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Scientist-Educator Collaborative Workshop
Workshop Theme: Ocean-Climate Connections
Held at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA
Thursday, June 2, 2011 through Saturday, June 4, 2011
One of several Aquarius/SAC-D banners on the grounds of JPL
Tony Lee, Josh Willis, and Victor Zlotnicki await their turn at the podium
Tony Lee presents his concept map on how salinity drives ocean circulation
COSEE-OS Director Annette deCharon, Josh Willis and Felix Landerer listen to Dimitris Menemenlis' presentation
Josh Willis explains his research to workshop educators
Dimitris Menemenlis introduces himself to his team
Felix Landerer clarifies a point with respect to his research on sea surface salinity and the global water cycle
An educator works out the details on her concept map using pen, paper, and sticky-notes
Our five scientists pose for a group photo (from left to right: Tony Lee, Victor Zlotnicki, Felix Landerer, Josh Willis, and Dimitris Menemenlis)
Spotted on the JPL tour: send your signature to Mars aboard the Curiousity Rover!
Workshop participants discuss Dimitris Menemenlis' research before beginning their concept maps
Educators rework Josh Willis' concept map for a middle school audience
A gallery of satellites on display at JPL
Tony Lee and his team of educators work together to redesign his concept map for a younger audience
COSEE-OS Facilitator Carla Companion (middle) explains the COSEE-OS suite of multimedia tools
Workshop participants pause for a snapshot
Educators work collaboratively on a concept map describing how the oceans and atmosphere change over time
Lisa Taylor, COSEE-OS
Dimitris Menemenlis and JPL Scientist Jorge Vazquez identify concepts for a collaborative map
Yi Chao, Aquarius Project Scientist, and Annie Richardson (JPL) group concepts before mapping
COSEE-OS sponsored educator Kristen Crawford (left) explores the COSEE-OS suite of multimedia software with fellow team members
Felix Landerer works one-on-one with a workshop participant
Pat Harcourt, COSEE West
Tony Lee enjoys a light-hearted moment with his team
Annie Richardson prepares to lead workshop participants on a tour of the lab
A workshop participant uses the COSEE-OS Concept Map Builder to digitize her concept map
Workshop participants finalize their concept map on paper before transferring it to CLIMB
Viewing satellite data from the JPL command center
Yi Chao chats with Pat Harcourt from COSEE West
A workshop participant attaches assets to her concept map
A nearly-completed concept map in CLIMB is compared with the original
Workshop participants work collaboratively to digitize their concept map describing the connections between climate and heat stored in the ocean and atmosphere
Setting up the hands-on activity illustrating convection in the oceans
An educator scans the COSEE-OS booklet <i>Teaching Physical Concepts in Oceanography: An Inquiry Based Approach</i>
The grounds at JPL
COSEE West Facilitator Pat Harcourt demonstrates a hands-on activity
Educators examine how salinity affects bouyancy
A rover on display at JPL
A hands-on activity demonstrating how density and stratification are affected by salinity and temperature
A convection apparatus used to illustrate convection due to density differences generated by fluids of dissimilar temperature
A group shot of educators, JPL staff, and workshop facilitators
A mountain view from the vicinity of JPL
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