The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) provides educators an opportunity to gain
first-hand experience with field research activities through the
NOAA Teacher at Sea Program. Through this program, educators spend
up to 3 weeks at sea on a NOAA research vessel, participating in an
on-going research project with NOAA scientists. Once educators are
selected and participate on a cruise, they write a report detailing
the events of the cruise and ideas for classroom activities based
on what they learned while at sea. These materials are then made
available to other educators so they may benefit from the
experience, without actually going to sea themselves. The NOAA
Teacher at Sea Program application process is competitive and uses
an application to make its selections. This information is
necessary so that the panel members can make the best selection for
the program.
US Code:
16 USC
32 Name of Law: National Marine Sanctuaries Act
There are an additional 250
applicants estimated, based on recent activity. There are
adjustments to the costs: updating postage cost, adding two
envelopes and adjusting responses to 1,215 and hours to 758, based
on the additional applicants and associated referrers. This
adjustment added $516 to the costs.
$13,798
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jennifer Hammond 301
713-7610
No
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