15 a.m. Registration North Campus Dining Commons 9:00 a.m. Introduction North Campus Dining Commons 9:20 a.m. Workshop A Sullivan Building and Meier Hall 10:25 a.m. Workshop B Sullivan Building and Meier Hall 11:30 a.m. Featured Presentation Veteran’s Memorial Hall, Ellison Campus Center 12:15 p.m. Lunch North Campus Dining Commons 1:00 p.m. Depart How can high school students help their towns prepare for rising sea level, and increased storm surges? What tools are available to help us see what areas are most vulnerable to coastal flooding? Learn how high school students on are helping Mass Audubon and local communities plan and prepare for the future. Use maps to assess vulnerability of some coastal towns on the North Shore. 13. Fisheries, Then and Now Room 209, Sullivan Kat O’Brien and Chris Baillie Northeastern University Marine Science Center Students will be able to explore how the cod fishing industry has changed over the last hundred or so years. As the technology of the fisheries increases, students will be able to see how the cod population decreases, and the other affects this has on the ecosystem. Fisheries change the ecosystems, and force the fishery itself to adapt, along with the society around it. Through a hands on activity seeing the impact of technology, this all will become clear. Also, some juvenile lobsters will make an appearance to show students exactly what species are being affected. 14. Out of Sight, Out of Mind? What Can We Do Now to Reduce Waste in Our Community? Room 108, Sullivan Beach Sisters Peer Leaders Girls Inc. of Lynn Hear from a group of high school students from Lynn about their experience at Girls Inc. of Lynn, leading programs in marine and environmental science. Learn about how we can reduce waste and protect our oceans, through hands on games and competitions. Leave inspired to improve the environmental health of your community! 5 8. Talking Trash for Cleaner Oceans Room 104, Sullivan The Talking Trash Teens Salem Sound Coastwatch Learn how one local group of teens in Salem is working to change behaviors and improve the environment. Teen empowerment at its best, this project showcases how we can make change happen and stop street trash from polluting the oceans right in our own backyard. 9. How Scientists Survey and Identify Corals and Their Prey Room 401, Meier Hall Sara Williams, Amanda Dwyer Northeastern University Marine Science Center Changing environmental conditions like ocean acidification and ocean warming are predicted to have dire consequences for coral reefs. Scientists are studying these important, biologically diverse ecosystems as they are declining in order to better protect and conserve the coral reef environment. In this workshop, learn how scientists survey coral reefs and how to identify key coral species and coral food – zooplankton! Students will identify and quantify coral species in photo-quadrats and zooplankton from samples taken over healthy and degraded coral reefs. 10. Using Ocean Stewardship to Face Climate Challenges Room 202, Sullivan The ClimaTeens New England Aquarium ClimaTeens from the New England Aquarium will share three hands-on climate change activities and talk about how climate change is impacting the ocean. They will also be discussing best practices around community level solutions. 11. Boston’s Rising Seas: Are We In Over Our Heads? Keynote Speaker Liz Magee Dive Master, Northeastern University Marine Science Center Two Weeks Living Under the Sea: Research and Daily Life On Mission 31 Earlier this year, researchers from Northeastern Univesrity joined forces with Fabien Cousteau for an incredible month of underwater research, exploration, and outreach. Under the direction of Northeastern Professors, Mark Patterson and Brian Helmuth, and assisted in the field by a cadre of Marine Science Center graduate students and research technicians, Liz and the other aquanauts gathered two years worth of data related to physical changes impacting the marine environment due to changing climate. Specific research focused on answering questions related to: how corals respond to daily changes in water quality, how zoolplankton communities are affected by climate change, how giant barrel sponges filter material, the mechanics of a goliath grouper’s feeding strike, and what environmental contaminants are found on the local coral reef. Liz will present a picture of the Mission’s research activities, as well as what it was like to become trained as an aquanaut and live underwater. About the Speaker Liz Magee manages the Three Seas Program and diving operations at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center located in Nahant, Massachusetts. An alumna of the same three Seas Program, Liz graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s degree in biology in 2008. Since graduating, she has worked in marine education and research for many years, including kelp forest monitoring in southern California, feeding sharks, rays and turtles and New England Aquarium, and teaching young children to scuba dive off Catalina Island, California. In 2014, Liz completed aquanaut training and went to spend two weeks living aborad the Aquarius Reef Base off the Florida Keys, conducting over one hundred hours of research 63 feet below the surface. Room 302, Sullivan 4 Jenn Mocarski, Val Perini Northeastern University Marine Science Center (UCSI) Students will participate in a board game style climate change scenario. We will look at issues that are literally in our own backyards – in Boston’s neighborhoods, and in ocean habitats right off the Massachusetts coast. Students will choose roles, and they will need to make challenging decisions from the perspective of their roles. Discussion will likely be thought provoking and relevant. The presenters are from Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center and Urban Coastal Sustainability Initiative. 1 Workshops 1. Ocean Acidification, Calcification, and How They Work Room 405, Meier Hall Isaac Westfield Northeastern University Marine Science Center Calcification is the process many marine organisms (corals, clams, snails, urchins, etc.) use to create their skeletons from carbonate minerals. These skeletons and organisms are sensitive to changes in ocean acidity. The oceans are currently becoming more acidic as carbon dioxide increases in our atmosphere. This ocean acidification threatens the calcifying marine community. Come learn about these processes and take part in them yourselves. 2. How Old is that Fish? Room 420, Meier Hall Scott Elzey Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Age and Growth Lab The age of a fish is one of the most valuable pieces of information scientists use to manage species, but how do we figure it out? In this workshop we will explore a few of the many different techniques that we use to decipher the age of a fish. Learn how to remove scales and otoliths (“ear stones”) from specimens and then interpret the markings on these structures to discover their ages. 3. Rescuing NH Marine Mammals Room 119, Sullivan Sarah Toupin Seacoast Science Center What would you do if you found bones on the beach? If you were on the CSI forensic science squad, you’d be investigating human remains. But could it be some other mammal? There are an amazing number of similarities when comparing anatomy between different marine mammal species. Using real bones, students will “reconstruct” skeletons and determine what marine mammal species it is. Learn all about the Center’s Marine Mammal Rescue Team and what they do. 2 4. Marine Archeology: Mapping a Shipwreck Room 109, Sullivan Victor Mastone, Leland Crawford, Calvin Mires, Laurel Seaborn Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources and SEAMAHP The field of archaeology is a destructive science. In order to maintain context, understanding how each piece of the puzzle relates and connects to its surroundings, archaeologists record everything they observe. Learn how marine/nautical archaeologists survey, record, and interpret a shipwreck. 5. Life in the Rocky Intertidal: Challenges and Adaptations Room 429, Meier Hall Kate McClure Northeastern University Marine Science Center We will learn about the challenges faced by organisms living on rocky shores in Massachusetts. We will discuss different ways organisms have adapted to deal with these challenges and observe live animals and seaweed collected from local shores. We will then use what we have learned to design our own intertidal critters. 6. Ocean Engineering and Underwater Vehicles Room 431, Meier Hall Kathryn Shroyer Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant Ever wondered about the field of Ocean Engineering? What is it exactly that engineers do? How do they do it? Come learn how engineers design and build technology to study and interact with aquatic environments. This workshop will introduce you to the field of Ocean Engineering, specifically underwater vehicles like Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Learn how to design and make your very own ROV. 7. Squid Dissection Room 414, Meier Hall Curtis Sarkin Maritime Gloucester Through a hands on investigation students become acquainted with one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. As students examine the squid’s external anatomy they search for clues to the squid’s behavior based upon its unique adaptations. During the dissection students are introduced to the basics of lab procedure and provided with an opportunity to examine the internal anatomy of a squid. All of the squid used for dissections is frozen for use as food in Maritime Gloucester’s aquarium system. 3