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SOEST Open House

The 8th biennial SOEST Open House will be held on Friday, October 14, 2005 (9:00am to 2:00 pm) and Saturday, October 15, 2005 (11:00 am to 2:00 pm). This year’s Open House theme will be “SOEST – The Hot Spot for Cool Science!” Please look for program updates at our Open House website:

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/openhouse/

For more information, please contact Tara Hicks Johnson at 956-3151; email: hickst@ hawaii.edu. For planning purposes, please make your group reservation prior to Friday 23 September 2005.

	Aloha Bowl 2005 Congratulations to Maui High School for winning the 2005 Hawaii Regional Competition for the National Ocean Science Bowl. The 2006 Aloha Bowl will take place next February, 2006. For more information on the next years competition, please see the Aloha Bowl web site.

	South East Oahu Field Guide This 26 page guide examines the geologic structure, history, and features of the southeastern part of Ko‘olau Volcano. The pdf version of the guide is available here. (Warning, pdf file is 9MB)
SOEST Speaker's Bureau The faculty, staff, and students in this listing are willing to speak to school groups or other organizations about the following topics in ocean and earth science and technology. To schedule a talk for your group, please contact each lecturer directly. Talks can be geared toward any age group, unless otherwise indicated.
	Landsat 7 images of the Hawaiian Islands These images might come in handy during lessons. Beautiful cloud-free landsat images of the Hawaiian Islands can be downloaded from here.

Lesson Plans Lesson plans are often developed in SOEST to supplement research projects. Selected lesson plans are listed below. Educational Activities Developed for "Mud Volcanoes from the Mantle!" The aim of these activities is to take common skills and educational outcomes listed in the educational standards, and apply them to various aspects, situations, and general areas encountered during a research expedition. They are practical exercises that address the educational standards through application. Educational activities available: Squeeze me until I sink! Rumbing Down Below. Plotting to Get Out! Aids to Communication. How to say... in more than one way. Oh, how Base this life can be! The Weight of it All! Telling Time.... 24 Hours a Day! Learning the Ropes!

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