COSEE Alaska
Alaska’s Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) is part of a national network of centers funded by the National Science Foundation to help ocean scientists reach broad audiences with their research.
COSEE Alaska’s theme is “People, Oceans and Climate Change,” with a focus on weaving together traditional knowledge and western science to share place-based knowledge of ocean climate change in the North.
COSEE Alaska activities
COSEE Alaska engages ocean scientists, teachers, informal educators and community members throughout Alaska in a broad range of programs, including statewide ocean science fairs, teacher workshops, Communicating Ocean Science Workshops and hands-on sessions for scientists at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium, plus distance learning and virtual field trips.
Visit the website for educational resources and opportunities for educators and join the SEANET networking site that COSEE Alaska maintains.
Faces of Climate Change
In partnership with Alaska Sea Grant program, the Alaska Marine Conservation Council, COSEE Alaska, AOOS has produced three compelling short videos showcasing the dramatic changes in Alaska’s marine ecosystems through interviews with scientists and Alaska Natives.
This introduction to the impacts of climate change in Alaska includes interviews with Alaska Natives, commentary by scientists, and footage from Alaska’s Arctic.
Links for Teachers
Teachers’ guides for ocean science
Resources about ocean science related to the datasets involved with AOOS. Each link has suggested grades for the audience listed.
- PBS teachers’ links
- Discovery Channel teachers’ links
- NOVA online links for teachers
- SALMON Project teachers’ links
Data in the Classroom is an online resource for K-12 teachers interested in using real scientific data in their teaching.
This site is also home to the NOAA Ocean Data Education (NODE) Project, which is creating curriculum and online tools that demonstrate the use of real-time data.