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MARE Director, Craig Strang, testified in Congress on February 4, 2010 before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science on the value of inquiry-based science education, and the important role that NSF, NOAA and NASA play in the improvement of science education. Read his inspiring written testimony and his oral testimony here.
The Ocean Literacy Campaign is changing the way educators and the public think about ocean sciences education. Learn about about it in, Can You Be Science Literate Without Being Ocean Literate?, Strang, C., Decharon, A., & Schoedinger, S. (2007).
Read Lynn Tran’s paper for the National Research Council, Children and adults’ understanding of ocean and climate sciences, to learn more about the latest studies on what people know and think about the ocean and climate as well as the thinking skills necessary for understanding these complex systems and teaching methods that support them.
Hot Off the Press! – The NMEA Special Report on Ocean Literacy Featuring the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K-12 (co-edited by Craig Strang and Lynn Tran)! Check out this brand new tool for teachers, curriculum developers, standards committees and informal educators. Link coming soon…
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