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Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA)
Public Group active 1 month, 2 weeks agoFor those teaching the Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) college course. COSIA involves scientists at colleges and universities working with their local aquariums and marine science centers to deploy undergraduates and graduate students to teach the public about current discoveries in ocean sciences.
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Chuck Kopczak posted an update in the group
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) 2 months, 1 week agoI’m the Curator of Ecology at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. I am also a marine ecologist with an focus on kelp forest ecosystems. I’m going to be part of the University of Southern California COSIA course this coming fall and wanted to see what I can pick up from others who have been doing this for a while.
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laurelj started the forum topic Applying COSIA philosophies to adults in academia in the group
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA): 1 year, 3 months agoHi there! I attended the COSIA educator training workshop recently and have now been asked to lead a workshop on science communication at the Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC) in Bamfield, BC. This will be a fantastic opportunity to reach graduate students and professors with the COSIA philosophies on teaching/communicating science.…[Read more]
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catherine posted on the forum topic Phases of the Moon and Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 2011 in the group
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA): 1 year, 3 months agoHi Jude – thanks for the slides. We are doing the moon phases activity on Friday in our COSIA class and I’d like to use a few of these then. Interesting about your daughter and the moon phases. I think you might be interested in seeing the Space Science Sequence for grades 3–5. It spends [...]
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Jude Apple posted on the forum topic Phases of the Moon and Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 2011 in the group
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA): 1 year, 4 months agoUnfortunately it was cloudy here and we didn’t get to see the eclipse, but there was a full moon the night before when we did the Phases of the Moon activity. It was funny, after staring at the styrofoam balls for an hour, we walked outside and the real moon looked SO small in the [...]
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Jude Apple uploaded the file: Phases of the Moon and Lunar Eclipse Slides to
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) 1 year, 4 months agoThis is a set of slides I used in conjunction with the Phases of the Moon activity to introduce the upcoming lunar eclipse.
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Jude Apple posted on the forum topic Phases of the Moon and Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 2011 in the group
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA): 1 year, 4 months agoHi Catherine. It went really well and was lots of fun. I had about 20 participants (mostly homeschooling families) with kids ranging from 7-12 yo (two of which were my kids of 6 and 10). I did the “Phases of the moon” exploration for about 30 minutes, with some extra time exploring the lunar and [...]
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catherine posted on the forum topic Phases of the Moon and Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 2011 in the group
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA): 1 year, 4 months agoHi Jude, how did your moon phases activity go? I would love to see the slides you used. I had the chance to see the eclipse – breathtaking really. I couldn’t help but think about the moon balls activity as I was watching it. Thanks for sharing your great ideas. Best, Catherine
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