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We have a long-standing commitment to work with
local educators and students to improve access to scientific information and to:
- promote an
understanding of renewable and nonrenewable offshore energy
sources and the role MMS plays in authorizing and regulating offshore oil,
gas, wind, waves, solar and ocean current resource
production;
- inform the community about the geological
complexities of oil and natural gas formation and the wealth of geologic,
engineering, environmental, economic, political and regulatory considerations
for safely obtaining these resources;
- promote an
understanding of conflict resolution practices used in
managing America's offshore energy resources; and
- provide career
role models and support in science and math.
Our work in education over
the past decade has included:
- Curriculum
development
- Internships for
educators and students
- Classroom
lectures/discussions
- Teacher workshops
and conferences
- Field trips for
classes (geology, intertidal biology, natural seeps)
- Field trips for
educators (platforms, onshore support facilities)
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The curriculum
included in these pages was developed by our staff and by educators
in concert with our scientists. For more information and comments, please
contact
our
Public Information office.
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