Multimedia Discovery Missions

Multimedia Discovery Missions

Multimedia Discovery Missions are a series of interactive multimedia presentations and learning activities that address a wide range of ocean topics. These are ideal for introducing various ocean science concepts and supplemental activities are provided for lesson reinforcement or assessment.

  • Smithsonian’s Gulf of Mexico Collections: Congressional Testimony of Dr. Jonathan Coddington

    Smithsonian holdings are expected to provide an important baseline of understanding for future scientific studies on the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Dr. Jonathan Coddington, Associate Director of Research and Collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, provides a detailed overview of the collections and their sources in his Congressional testimony from June 15, 2010. The samples were collected for years by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to help predict the potential impacts of future oil/gas explorations. Since 1979, the specimens have been deposited in the national collections of the National Museum of Natural History.

  • Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observing Lab (COOL) along with partners from several federal agencies, companies, many universities and non-profits are developing a portal that will consolidate many data streams to help response efforts. This portal includes blogs, data, satellite and radar imagery as well as links to news and information about the oil spill response.

  • Deep Earth Academy

    This is the website of Deep Earth Academy, the education arm of the U.S. organization for scientific ocean drilling, and part of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. Visitors to this website can learn about upcoming conferences and events, download dozens of classroom activities related to ocean drilling, and find links to many more free resources for students, educators and scientists.

  • U.S. Vessel for Scientific Ocean Drilling

    This is the website of the U.S. vessel for scientific ocean drilling, the JOIDES Resolution, which is part of the international Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). Visitors can follow along on current expeditions, read blogs, watch videos, play interactive games, submit questions to scientists on board, and learn all about scientific ocean drilling and the kinds of questions it seeks to answer about the structure and history of our planet.

  • Ocean Challenge Puzzle

  • OceanAGE Careers

  • NOAA's Ocean Explorer Gallery

    Each of NOAA's ocean explorer expeditions offers a rich collection of images. Some will provide video, podcast, slideshows or audio. The Gallery captures some of the best, organized thematically.

  • Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Professional Development

    NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) professional development offerings provide opportunities for teachers and other educators to engage in learning more about ocean exploration. Onsite opportunities are offered via OER Education Alliance partners around the country and online courses are offered with options for CEU and graduate credit.

  • Expeditions and Expedition Education Modules

    Choosing from present expeditions through those archived back to 2001, students and teachers can follow the adventures of NOAA ocean explorers. Signature expeditions include daily logs from explorers, topical background information, lesson plans and an Ask an Explorer feature where teachers, students and the general public can ask questions of the scientists during an expedition.

  • Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection

    The Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection is a collection of education materials for educators, students, and citizen scientists to become personally involved with the voyages and discoveries of America’s first Federal ship dedicated to ocean exploration. Lesson plans in the Collection focus on three themes: “Why Do We Explore"; “How Do We Explore?”; and “What Do We Expect to Find?” Each theme has a Leader’s Guide for Classroom Explorers with background information, links to resources, an associated Initial Inquiry Lesson and an overview of additional recommended lessons.

  • The Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration Curriculum

    The Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration curriculum for Grades 6-12 takes NOAA ocean explorer lesson plans and presents them in a comprehensive scope and sequence, integrating the Ocean Explorer Web site.

  • Expedition Education Modules

    Expedition Education Modules are designed as education units to share the excitement of daily at-sea discoveries and the science behind NOAA’s major ocean exploration expeditions. Each module contains an Expedition Purpose, Lessons, Multimedia Discovery Missions, OceanAGE Career Connections, and Other Resources and Links.

  • Ocean Explorer Lesson Plans

    NOAA Ocean Explorer provides over 350 hands-on, inquiry- and standards-based lesson plans that bring entire classrooms "on-board" for ocean exploration and discovery; searchable by topic and also available via RSS Feeds.

  • Ocean Explorer Website

    The NOAA Ocean Explorer web site provides innovative ways for students of all ages to learn about the ocean by offering real-time access to multidisciplinary ocean explorations. This web site also provides compelling imagery, video, topical essays and formal education materials.