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Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:54 PM
To: oceanexplorereducation
Subject: Monitor shipwreck expedition educator workshop at Nauticus
NOAA Ocean Explorer Education
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Professional Development Workshop
Offered by
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Nauticus, The National Maritime Center
Hampton Naval Roads Museum
The Mariner's Museum
Who: Science and Social Studies Teachers, Grades 4-8
and Other Interested Educators
What: Professional Development Workshop
When: Friday, July 21, 2006
8:30 am - 3:45 pm
Where: Nauticus, The National Maritime Center
Norfolk, Virginia
Join educators, historians, and ocean explorers in this one-time
specially developed workshop for teachers related to exploration of the
USS Monitor shipwreck site off the Virginia Capes. The Civil War
ironclad USS Monitor, one of the greatest American technological
innovations of the 19th century, occupies a special place in the history
of naval warfare. The vessel's historic battle with the Confederate
warship CSS Virginia is often seen as causing a revolution in the nature
of conflict at sea.
In July, 2006, the University of Rhode Island's Institute for
Archaeological Oceanography and NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
will utilize remotely operated vehicles to conduct acoustic and optical
imaging surveys of the USS Monitor shipwreck site. The images will then
be used to generate a digital photographic mosaic of the ship's hull and
surrounding wreckage. The research vessel used for this expedition, the
Endeavor, will be in port in Norfolk on July 21, following the
conclusion of the Monitor expedition. Teachers participating in this
workshop will receive a private guided tour of the equipment used during
this expedition and a tour of relevant exhibits at Nauticus and the
Hampton Naval Roads Museum. In addition, teachers will participate in
hands-on social studies and science activities related to the Battle of
Hampton Roads, the Monitor shipwreck, remotely-operated vehicles used in
deep-sea exploration, and metal degradation as it relates to marine
archaeology. These activities will be led by educators from the
National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration, the
Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and Nauticus, The National Maritime Center.
Participants will receive a continental breakfast, catered lunch, and
take home materials.
Pre-registration is required and space is limited.
Registration deadline is July 3, 2006
To register, send the attached registration form to Brent Rudmann at
[log in to unmask], or telephone him at ph. 757-627-3823
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Cindy Renkas
Ocean Exploration Education Specialist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Phone/Fax 910-452-0847
email: [log in to unmask]
website: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
All we do is touched by ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know.
-Richard Wilbur
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