Podcasts: November 2010

Making Waves: Educational Gaming

Episode 64 | 11.24.10

Looking for something to entertain the kids while you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner this week? How about an educational game? In this episode, we revisit a 2009 interview with the National Ocean Service's education director to hear about NOAA's foray into educational games and to learn why there's a growing trend to teach kids using fun gaming experiences. We also preview what's available on NOAA's 'Planet Arcade' game portal.

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NOAA's Planet Arcade

Meet Peg Steffen

NOS Education

Diving Deeper Shorts: Estuaries

Episode 5 | 11.18.10

On this week's Diving Deeper Shorts, we revisit our interview with Bart Merrick and Sarah McGuire on estuaries. (3:12 minutes)

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Diving Deeper podcast: Estuaries (4.22.09)

Making Waves: Plankton & Plastics; New NERRS; PORTS adds Wave, Visibility Data

Episode 63 | 11.10.10

We have three stories for you this week:

Always Exploring. Scientists on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer collect plankton and plastic debris across the Pacific Ocean.

New Estuary Reserve. An estuary in Wisconsin is the newest addition to NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve System.

New PORTS® Observational Data. NOAA adds visibility and wave data to real-time oceanographic systems in five maritime regions around the nation.

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NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: Maximizing Operations

NOAA Marine Debris Program (Office of Response & Restoration)

New Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve

NOAA's Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System® Program

Diving Deeper: Preparing for Climate-Related Impacts

Episode 28 | 11.04.10

Learn about climate change, climate variability, and how we can prepare for climate-related impacts in this interview with Stephanie Fauver from the NOAA Coastal Services Center. (16:54 minutes)

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