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Recently we received an email from Ari Daniel Shapiro, an independent radio producer who specializes in "telling stories about science using radio and multimedia." His productions and reporting have been carried by NPR, PRI and the New York Times among others. In addition to his productions for media outlets, he is also the producer for Ocean Gazing. Here's how he describes the ambitious project:
Ocean Gazing is a 50-episode audio podcast featuring short (8-10 minute) stories about scientists and the public who are using real-time data gathered from ocean observatories in their professional and personal lives. Ocean Gazing is intended both for general education and entertainment, and specific educational use in the classroom as an introduction to ocean scientists and their science. For nine of the episodes and counting, we offer accompanying lesson plan materials for middle and high school classes mapped to the National Science Education Standards. These lesson plans allow students to probe the topic deeper, either through online exploration or hands-on activities.
Ocean Gazing podcast
Accompanying curriculum
Thanks, Ari, for sharing this wonderful resource. Project WET folks, please let us know how you make use of Ocean Gazing!
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