Posted Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
I went to SciREN Coast 2015 at the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores last night.
It was energetic. It was fun. It was crowded.
Armed with an iPad, I wandered around to see what there was to see, including checking out several shipwrecks.
Terri Kirby Hathaway, North Carolina Sea Grant marine education specialist, had a table with goodies for teachers.
 Terri (in green) explains her beach in a box that she fills with beach finds and sends to teachers in the state. |
 Terri is a blur of activity as she hands out homework assignments to teachers who want to earn CEU credits. |
I also saw some other people with Sea Grant affiliations.
 Shannon Brown, 2014 Sea Grant/NC Research Reserve fellow, explains her lesson plan that illustrates how spat use sound to help them settle. |
 Jennifer Dorton, coordinator of the N.C. Sentinel Site Cooperative, recruited teachers for some projects her organization wants to implement. |
More scenes from last night.
 These two researchers, back to back, explained their lesson plans to teachers — and some curious fish. |
 Some researchers were in brighter areas that were decorated to reflect an upcoming holiday. |
 Teachers were encouraged to pick up a paint brush to add to this ocean scene spotlighted at this station. |
 Next to Terri’s tables, teachers could sign up for a portal with lesson plans and resources from researchers. |
If you missed this event — or if you attended and didn’t get enough — consider participating in SciREN Triangle 2015 at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
