Citizen Science- Celebrate the Ocean!

Hi everyone, Nancy here.

Year of Science participants are celebrating the Ocean and Water during the month of June.

Given that school is winding down for many North Carolina students and teachers, it is no doubt that many of them will be heading for the beaches and enjoying the ocean. Many students and teachers use their beach visits as learning opportunities by taking photos of animals that they may have seen, bringing back shells, egg cases or other artifacts and writing journals about their experiences.

If you're planning a trip to the beach this summer or want to know more about Ocean Literacy, check out this link to read blog posts from NOAA's Assistant Administrator for Research, see videos on scientific ocean drilling, play games and participate in a Species Naming Contest for the Bonaire Banded Box Jellyfish!

The Resource Center has lots of books available about the ocean as well as a massive shell collection that visitors can choose shells from to observe closer at home so if you don't make it out to the ocean, we can help bring a little bit of it to you to explore over the summer.

Stay tuned and stay curious,
-Nancy