Students and Teachers: Education
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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