Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS) is one of 11 regional associations that partner with the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, U.S. IOOS to track, predict, manage and adapt to changes in our ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments. To that end, in support of environmental educators, GCOOS has developed lessons for students to help them understand and use ocean observing data.

CETACEAN for Educators

CETACEAN for Educators provides lesson plans for teachers using NGSS standards and focused on core ideas of Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience, Biodiversity and Humans, and Developing Possible Solutions.

Satori and the Mystery of the Dirty Data

GCOOS Product Developer and Co-Data Manager Bob Currier created “Satori and the Mystery of the Dirty Data,” as a training aid to teach non-data scientists about the daily lives of data scientists. In the video, his character Satori takes viewers through the entire cycle of data processing—from finding and cleaning data, to creating and training artificial intelligence (AI) models, and finally—to visualizing the data. The video also has an accompanying quiz to test your data skills. 

Ocean Animals on the Move

This project, conducted in partnership with Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) and the Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (MBON) and U.S. IOOS, focuses on animal tracking and the data stewardship that goes along with it. Includes three lesson plans and a downloadable poster.