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NOAA Live! Alaska
NOAA Live! Alaska is a series of webinars that connects NOAA scientists and partners with students, teachers, and Alaska communities.
NOAA Live! Alaska is a weekly series of interactive webinars, aimed at Alaska students in grades 2-8 (but of interest to all ages!). We will feature NOAA scientists, educators and partners to explore NOAA’s work in Alaska. Learn about current research. Connect to what’s going on in your communities. Join us to ask questions to our presenters and learn more about weather, oceanography, marine life, fisheries and more in Alaska!
NOAA Live! Alaska is coordinated by NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA's Alaska Regional Collaboration Network, and the National Weather Service. The series is modeled on the NOAA Live! webinars coordinated by Woods Hole Sea Grant and the NOAA Regional Collaboration Network. Contact Lisa.Hiruki-Raring@noaa.gov with any questions.
October 27, 2020 - Ping! - Using sound to map Alaska's seafloor
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 - 11:00 am Alaska time
Jessica Murphy and LTjg Michelle Levano, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey in Seattle, WA
Like marine mammals using sound to "see" their underwater environment, scientists also use sound to determine what the seafloor looks like! Mapping the seafloor provides information for many purposes, including safe navigation of fishing vessels and helping pinpoint where marine animals call home. Join us as we discuss the tools of the trade for mapping the seafloor and the many ways that data is used by scientists for everything from charting the ocean to understanding habitat.
The webinar will also be live streamed on Facebook Live on the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Facebook page (@NOAAFisheriesAK).
Educational Resources
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NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Educational Activities: Learn more about the seafloor and nautical charting through posters, interactive activities (checkout the digital terrain activity!) and hands-on activities you can do at home.
Please contact Lisa.Hiruki-Raring@noaa.gov for more information.
October 20, 2020 - Exploring the Ocean Seafloor: Underwater Volcanoes and their Habitats
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 - 11:00 am Alaska time
Colleen Hoffman, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies and University of Washington School of Oceanography
Come learn about the explosive world of underwater volcanoes! Alien looking organisms, robots and submarines, and eruptions are all part of the fun in studying these systems 10,000-13,000 feet below sea level. Narrated by a marine geochemist, we explore an underwater volcano habitat and how we collect samples from the deep.
Educational Resources
Videos in talk
Other resources
Videos
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Last 40 years of hydrothermal vent explorations (video showing all the different types of systems)
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NOAA Ocean Today Every Full Moon: Deep Sea Dive Collection
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NOAA Ocean Explorer: Hunting for Alien Life at the Bottom of the Arctic Ocean
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NOAA Ocean Explorer: Hydrothermal Vents: 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas
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NOAA Ocean Explorer: Education Theme: Vents and Volcanoes lesson plans
Books
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Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea by Gail Gibbons
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Alien Deep: Revealing the Mysterious Living World at the Bottom of the Ocean (National Geographic Kids) by Bradley Hague
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Discovering the Deep by Jeffrey A. Karson, Deborah S. Kelley, Daniel J. Fornari, Michael R, Perfit, and Timothy M. Shank
Please contact Lisa.Hiruki-Raring@noaa.gov for more information.
October 13, 2020 - The Crab-tivating life of crustaceans: diving into Alaskan snow crab and red king crab biology
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Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 - 11:00 am Alaska time
Erin Fedewa and Leah Zacher, NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Kodiak, AK
Join us as we learn about red king crab and snow crab, two species of crab found in Alaskan waters. Guest appearances from live crab at the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center and a virtual dissection will help us explore crab biology and life stages.
Educational Resources
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Dutch Harbor Snow and Tanner Crab Growth Study - science blog
Please contact Lisa.Hiruki-Raring@noaa.gov for more information.
October 6, 2020 - Baby Beluga in the Shallow Gray Sea - Looking for Newborn Whales with Drones in Cook Inlet, Alaska
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Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 - 11:00 am Alaska time
Kim Goetz, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Learn about the endangered population of Cook Inlet beluga whales which regularly swim past local Anchorage landmarks such as the Port, Kincaid Park, the airport, and Bird Point in Turnagain Arm. We will talk about how belugas live, see cool photos of them taken from a drone that we use to recognize newborn baby whales, and listen to them buzz and chomp on a fish!
Educational Resources
Please contact Lisa.Hiruki-Raring@noaa.gov for more information.
