Developing a “student cruise bingo” to make learning visible & fun
I am super excited to work with Kjersti again on an upcoming student cruise next month; she is such a great teacher and it is always inspiring to observe her…
Category: research cruise
Using #WaveWatching and #KitchenOceanography to prepare students for a one-day research cruise
When students have only one day at sea, it’s important to prepare them well for what will happen there so they get the chance to make the most of the…
Meeting Ran, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Two weeks ago in Gothenburg, I was lucky enough to meet Ran, Anna Wåhlin’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. I posted a lot about that on Twitter, but have been wanting to…
Measuring turbulence with a microstructure sonde
One of the instruments that was used on our recent student cruise was the so-called MSS (“MicroStructure Sonde”, sometimes also called VMP, “Vertical Microstructure Profiler”) — an instrument that is…
What’s the etiquette on a research ship? “Soft skill” learning outcomes on a student cruise
While student cruises usually have a lot of desired learning outcomes related to being able to use oceanographic instrumentation and knowledge of regional oceanography, ultimately one of their purposes is…
Can you make “boring” math or physics exciting by relating it to the adventures of a research cruise in Antarctic? Elin can!
My friend Elin is currently on a research cruise in Antarctica and you really need to check out her blog. She is writing about life at sea, including the most…