Student Projects
Whale Projects:
Kent Denver School, Goliath Grouper Research Project: For more information on this exciting project, click here.
Click the image below for the project brochure.
Please contact Trevor Mendelow (tmendelow@kentdenver.org) for more information. Cameras can be located in the "webcams" section of the site.
Tropical Marine Ecosystems: Saint John, US Virgin Islands
In June 2010, Teens 4 Oceans members visited Saint John Island and installed a high definition webcam under a dock at the Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station. In addition to installing the webcam, students also snorkeled the NASA Tektite site, Hurricane Hole (a mangrove system), Trunk Bay, and the Lameshur bays, learning about marine ecosystems of the Caribbean. Unfortunately, the underwater camera was struck by lightning during a powerful storm just days after our departure; thanks for your help in replacing the device! The replacement camera is currently up and running-- let us know what you see!
Minnow Projects:
LME (Large Marine Ecosystems): The LME approach, implemented by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has designated sixty-five large marine ecosystems (LMEs), eleven of which are governed by US territories. T4O invisions each region of the country dedicated to one LME. Chapters of T4O, and schools within each region, will prioritize projects that emphasize their LME for conservation, research, or community awareness/involvement. This will allow students in coastal regions to focus on the waterways near their homes that most affect them and are most affected by them. More landlocked students will also have a system to focus on, which will give them a sense of ownership despite their distance from the coast. However, landlocked students may also focus on their local waterways and how the health of those waterways affects the oceans that they eventually drain into.
The Kent Denver Aquarium: Englewood, Colorado
Kent Denver has an aquarium maintained by Teens4Oceans staff and students. We are currently renovating the “fish room” and assigning tasks to new group members. The fish room provides a hands-on experience for Kent Denver students, and allows club members to observe and care for marine life at school.
PADI certification of T4O members and Marine Bio students: Boulder, Colorado
The senior Marine Biology class at Kent Denver will be embarking on a scuba diving trip to the Florida Keys in November to study coral populations. Each student enrolled in Marine Biology has been PADI certified! Also, several members of Teens4Oceans are taking the PADI course and will be accompanying the senior class on the Florida trip.
A new Teens4Oceans school: St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
During the trip to Saint John last June, we met a local high school student interested in helping establishing a branch of Teens4Oceans at his high school on St. Thomas. We will be working with the Park Service and the Friends of the Virgin Islands Organization to engage local schools on the Island of Saint John and Saint Thomas to form T4O clubs.