Outreach Programs: Washington

Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life (REVEL) Project

General Information: Principal Investigators (*contact person): Véronique Robigou* and John R. Delaney
Address: University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 91895-7940
Phone: 206-543-9282
Email: vero@ocean.washington.edu or revel@ocean.washington.edu
URL: http://www.ocean.washington.edu/outreach/revel/
Program Summary: Project is a professional development program for middle and high school science teachers who want to bring cutting-edge earth and ocean research into their classrooms. Through the REVEL Project, teachers are immersed in the scientific process as they explore the seafloor of the Juan de Fuca Plate in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Teachers participate in sea-going field research alongside scientists and in complementary professional development opportunities that help teachers increase their content knowledge, and enhance their teaching skills. As members of a network of researchers and education colleagues passionate about earth and ocean sciences, REVEL teachers transfer their experience to the classroom, their district, their community and many colleagues. The program includes workshops before and after the field research experience. Expenses are covered for the participants for the workshops as well as the sea-going field experience. Additional support is required from the participant¹s school district for complementary activities.
Funding Agency: NSF, University of Washington School of Oceanography, Mr. P. Henshaw and ChevronTexaco Corp.; Ruth Cruz, a multiple level science teacher at the Tolt Middle School in Carnation, Washington participated in the 1998 program. Since 2002, she has become a REVEL sea-going mentor for other teachers. She presents here the result of her 6th to 8th grade students' work based on the mid-ocean ridge research she participated in through REVEL.

Outreach Programs: Washington

Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life (REVEL) Project

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