{"id":163681,"date":"2020-11-22T00:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T05:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=163681"},"modified":"2020-11-22T00:20:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T05:20:10","slug":"information-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research-vessel-name\/information-and-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"For families and educators: Research vessel information and activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium, led by the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography, to operate a new oceanographic research ship, one of only three such vessels in the nation. Continuing the URI\u2019s half-century of ocean-going research, the new Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) will support such scientific studies as the tracking of ocean currents and fish migration, seafloor surveys in earth-quake prone regions of the world, conservation of marine mammals or the food-web dynamics in the deep ocean.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussion Questions&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is it important to study the ocean?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the disciplines of oceanographic research?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is a research vessel important to oceanographic research?&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who participates in ship-based oceanographic research?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can oceanographic data collected during research cruises tell us and why is it important?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classroom Activities&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.oregonstate.edu\/lesson\/build-boat-scientific-research\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build a Boat for Scientific Research&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this lesson students will build a boat for scientific research. In the process they will learn about buoyancy, boat design, and tradeoffs to meet needs\/goals (speed, stability, weight, and space).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.oregonstate.edu\/lesson\/mission-submersible\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mission Submersible&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students will design and build a working model of a launch and recovery system from a set of everyday items. The goal is that whatever they develop has safety features that limit swinging on a moving research vessel. Systems must be able to pick up and launch\/recover \u201cscientific packages\u201d of varying sizes and weights and safely place them into the \u201cocean\u201d and bring them back aboard the vessel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.oregonstate.edu\/lesson\/sea-data-outreach-recommendations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Sea of Data&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These four lessons, three stand alone and one in-depth extension, were developed to engage high school students in ocean science data using the Next Generation Science Standards. These lessons were piloted and developed as a graduate student research related to the Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) Program. Included in the file are recommendations for ocean researchers, R\/V operating institutions, and other professionals who seek to engage learners, educators, and scientists in developing data driven educational outreach materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research Class Research Vessel (RCRV) Resources&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/resolution\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Advent of GSO\u2019s Regional Class Research Vessel<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about the new technologies, greater capabilities, and course-altering discoveries that will be made possible by the new Regional Class Research Vessel that will soon homeport at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/webcams\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) Live Cams<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the construction of the R\/V Taani and RCRV2 in real time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=optQJVohneA&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional Class Research Vessel<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A video walk through of the RCRV animation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qz1NIwz_coQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional Class Research Vessels &#8211; Modern Ships for Ocean Science<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed for people. Designed for science. A video overview of the features of the new RCRVs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ceoas.oregonstate.edu\/sites\/ceoas.oregonstate.edu\/files\/rcrvbrochure2018.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RCRV Overview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An overview of the NSF RCRV program and the ship particulars, specifically the Oregon State University ship, Taani.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Resources&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1_nwGdnTgH4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research Vessel Endeavor<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a video tour of the URI Research Vessel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endeavor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PXaV6OPI93o\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\/V Endeavor Research Cruise<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What&#8217;s life like at sea on a research cruise on R\/V Endeavor? Students on a cruise led by URI Prof. Brad Seibel made this video that takes you around the ship, and even underwater!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mW1uJFUE6JY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECOGIG: What&#8217;s that? Scientific instrumentation aboard the R\/V Endeavor<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch several scientific instruments be deployed and retrieved during the 2015 ECOGIG cruise in the Gulf of Mexico on board the R\/V Endeavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rxO6LWNBPHM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earth-Ocean Interactions: Facilitating Science<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How the Research Vessel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thompson<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supports science operations at sea.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CvDiymRMPdw\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earth-Ocean Interactions: Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How a remotely operated vehicle supports science operations at sea.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLhzaIh8mdMRR7REpvhWfVvEfMe--efRuy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECOGIG: What\u2019s that? Video Series<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of videos that explain different instrumentation aboard a research vessel.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unols.org\/ships-facilities\/unols-vessels\/historical-list-all-unols-vessels\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historical List of all University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Vessels <\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A list of vessels that have been operated through the UNOLS system since the early 70s.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium, led by the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography, to operate a new oceanographic research ship, one of only three such vessels in the nation. 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