Grades 6-8 Archives

Expedition 53: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Jupiter Community High School

11/04/2022
Lydia Pleasants

Students and teachers from Jupiter Environmental Research and Field Studies Academy worked side-by-side with Florida International University scientists onboard R/V ANGARI for a day of shark research in the Lake Worth Lagoon.

Brown Pelican Sitting On A Pier In The Bahamas.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

11/01/2022
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The brown pelican is a non-migratory bird that makes its home around shallow waters of the America's Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts.

Expedition 52: Marine Megafauna in the Lake Worth Lagoon

10/31/2022
Lydia Pleasants

Researchers from Florida International University came aboard R/V ANGARI to investigate marine life such as sharks, eels and rays in the Lake Worth Lagoon using BRUVS.

I Am An Integrative Biologist And Innovator Interested In The Evolution And Ecology Of Animal Athletics, And How Biological Form Informs Synthetic Design.

Scientist Duncan Irschick

10/24/2022
Laura Jessop

Dr. Duncan Irschick is the co-founder and director of Digital Life and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is telling us about his research on evolution and ecology of animal athletics, and how biological form informs synthetic design.

Atlantic Ghost Crab Resting On Sargassum

Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata)

10/01/2022
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The Atlantic ghost crab is a common species that can be found along the Atlantic coastline of the United States.

Scientist Nate Formel

09/08/2022
Laura Jessop

Nate Formel, a research assistant at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, tells us about his research on acoustic tracking and conserving coral reefs.

Engineering with Nature for Climate Adaptation

08/26/2022
Amanda Waite

Dr. Kelly Kibler discusses how she applies ecohydraulics research to the design of natural coastal infrastructure, such as mangrove forests and oyster reefs.

I Am An Associate Professor At The University Of South Florida College Of Marine Science.

Scientist Tim Conway

08/19/2022
Laura Jessop

Tim Conway is a chemical oceanographer and an associate professor at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. He is telling us about his research on cycling of trace metals: iron, zinc, nickel, and cadmium in the oceans.

EXP 50: Back At The Docks, Everyone Takes A Photo To Celebrate A Productive Day At Sea And R/V ANGARI’s 50th Expedition! PC: Amanda Waite

ANGARI Celebrates 50th Expedition during Shark Research with FlU

08/15/2022
Angela Rosenberg
News

ANGARI Foundation marked its milestone 50th expedition during a Coastal Ocean Explorers (COE): Sharks expedition with FIU.

Expedition 50: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Roosevelt Community Middle School

08/11/2022
Lydia Pleasants

On R/V ANGARI’s milestone 50th expedition, students and mentors from Roosevelt Community Middle School worked side-by-side with Florida International University scientists to study sharks offshore Palm Beach County.