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The Bureau has 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 the Bureau 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)
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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