Grades 6-8 Archives

Expedition 109: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Independence Middle School

10/21/2025
Madeleine Mendels

Independence Middle School students and educators spent a day offshore of Palm Beach County participating in shark research alongside scientists from Florida International University's College of Arts, Sciences and Education (FIU) onboard R/V ANGARI.

Lagoon Drift Experimental Data & Reports

10/16/2025
Laura Jessop

Investigate the data collected by ANGARI as part of their Lagoon Drift Citizen Science Drift Card Study that looks at the motion of water and pollutants in local waterways.

Expedition 108: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Conniston Community Middle School

10/10/2025
Madeleine Mendels

Students and educators from Conniston Community Middle School spent an exciting day offshore of Palm Beach County conducting shark research with scientists from Florida International University.

Expedition 107: Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks – Palm Beach Central High School

10/02/2025
Madeleine Mendels

Students and educators from Palm Beach Central High School participated in a hands-on day of shark research with scientists from Florida International University's College of Arts, Sciences and Education onboard R/V ANGARI.

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Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus)

10/01/2025
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The Atlantic blue crab gets its name from the vibrant color of its shell are found along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Coast.

Movement of the Atlantic Guitarfish

09/24/2025
Amanda Waite

Jenny Norcross aims to understand the movement and habitat use of the elusive Atlantic guitarfish in South Florida using acoustic telemetry to better inform conservation strategies and fisheries management for this Vulnerable species.

Woolpert’s Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative Award

09/23/2025
Amanda Waite

Rick Householder shares how his Woolpert team used topobathy lidar and sonar to map ~45,000 square kilometers of the seafloor for the State of Florida's Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative project.

Expedition 106: Research Methods with FIU

09/15/2025
Madeleine Mendels

Scientists from a variety of research labs at Florida University University (FIU) participated in a day of hands-on experience in different research methods used to study sharks in Palm Beach County.

Aquaculture for Marine Restoration

09/12/2025
Amanda Waite

Dr. Patterson talks about the interesting ways that aquaculture, or farming aquatic plants and animals, might be used as a tool to improve habitat quality or enhance target species populations.

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

09/01/2025
Laura Jessop
Deep Dive

The osprey is also known as the fish hawk and is a year-round resident along the Florida coast and the Caribbean!