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Working with Schools

ocean literacy and resources

Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean's influence on you ... and your influence on the ocean. Resources for teachers and anyone wanting to communicate concepts of ocean literacy include:

Ocean Literacy Powerpoint presentation (ppt): Provides a "broad brush" overview of the ocean literacy movement, its history, and its future.
Spreadsheet of information on existing curriculum aligned to the Ocean Literacy Principles (xls): Partial listing of current offerings –- all online, and free of charge.

Learn more about ocean literacy.

Science and engineering fair

To inspire students to learn more about Alaska’s seas and to pursue science, NPRB sponsors special awards each year at the Alaska State Science and Engineering Fair.

The awards go to students in elementary, middle school and high school whose projects focus on the marine sciences. Prizes included cash awards, an NPRB calendar, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

2011 Winners
	Elementary School Jania Tumey, Rogers Park Elementary School, Anchorage Flushed Away: Is wastewater discharged into Cook Inlet harmful? Award: $50
	Middle School Christian Escalante and Sierra Moskios, Unalaska Public Schools, Unalaska Waving, Rotating, Creating Award: $75 plus Alaska SeaLife Center tour
	High School Douglas Watts, West High School, Anchorage The Effects of Carbonic Acid in Ocean Environments on Mollusk Shells Award: $100 plus Alaska SeaLife Center Tour
2010 Winners
	Elementary School Jimmy Jones and Michael Hooton, Quinhagak (not pictured) Salmon Life Cycle Award: $50 Middle School Ben Cohen, Colony Middle School, Palmer Effect of Acidity on Shell Weight (left, with Dr. Francis Wiese of NPRB) Award: $75 plus Alaska SeaLife Center tour
	High School Kelsey Meacham, West High School, Anchorage The Effect of Increased CO₂ Emissions on Coastal Erosion Contributors in Alaska Award: $100 plus Alaska SeaLife Center Tour
2009 Winners
	Elementary School Sebastian Quin Szweda Middlestadt, first grade, Girdwood K-8 Tidal Power vs. Indian Creek Award: $50
	Middle School Kendall Masten, Kotzebue Middle School, Kotzebue Where's the Salt? Award: $75
	High School Kelsey Meacham, 9th grade, West High School, Anchorage (with NPRB Science Director Francis Wiese) Cook Inlet: Correlation between Air Temperature Trends and Intra-seasonal Sea Ice Extent Variability Award: $100 Kelsey received the NPRB middle school award in 2008, and went on to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, NV.

Photos by Nora Deans