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SOME RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS LINKS
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Project Oceanology offers customized science programs for school groups (fifth grade and up, including the university level) during the school year. These field study excursions feature hands-on, minds-on marine science that supplements classroom curriculum. Project Oceanology laboratory programs model the science lab portion of Connecticut standardized testing, specifically the CAPT and CMT. Our science programs assist in:
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Understanding and applying basic concepts, principles and theories of biology, chemistry, physics and earth sciences including ecology and their interrelationships |
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Recognizing and participating in scientific endeavors which are evidence-based and use inquiry skills that lead to a greater understanding of the world |
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Identifying and solving problems through scientific exploration |
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Analyzing the possibilities and limits of science and technology in order to make and defend decisions about societal issues; understanding that the way in which scientific knowledge is formulated is crucial to its validity. |
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Project Oceanology also offers programs that feature interdisciplinary studies:
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Battle of Groton Heights 1781, led by Benedict Arnold (history, navigation) |
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Lighthouses and Coastal Defense Forts in Long Island Sound (engineering, history) |
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Sewage Pollution in the Thames River Estuary (science, environmental management) |
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Fish Printing (science, social studies, art) |
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Algae Pressing (science, art, botany) |
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Seafood Study (science, economics) |
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