National Mentoring Month
Careers have developed, education furthered and lives improved because we had a mentor. Someone who cared and listened, who inspired and...
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PAST is Building Math Literacy and Creativity with Video Games in the Classroom
This summer the PAST Foundation will present Minecraft Mathematics as a summer enrichment program for 4th and 5th graders held at...
Who makes all the cool shipwreck images? Meet Rob Church
Rob Church Marine Archaeologist C&C Technologies Rob lives in Lafayette, Louisiana where he works for C&C Technologies as a Marine...
What is a Rusticle? Meet Lori Johnston
Lori Johnston Ground Effects Environmental Services & Droycon Bioconcepts Microbial Ecologist Lori Johnston comes to the cruise with an...
Exploring the Gulf with Dr. Sheli: Day Six – Three sites down, two to go
A little math for today. Last night we left the U-166 site and headed on a bearing of 50° It took us 4 hours to get to the next site....
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Sheli: Day 5, Cup Scrunch Day!
The weather is much better today. It’s warmer. The sun is shining and the sea is like glass. Check out the sunrise. My only concern is...
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Sheli: Day Four, Out in the Gulf Again
It’s a good day out on the Gulf again and although the weather is still overcast and the temperature cool (about 59° F/ 15° C) the seas...
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Sheli: Day Three, Running from the Storm
While we are at dock waiting for the weather to clear here is some more information to digest and here is the link to George Mason...
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Sheli: Day Two, the shipwreck Halo
The goals of the dive were to 1) Reconnaissance of the hull and break point; 2) Collect soil cores; 3) Set corrosion platforms; 4)...
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Sheli: First Day at Sea
Each day I will send back information of what I see and the questions I get asked or I am asking. But first the weather. I am sending a...
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Sheli: Ready to Go
Science: Observing the weather. It looks good but the forecasts are predicting 8-12 ft seas off the coast. YIKES!!! Here is what I’m...
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Sheli: Math – figuring out distance and speed at sea
Ships used chip logs before modern mechanics and that is where the term “knots” comes from. For ships and airplanes or airships travel...
Exploring the Gulf with Dr. Sheli
I will begin posting activities, questions, observations and interviews, tomorrow in anticipation of all we must accomplish while at sea....
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