Hands-On Oceanography

A Low-Cost, DIY Ultrasonic Water Level Sensor for Education, Citizen Science, and Research
by P. Bresnahan, E. Briggs, B. Davis, A.R. Rodriguez, L. Edwards, C. Peach, N. Renner, H. Helling, and M. Merrifield

Do pH-Variable Habitats Provide Refuge for Stone Crabs from Coastal Acidification?
by P.M. Gravinese, S.M. Stewart, A.L. Smith, and J. Paradis

Sound and the Seafloor: Determining Bathymetry Using Student-Built Acoustic Sensors
by R. Levine, S. Seroy, and D. Grünbaum

Digging into the Geologic Record of Environmentally Driven Changes in Coral Reef Development
by P.M. Gravinese, R.B. Aronson, and L.T. Toth

Forces in an Estuary: Tides, Freshwater, and Friction
by D. Fugate and F. Jose

How Do Upwelling and El Niño Impact Coral Reef Growth? A Guided, Inquiry-Based Lesson
by P.M. Gravinese, L.T. Toth, C.J. Randall, and R.B. Aronson

Assessing Cross-Shore and Alongshore Variation in Beach Morphology
by S.L. Gallop, M.D. Harley, R.W. Brander, J.A. Simmons, K.D. Splinter, and I.L. Turner

Observing the Ocean with Gliders: Techniques for Data Visualization and Analysis
by C.E. Hanson, L.M. Woo, P.G. Thomson, and C.B. Pattiaratchi

Paleoclimate Reconstruction from Oxygen Isotopes in a Coral Skeleton from East Africa: A Data-Enhanced Learning Experience
by D.P. Gillikin, A. Verheyden, and D.H. Goodwin

Building Intuition for In-Water Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Spectrophotometer Activity with littleBits™
by S. Schollaert Uz

Mimicking the Rayleigh Isotope Effect in the Ocean
by E.M. Griffith, J.D. Ortiz, and A.J. Jefferson

Turbidity Currents: Comparing Theory and Observation in the Lab
by J.D. Ortiz and A.A. Klompmaker

Ocean Acidification: The Role of CO2
by J.L. Murphy and C.I. Measures (also available in Chinese)

Corals on Acid: An Inquiry-based Activity Leading Students to a Better Understanding of Ocean Acidification Impacts
by C.L. Boleman, P.M. Gravinese, E.N. Muse, A.E. Marston, and J.G. Windsor

Engineering Literacy for Undergraduates in Marine Science: A Case for Hands On
by E. Boss and J. Loftin

Lake in a Bottle: A Laboratory Demonstration of the Unusual Stability Properties of Freshwater
by J.A. Austin, E.B. Voytek, J. Halbur, and M.A. Macuiane

Drifters, Drogues, and Circulation
by T.O. Manley

Sorting Out Sediment Grain Size and Plastic Pollution
by H.L. Spalding, K.M. Duncan, and Z. Norcross-Nu’u

A Classroom Activity Using Satellite Sea Surface Temperatures to Predict Coral Bleaching
by B.A. Parker, T.R.L. Christensen, S.F. Heron, J.A. Morgan, and C.M. Eakin

Mix it Up, Mix it Down: Intriguing Implications of Ocean Layering
by P.J.S. Franks and S.E.R. Franks

A Tabletop Demonstration of Atmospheric Dynamics: Baroclinic Instability
by B.T. Nadiga and J.M. Aurnou. 2008

Assessing the Importance of Sand as a Source of Fecal Indicator Bacteria (Escherichia coli and Enterococcus)
by K.L. Knee, R.L. Leopold, E.R. Madsen, and A. Paytan

A Laboratory Demonstration of Coriolis Effects on Wind-Driven Ocean Currents
by D. Beesley, J. Olejarz, A. Tandon, and J. Marshall

Diffusion at Work—An Interactive Simulation
by L. Karp-Boss, E. Boss, and J. Loftin

Phosphorus in Our Waters
by A. Paytan and K. McLaughlin

Investigating Coastal Processes and Nitrate Levels in the Elkhorn Slough Using Real-Time Data
by L.G. Adams and G.I. Matsumoto

An Integrated Model Simulation and Empirical Laboratory on Biological Encounter Rates
by S. Menden-Deuer

An Introduction to Finding Context
by J. Boucher and L.E. Sahl

Settling Particles in Aquatic Environments: Low Reynolds Numbers
by E. Boss, L. Karp-Boss, and P.A. Jumars