Student Scientists on our Sanctuary Shores
2008-2009 Teacher Workshops and Events
- To register: Download a registration form (pdf 631 KB)
- Cost: Free. $25 stipend for 6th-12th grade teachers
- Credit: Continuing Education Units available through Dominican University
- LiMPETS Introduction to Sandy Beach Monitoring
- When: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
- Where: Sanctuary Office and Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA
- Get involved in this exciting science education program for students. Participants receive a Monitoring Handbook and are trained to survey the distribution and abundance of the Pacific mole crab (Emerita analoga) at one of many monitoring sites along the coast of California.
- LiMPETS Introduction to Rocky Intertidal Monitoring
- When: Saturday, February 21, 2009 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Where: Point Montara Lighthouse and Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County, CA
- Learn to participate in this in-depth science education program for students. Participants receive a Monitoring Handbook, learn to correctly identify algae and invertebrates, and practice the monitoring methods used in the field.
- Feeling the Heat: Thermal Biology and Responses to Climate Change
- with Dr. Jonathon Stillman
- When: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Where: Sanctuary Office, San Francisco, CA
- Hear about Dr. Stillman's research on climate change and the physiological responses of rocky intertidal crabs and lagoon corals to thermal fluctuations and extremes.
- Life & Death, Love & Sex, Drama in the Intertidal Zone
- with Dr. Tom Niesen
- When: Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Where: Sanctuary Office, San Francisco, CA
- Learn about the fascinating reproductive strategies and defense mechanisms of local intertidal animals that allow them to survive in their dynamic habitat.