Programs
Headwater to Ocean Monitoring Network
Affiliated Organization: Prince William Sound Science Center
Affiliated Organization Contact
- Prince William Sound Science Center
300 Breakwater Ave., P.O. Box 705
Cordova, Alaska 99574 - http://pwssc.org/
- (907) 424-5800
- (907) 424-5820
Program Contact
- Marita Kleissler
- (907) 424-5800
Program Type
- Activity Guide
- Calendar
- Classroom Visits
- Curriculum-based Programs
- Demonstrations
- Environmental Monitoring
- Field Trip
- How to Manual
- Internet Activity
- Interpretation
- Lesson Plan/Activities
- Map
- Poster Brochure
- Presentation
- Residential and/or Camp
- Resource Guide/Catalogue
- Service-Learning
- Supplemental Curriculum
- Traveling Trunks
Description
Our Headwaters to Oceans Monitoring Network (H2O Monitoring Network) allows students to investigate local surroundings, develop a greater understanding of global ecological concepts, and become directly involved in resources that they may manage or use in the future. First launched in 2008, participating students learn about the scientific process and data management, increase their observation skills, engage in peer_to_peer teaching, and contribute to long_term data sets. Students and classrooms are partnered with remote peers conducting similar work. Facilitated by PWSSC using distance_learning tools such as Skype, GoogleDocs, and wikis, partner classrooms share data and observations and learn similarities and differences between their ecosystems.Discovery Room Lesson plans complement the H2O Monitoring Network.
Subjects
- Alaska Ecology
- Archeology
- Arts
- Biology
- Climate Change
- Employability
- English/Language Arts
- Environmental Education
- Forest Service
- Geography
- Geology
- Health
- History
- Invasive Species
- Math
- Paleontology
- Recycling
- Social Studies
- STEM
- Sustainability
- Technology
- Wilderness
- Wildlife
- Wildlife Safety
- World Languages
Audience
- K-12
- Elementary
- Junior High/Middle School
- High School
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Teachers/Educators
- Adults
- Public
Region
- Southcentral
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Interior
- Arctic Slope
City/Town/Village
Cordova
Indoor/Outdoor/Both
- Indoor
- Outdoor
- Both
Pay to Participate
- Yes
- No
Notes
Distance learning
Citizen Science Component
Yes