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Welcome Teachers! The Minerals Management Service Pacific Region has a long-standing commitment to work with local educators and students to improve access to scientific information and to increase interest in and an understanding of math and science. As America's offshore energy resource manager, the MMS partners with educators to:
Our work in education over the past decade has included:
The curriculum included in these pages was developed by MMS staff and by educators in concert with the MMS. For more information and comments, please contact: John Romero at (805) 389-7533. |
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| Cool Opportunities for California Teachers Back to Top |
| NEED WORKSHOP - National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project holds workshops packed with curriculum materials and resources for use in any discipline and at any grade level. |
| A+ for Energy Program - $2 million in grants available to give California teachers tools to teach children about energy and energy efficiency. Grant proposal deadline fast approaching! |
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BRIGHT IDEAS School Grants for Solar Energy Education – The National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project partners with PG&E to bring hands-on solar energy activities, classroom curriculum, teacher training, and more to the schools in the PG&E service area. |
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National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project: Career Chat with a Biologist features an interview with MMS marine biologist Donna Schroeder. Reprint from CAREER CURRENTS, Dec. 2007/National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project. |
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Power Your City -
Trying to compare energy
types is a challenge. The purpose of this project is to convert
various energy sources used in California into common units so that
they can be compared readily by the public. Additionally, the amount
of space occupied by each facility or unit is provided so that their
land use can also be compared. These assumptions and calculations for
the numbers used in the bookmark are provided in this
paper.
Click here for
BOOKMARK
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Watts it to You? - A curriculum role-play for High School that teaches ways for students to explore energy self-sufficiency through inquiry, cooperative problem-solving and negotiation skills. Download the curriculum or contact us for a CD |
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Tidepool Math - A curriculum for K-8 and High School that teaches basic math and science principles through the eyes of a tidepool. Beautiful flashcards, photos of scientists collecting data, and teacher curriculum can be downloaded from this site. |
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| Ocean Energy - Background on ocean energy, oil seeps, and hands-on classroom activities. PDF | ||
| Marine Archaeology - California's history is very exciting, made of day-to-day events that start with the Native Americans and continue to this very day. | ||
| Energy and People - Classroom activity that explores energy sources and the trade-offs associated with development. | ||
Hidden Oasisby MMS Biologist Greg Sanders
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Educational poster summarizing three ongoing research projects that study habitats found beneath California offshore platforms. This poster can be obtained at no charge from the Minerals Management Service, Pacific OCS Region, Attn: Public Information Office, MS 7000, 770 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo, CA 93010. Telephone orders are accepted at 1-800-6-PAC-OCS, or fax orders to 805-389-7689.
The ISO format used for this download is the format most commonly used for creating disk images for distribution of large programs over the internet. After the download is complete, the end user's best option is to burn or copy the download onto a CD or DVD. |
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| Porosity - A hands-on classroom activity that explores porosity and how oil and gas flow through rock. | ||
| Check out our Submarine Oil Seep Study, too! | ||
| Geologic Secrets Revealed Poster - Educational poster summarizing geology found beneath the sea floor. This poster can be obtained at no charge from the Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Attn: Public Information Office MS 5034, 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana 70123. Telephone orders are accepted at 1-800-200-GULF, or fax orders to 504-736-2620. | ||
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I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet Activities for Grades 3 to 6 Illustrating Why and How Earthquakes Occur. PDF |
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The Ocean's Sand, A Natural Resource Background on sand and gravel, coastal erosion, beach replenishment and hands-on classroom activities. PDF |
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| Encourage your post-high school students to gain valuable experience working alongside scientists and technical professionals through a Department of Interior Diversity Internship. |
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| Have a question? Need ocean science background? Ask an MMS Scientist! |
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Help Keep Our Oceans Clean with Disney's Little Mermaid and Friends |
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K-12 education resources from MMS’s Energy Education Partner - the National Energy Education Development |
Teacher resources from the State of California's Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources |
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Oregon State University
Wave Energy Research Currently Oregon State University’s team is engaged in the nation’s only university research program funded from federal resources in ocean wave energy extraction. |
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Scientists from Federal, State, and local government agencies, universities, and private and volunteer organizations have formed a Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) to monitor California's important shoreline resources. |
EnergySmart Schools (ESS) is an integral and active part of the Rebuild America program that is committed to building a nation of schools that are smart about every aspect of energy. This includes providing information on energy efficient solutions for school bus transportation, conducting successful building projects and teaching about energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. America's schools are aging - the average age is 42 years - and the vast majority could greatly benefit from energy-saving improvements. However, the budgets of our school districts are strained, and too often needed repairs are deferred creating compromised learning environments for children. Over 100 Rebuild America school partnerships from around the country have found innovative ways to address their growing needs. |
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California Artificial Reef Base - A queriable database Through links to other relevant web sites, CARB provides information on artificial reef locations, involved organizations and agencies, reef images, references on marine life, and upcoming meetings and conferences.
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Tap into the current Ocean Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
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Wave Energy Technology Learn about a new concept of wave energy |
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| EQ (Energy Quest) teacher resources from the California Energy Commission's website | |
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Learn about Rockfish Species found around California offshore platforms with Dr. Milton Love and the University of California at Santa Barbara |
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Introduction to Ocean Energy |
Education materials, lectures, videos from the Ocean Drilling Program, U.S. Science Support Program |
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Ocean Research with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute |
Learn how to get you students involved in the Renewable Ocean Energy Management Challenge! The ROEM Challenge asks students to use their creative talents locally to help usher practical ocean energy management into the 21st century! |
| Energy Fuel for Thought - An educational resource from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management that explores energy resources on America's onshore public lands. |
Teacher resources from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
| Teacher Conferences & Events Back to Top | |
| Conference for Educators National Energy Education Development Project | |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Solar Schools Workshops | |
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For more information:
John Romero,
Public Affairs Officer U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service 770 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo, CA 93010 (805) 389-7533 |
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Web Master:
Nollie
Gildow-Owens Page last published 7/30/2008 |