{"id":730,"date":"2016-08-16T14:46:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T18:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carthe.org\/blog\/?p=730"},"modified":"2016-08-16T14:55:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T18:55:42","slug":"fostering-a-love-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carthe.org\/blog\/fostering-a-love-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering a love of learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARTHE<\/a> teamed up with Project Give Kids<\/a> (PGkids) to expose a bright group of foster kids, ranging in age from 1st grade to high school, to the amazing world of marine science.<\/p>\n

The students started the day with CARTHE outreach manager, Laura Bracken, who taught them\u00a0about ocean currents and enlisted their help in\u00a0painting drift cards for our upcoming Biscayne Bay study: Bay Drift<\/a>. \u00a0These cards will be released into Biscayne Bay and aerial photos will be taken as they spread so we can learn about the movement inside the bay. \u00a0In order to see the movement of individual cards\/plates, they all need to be painted different colors. \u00a0Thanks for the help!<\/p>\n

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Next the students saw the impressive SUSTAIN<\/a> facility in the new Glassell building at RSMAS. \u00a0Here scientists are studying air-sea interactions, hurricane intensity and the ability for structures to withstand hurricanes, and testing equipment like the custom-made CARTHE drifters.<\/p>\n

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The second half of the tour visited the Rescue-a-Reef coral restoration lab, the National Resource for Aplysia, and the RSMAS Toadfish lab. \u00a0The young scientists got the chance to touch everything!<\/p>\n

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A great day was had by all. \u00a0Thank you to everyone who made this tour possible, especially the great group of students who were excited to participate and asked great questions. \u00a0We look forward to having you on campus again soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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