Project Ocean Peer Training Resources

Important Notice: Project Ocean will not be offered for Summer 2025 while we find a new source of funding for the course and plan for future offerings. We anticipate that the next time this course will be offered is in Summer 2027. Please feel free to read over these pages to better understand what Project Ocean is about. Please note, however, that specific details of how the course is conducted are subject to change.

Also, you are welcome to check out our other two summer courses (Project Atmosphere and Project Ice), which will be running in Summer 2025 (more information on the 2025 offerings will be available later this fall).

Following the training of the St. Mary's City, MD summer course, teachers conduct required peer training sessions using single topic teaching materials developed by AMS specifically for this purpose. These peer-led training sessions are offered on a variety of oceanography topics.

Project Ocean Peer Training Modules

Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation, Geostrophic Flow, and Oceanic Gyres* Activity Key
Density-Driven Ocean Circulation Activity Key
Ocean Tides Activity Key
Deep Ocean and Shallow Water Waves Activity Key
Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation, Ekman Transport, and Coastal Upwelling Activity Key
El Niño ~ La Niña* Activity Key
Sea Level Change Activity Key

 

If you are an alumni of Project Ocean (or the Maury Project), please email [email protected] for a new link to the modules.

*These modules require auxiliary materials to complete the activity. Presenters are provided a supply of these materials (30 units) on a one-time basis. To acquire these auxiliary materials, please email Diem Tran at [email protected] at least 2 weeks prior to your workshop; we do not do overnight shipping. Please include your home/shipping address and the date of your workshop in your message when requesting materials.  If you don't receive an email with a tracking number for your materials, please email Diem promptly; don't wait until a few days before your workshop.

In order to complete the peer-led training session requirement for this course, all participants must complete the linked Google Form each time a session is held (this provides AMS with valuable information about your session). All Project Ocean alumni are also welcome to use this form to report additional sessions to AMS.

For the summer 2023 participant group, after the initial required peer-training sessions are reported and academic credit awarded, individuals may request a transcript reflecting their academic grade from Pennsylvania Western University by calling 847-716-3005 or requesting them online.