CANYBAL
|
CanyBal
is the name given to a 2005 project investigating the ecological role,
distribution, and abundance of Deep Sea Corals, from the Canyons
at Georges Bank to the Balanus
Sea Mount in the North Atlantic Ocean. The National Undersea Research
Center in the North Atlantic and Great Lakes region, based at the
University of Connecticut, sponsored this research cruise, which utilized
the R/V Atlantis and the deep sea submersible, Alvin.
Four science teachers and Connecticut Sea Grant's Education Coordinator
Diana Payne participated. Their observations, comments, and experiments
with fascinating deep sea corals and their surroundings can be found
at the CanyBal
website.
|
Long
Island Sound Mentor Teachers
|
Mentor Teachers share their knowledge of Long
Island Sound and its watershed and successful strategies for implementing
interdisciplinary activities into the K-12 classroom. For information
on upcoming workshops, or an application to become a LIS Mentor Teacher,
contact Diana Payne.
The LIS Mentor Teacher program is funded by the Long
Island Sound Study.
For latest mentor teacher workshops,
click here.
|
Teachers conduct a mentor teacher activity at Yantic Falls. The
workshop, entitled "Watershed Sampler" was a two-day
event for 6-8 grade teachers. Photo by Diana Payne. |
|
Dr. Ralph Yulo leads a beach walk at Bluff Point State Park
in Groton. Photo by Diana Payne. |
|
Mountains in the Sea
|
Sea
Grant Education Coordinator Diana Payne participated in the project
this July. Via the Ocean
Explorer website, follow a scientific research cruise and use
mission-specific lesson plans (aligned to the National Science Education
Standards) to bring authentic, real-time experiences into your classroom!
The Mountains in the Sea exploration will focus on the biodiversity
of the New England Seamount chain, the art of scientific illustration,
and “then and now” comparisons with shipboard life on
the R/V Atlantis and the HMS Challenger.
|
This large skate egg case was collected at Bear Seamount during
the "Mountains in the Sea" scientific research cruise.
Photo by Laura Rear, Sea Grant Knauss Fellow.
|
|
Swimmers Mark
Spear and Carl Wood, recovering Alvin after dive #3902 on Manning
Seamount. Photo by Catalina Martinez. |
|
