Among the sessions that form the OCEAN : OBSERVATION AND DISCOVERY learning pathway (see the poster),proposed in the classes involved in the MEDITES project, the most appreciated ones were the following: "Buoyancy", "Ocean Properties" and "Robotic Observation of the Oceans".
MEDITES Phase 1 – OCEAN: OBSERVATION AND DISCOVERY learning pathway
The 2014/2015 school year has just ended and the first phase of the MEDITES project as well.
On a tous vu répandre du sel sur les routes pour empêcher l’eau de pluie de geler. Les rivières et les lacs contiennent de l’eau douce. L’eau de mer est salée, et le sel est un antigel. De la glace se forme à la surface d’une bassine remplie d’eau douce dès que la température descend en dessous de zéro, mais il faut refroidir un peu plus l’eau de mer pour qu’elle se couvre de glace.
Qikiqtarjuaq is a small Inuit village, lying 100 km North of the Arctic Polar Circle, in the Nunavut territory (Canada). During 5 months, this village of 470 inhabitants accommodated more than 50 scientists from around the world. The main objective of the Greenedge project is to understand the functioning of the Arctic ecosystem.
The OOV offers two learning paths dedicated to the ocean
The project MEDITES (Méditerranée Diffusion des Techniques et des Sciences), was designed to increase over the years, in terms of learnig paths (10 sessions of 2 hours per path) and the number of classes involved in the project.
38 classes run the completion of the second phase of the MEDITES project, in Nice
The MEDITES project (Méditerranée Diffusion des Techniques et des Sciences 2014/2014), labelled “Investissements d’Avenir”, consists in bringing scientific culture to young people of the Alpes Maritimes and the Var departements, in France.
In late June, the students involved in the « adopt a float » project will meet at the Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche-sur-Mer to present their work carried out during this school year. Numerous presentations are announced and promise a « colorful » day: oral communications, videos, posters, hands-on activities, poems and songs …
On April 18th 2014, just before leaving for Easter holidays, students from the middle-school Paul Arène (Peymeinade – France) welcomed Martina, Raphaëlle, Nicolas and Orens. A presentation on plankton and its role in the marine ecosystem introduced basic knowledge in biological oceanography.
mon ocean et moi, encouragée dans les écoles primaires avec le dispositif ASTEP
Le mercredi 18 février 2015, s'est tenue à Nice dans les locaux de la Direction des services départementaux de l'Education Nationale des Alpes-Maritimes (DSDEN 06) à Nice, la signature de nombreuses conventions de partenariat entre la DSDEN 06 et des établissements universitaires et de recherches azuréens pour l'Accompagnement en sciences et en technologies à l'école primaire (ASTEP).
On Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th February 2015, the Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche/OOV received about thirty middle and high school teachers from the vicinity of Nice. The « mon océan & moi » team offered a training course covering a wide range of topics such as the observation of the seas and oceans, acidification and plankton.
