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Learning Highlights

Apr 8, 2020

Online ocean science resources to #knowtheocean

While many of us transition to working and learning from home during this extraordinary time, we invite you to dive into Ocean Networks Canada’s continuous real time data and online offerings. Whether you are a parent or teacher with kids at home, an undergraduate student studying the ocean, or an ocean enthusiast, we have something for everyone.

K-12 and Post Secondary Learning Resources
Watch for new Learning from Home content including activities, labs, instructional videos, and webinars. Other existing resources: 

  • Learn all about how hydrothermal vent...
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Learning and Engagement | Online Resources | k-12 | Post Secondary | #knowtheocean

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Past Stories

Science Machines: a pilot project to empower girls with science tools

May 10, 2018

The Canada Foundation for Innovation has been supporting research in Canada for more than 20 years by providing scientists with state-of-the-art gear and facilities. The University of Victoria and Ocean Networks Canada were recently involved in a new initiative that aims to get Canadian girls excited about science by introducing them to the amazing CFI-funded machines used to explore our world. On 7 April, as part of the CFI’s Science Machines pilot initiative, ONC hosted a hands-on workshop with a local Girl Guide troupe to build their own miniature underwater robots, while learning how ONC uses remotely operated vehicles to install and maintain its ocean observatories.

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Teens dive into ocean science

May 15, 2017

It’s never too early to help young ocean scientists get to know the ocean. In April 2017, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) hosted its fifth annual Ocean Science Symposium, an engaging two-day opportunity to inspire the next generation of ocean scientists. Bringing together over 70 students and teachers from 16 schools across Vancouver Island, northern British Columbia, and the Arctic, this educational hands-on experience emphasized the teamwork and collaboration needed to explore and understand the ocean.

 

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Ocean observing course comes to Northwest Community College, Prince Rupert

Mar 31, 2017

In January 2017, a college course on instrument technology was launched at Northwest Community College in Prince Rupert. The course introduced students to marine sensor technology, with an emphasis on underwater cabled observatories and shore-based coastal weather stations.

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Q&A with Kim Martini

Mar 30, 2017

In March 2017, physical oceanographer Kim Martini hopped on a seaplane from Seattle to visit Victoria, BC. Kim works with Seabird Scientific and she was invited by ONC to deliver a boot camp on how to get the best data from Seabird's oxygen sensors. Not only is Kim an experienced ocean scientist, but she is also a well-known science communicator and blogger with Deep Sea News. We sat down with Kim to talk about the value of Twitter, pitching stories, leveraging humour, and what's next for science communication.

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Ocean Networks co-op student improves thermodynamic sea-ice model

Sep 30, 2016

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Undergraduate student, Ada Loewen, just completed her co-op term at Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) as part of her combined University of Victoria degree in physics and ocean sciences. Using data from the Cambridge Bay observatory, Ada improved a one-dimensional thermodynamic sea-ice model funded through ONC’s Safe Passage project with Polar Knowledge Canada.

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Ocean Networks Canada Attends the 38th Annual Prince Rupert Seafest

Jun 21, 2016

ONC staff visit Prince Rupert for the 38th annual Seafest.

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Teens Dive Deep into the 4th Annual Ocean Science Symposium

May 26, 2016

Ocean Networks Canada hosts the annual Ocean Science Symposium at the University of Victoria. Students and teachers alike get a chance to learn and share their ocean knowledge.

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Celebrate World Oceans Day With Us!

May 20, 2016

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Check out the events Ocean Networks Canada is participating in and join us for Expedition 2016: Wiring the Abyss! We invite you to get to #knowtheocean.

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Ocean Network's New Arctic Youth Science Ambassador

May 2, 2016

Mia Otokiak, ONC's new Arctic Youth Ambassador, will be working on community engagement in the Arctic.

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Ocean Networks Canada: Big Science for the Salish Sea

Apr 26, 2016

A look at how ONC plays an active role in the local community. We use our knowledge and tools to help others discover the ocean and understand the planet.

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Introducing Campbell River's new observatory!

Mar 21, 2016

 

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Ocean Networks Canada joins the excitement in Prince Rupert

Feb 26, 2016

ONC was thrilled to return to the northern British Columbia coast for the 57th annual All Native Basketball Tournament and weeklong celebration of sport and culture.

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Coming to Nuu-chah-nulth Territory: exciting developments in ocean monitoring

Feb 3, 2016

ONC's Indigenous outreach team recently visited Vancouver Island's Nuu-chah-nulth Territory and the City of Port Alberni, to introduce the latest proposed community observatory site in ONC’s Smart Ocean™ Systems project.

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World Oceans Day, 2015: Taking action for the oceans

Jun 30, 2015

Tasha at Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre

World Oceans Day is a special time for Ocean Networks Canada, who joined community events all along the BC coast, from Vancouver to Prince Rupert and a celebration in the nation’s capital.

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Come celebrate World Oceans Day 2015 with us!

May 26, 2015

Ocean Networks Canada will be joining community events all along the B.C. coast, from Vancouver to Prince Rupert. Check out these quick n’easy ways to be a part of World Oceans Day and find out how YOU can take action for the ocean.

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Hands-on Science at the 3rd Annual Ocean Science Symposium

May 6, 2015

​3rd Annual Ocean Science Symposium Attendees​

3rd Annual Ocean Science Symposium Attendees

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EcoMUSICology: Howe Soundz

Mar 30, 2015

EcoMUSICology exhibit

Students from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design are incorporating Ocean Networks Canada's hydrophone recordings into their audio/video projects on Howe Sound.

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New Digital Fishers Campaign: Feeding Deep Sea Critters

Feb 26, 2015

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Play Digital Fishers while helping a marine biologist better understand how creatures in the deep ocean live – where there is no light and food is scarce!

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“Ocean Sense” and Community Observatories

Oct 2, 2014

Students on Dock

To complement the expanding community observatory network, Ocean Networks Canada is introducing an educational program, “Ocean Sense: local observations, global connections” that will be piloted at Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia, and Kiilinik High School in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut during the 2014-2015 school year.

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New Online Learning Resource Listens to Orcas

Sep 23, 2014

Shouting Whales Lesson Wheel

It's free and online! As students get back to their classrooms this fall, teachers are invited to explore Shouting Whales, a new marine science learning resource from ONC and Open Schools BC.

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New Girl Guides Ocean Aware Challenge

May 29, 2014

Girl Guides Patch

The new Ocean Aware Challenge from the BC program committee and Ocean Networks Canada is designed to make the ocean accessible to everyone, no matter where they live.

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Sablefish Countdown Redux

May 21, 2014

Citizen scientists around the world are invited to participate in a new sablefish counting study. Two years after our original Digital Fishing Derby, we are now launching a follow-up study, which will help researchers refine the results from the first study. The goal is to count sablefish, or black cod, that appear in a series of one-minute clips—almost 1,500 clips in total.

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A Learning Experience

Dec 18, 2013

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As my co-op with Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) comes to a close I recognize how time flies. I began this job 8 months ago and since then worked on a number of projects, gained valuable skills, and had the opportunity to work alongside numerous amazing people.

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Mathematical Models in Biology

Nov 25, 2013

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On 14 November 2013, Easton White, a visiting Fulbright Scholar at the University of Victoria working with the Baum Lab, led a workshop on implementing ecological population models.  Easton talked about some of his research, which has covered a wide range of biological systems, including work on pikas (Ochotona princeps), in California, and lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in the Bahamas.

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2013 EcoEvo Retreat

Nov 13, 2013

Retreat attendees from the University of Victoria​

The EcoEvo Retreat is a conference that gives graduate students, undergrads, and post-docs the opportunity to share their research in ecology and evolutionary biology. Participating institutions include the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria. The 2013 conference took place November 1–3 at the Cheakamus Centre, in Brackendale BC, near Squamish.

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Bringing marine science to Canadian classrooms

Nov 12, 2013

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) and Let’s Talk Science are proud to announce the release of four new classroom marine science kits available free of charge to K-9 teachers across Canada.

ONC’s K-12 Ocean Science Activity Developer, Monika Pelz, has compiled three new learning packages, each tailored to a different age group, to update current Lets Talk Science classroom kits. These include “Budding Biologist“ for Grades K-3; “Wonders of Weather” for Grades 4-6; and “Tectonic Rocks" for Grades 7-9.  All of them explore their respective topics through a marine science lens.

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Outreach at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Aug 15, 2013

Two workshops, featuring Ocean Networks Canada data were held at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on August 1, 2013. Workshop participants included students studying at the following universities: Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, McGill University, the University of Calgary, Vancouver Island University, the University of Alberta, Mount Royal University, and the University of Saskatchewan.

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Jul 13, 2013

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Seatube Highlight: Deep-Sea Gas Hydrates

Jun 26, 2013

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The Arctic Community Observatory at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

Jun 25, 2013

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Story Archives

Online ocean science resources to #knowtheocean
Apr 8, 2020

Science Machines: a pilot project to empower girls with science tools
May 10, 2018

Teens dive into ocean science
May 15, 2017

Ocean observing course comes to Northwest Community College, Prince Rupert
Mar 31, 2017

Q&A with Kim Martini
Mar 30, 2017

Ocean Networks co-op student improves thermodynamic sea-ice model
Sep 30, 2016

Ocean Networks Canada Attends the 38th Annual Prince Rupert Seafest
Jun 21, 2016

Teens Dive Deep into the 4th Annual Ocean Science Symposium
May 26, 2016

Celebrate World Oceans Day With Us!
May 20, 2016

Ocean Network's New Arctic Youth Science Ambassador
May 2, 2016

Ocean Networks Canada: Big Science for the Salish Sea
Apr 26, 2016

Introducing Campbell River's new observatory!
Mar 21, 2016

Ocean Networks Canada joins the excitement in Prince Rupert
Feb 26, 2016

Coming to Nuu-chah-nulth Territory: exciting developments in ocean monitoring
Feb 3, 2016

World Oceans Day, 2015: Taking action for the oceans
Jun 30, 2015

Come celebrate World Oceans Day 2015 with us!
May 26, 2015

Hands-on Science at the 3rd Annual Ocean Science Symposium
May 6, 2015

EcoMUSICology: Howe Soundz
Mar 30, 2015

New Digital Fishers Campaign: Feeding Deep Sea Critters
Feb 26, 2015

“Ocean Sense” and Community Observatories
Oct 2, 2014

New Online Learning Resource Listens to Orcas
Sep 23, 2014

New Girl Guides Ocean Aware Challenge
May 29, 2014

Sablefish Countdown Redux
May 21, 2014

A Learning Experience
Dec 18, 2013

Mathematical Models in Biology
Nov 25, 2013

2013 EcoEvo Retreat
Nov 13, 2013

Bringing marine science to Canadian classrooms
Nov 12, 2013

Outreach at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
Aug 15, 2013

On the Set with Ocean Alive!
Jul 13, 2013

Seatube Highlight: Deep-Sea Gas Hydrates
Jun 26, 2013

The Arctic Community Observatory at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Jun 25, 2013

School of Rock 2013
Nov 7, 2012

Live Seafloor Camera Feed Used in Summer Class
Aug 22, 2012

Gifted Students Learn From Ocean Networks Canada Team
Jul 27, 2012

ONC Takes Observatory Science to Bamfield
Jul 15, 2012

Digital Fishers: New Mission
Jun 6, 2012

Teachers to Share Adventures at Sea
Jun 1, 2012

Deep Sea Digital Guide Offers Rare Glimpse of Ocean Life
May 23, 2012

Hands-on Data Delving
Mar 30, 2012

"Insulting the World's Oceans" Presentation Now Live
Mar 15, 2012

Community Observatory for Brentwood College Now Operational
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ONC Features in Canada Pavillion at AAAS
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