Overview of Sanctuary Splash/ Big Mama Programming Designed as a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Overview of Sanctuary Splash/ Big Mama Programming Designed as a three part lesson able to fit into two parts when requested 1. Intro to the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and cetaceans (1 hour) 2. Humpback whale
Overview of Sanctuary Splash/ Big Mama Programming
– able to fit into two parts when requested 1. Intro to the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and cetaceans (1 hour) 2. Humpback whale anatomical tours (40 min) 3. Science of underwater acoustics and whale songs & sounds (1+ hour)
September to late February
2018-2019 579 Students Reached 2017-2018 325 Students Reached
Interactive classroom lessons
that cetaceans use their jaws as an “ear”
sound like based on the graph produced
based on knew knowledge of how sounds appear in a spectrogram
Hands on anatomical tours
large mammals warm
has a “fingerprint” on their fluke
2017 – 2018 School Year
(by one point)
help keep the ocean a healthy place for humpback whales
2018 – 2019 School Year
3 points)
help keep the ocean a healthy place for humpback whales **at least 100 students from Greywolf Elementary did not finish the program
Beachcombers Fun Fair NOAA Open House The program lessons don’t translate perfectly into large
anatomical tours are a hit with families and provide a wonderful opportunity to introduce people to the Sanctuary system in a fun lovable way.
Maintenance of Big Mama
(stitching and wear & tear) as well as the large fans for inflation
Other things to consider…
supported by AmeriCorps service members at OCNMS and requires 2 dedicated educators to successfully schedule and run the program.
the outer coast there will be more travel time for the education team as well as a longer program “season”
Space for Programming
wingspan and not all schools have room for this
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov
http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov