Teachers! Looking for new ways to make science come alive in your classroom?
This year, we are offering a series of exciting and insightful lectures, workshops and field excursions to support our community of teachers and connect them with the sanctuary.
Workshop presentations, activities, and content are geared for middle and high school biology and environmental science teachers; however, all teachers and educators are welcome.
LiMPETS Introduction to Sandy Beach Monitoring
- Saturday, October 24th, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Sanctuary Office and Crissy Field Beach, San Francisco
Get involved in this exciting science education program for students. Participants
receive a Monitoring Handbook and are trained to survey the distribution and
abundance of the Pacific mole crab (Emerita analoga) at one of many monitoring
sites along the coast.
LiMPETS Introduction to Rocky Intertidal Monitoring
- Saturday, November 14th, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Point Montara Lighthouse and Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County
Learn to participate in this in-depth science education program for students.
Participants receive a Monitoring Handbook, learn to correctly identify algae and
invertebrates, and practice the monitoring methods used in the field.
Getting to the Bottom of Bay Area Food Webs: A Plethora of Plankton
- Saturday, February 20th, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Sanctuary Office and Pier House, San Francisco
Most life in our coastal waters is microscopic - yet these tiny and diverse plankton
are anything but insignificant. Join Lindsay Sullivan, plankton biologist, Romberg
Tiburon Center (SFSU) for an eye-opening lecture followed by hands-on plankton
collection, observation and ID.
Our Shifting Coastline & Local GeeWiz Geology
- Saturday, May 1st, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Mavericks Lodge and San Mateo Coast, San Mateo County
Geology shapes the fantastic (and sometimes hazardous) features of our coast. Join
Irina Kogan, geologist, Gulf of the Farallones NMS, for a lecture and field trip to visit
some unique, geewiz geologic features along the San Mateo Coast.
TO REGISTER: Register online -OR- Download a registration form (pdf 1.7 MB).
COST: Free. $25 stipend for 6th-12th grade teachers
CREDIT: Continuing Education Units available through Dominican University of CA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Amy Dean at (415) 561-6625 x 303, adean@farallones.org
