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What is Project Niu?
Project Niu is a K-12 science curriculum that provides students and teachers with hands-on, project-based experiences with the technologies used in remotely monitoring the ocean. Through deploying and tracking a high tech "message in a bottle" as it drifts out to sea, students develop an understanding of mankind's impact on the watershed while forming personal connections to the environment. The Project Niu team includes engineers and scientists at Archinoetics, LLC and is sponsored by NOAA's B-WET Hawaii Program.
Just What is Project Niu All About?
A lot of people have asked me about Project Niu, and just what is it? Is it an excuse to go the beach? To play with really cool toys? To make kids do science homework?
Well, the answer is longer than you might think. But it is also a really incredible, and extremely interesting project.
Welcome Kawananakoa Middle School Classes!
Today the Project Niu team visited Kawananakoa Middle School to introduce the project to two new sixth grade science classes. To all you students who were there today, we were REALLY impressed with your questions and answers today! This is going to be a great year!
Welcome Back, KMS Niu Alumni!
Submitted by Evan on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 3:50pmPublished in
Last week, we went to Kawananakoa Middle School to meet with the two teachers who will be working on Project Niu this year. We were thrilled to see that about half of last year's students were there to find out how they can stay involved in Project Niu as volunteers. The students will be working on lots of extracurricular projects of their own choosing. We can't wait to see what they come up with!
Welcome, Academy of the Pacific!
Submitted by Evan on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 3:45pmPublished in
On November 3, some of the Project Niu team visited the Academy of the Pacific (AOP) to introduce Project Niu. Two high school marine sciences classes at AOP will be participating this year with their teacher, Mrs. Mary Costello. Students from AOP will be contributing to this website soon and we all look forward to seeing their contributions. Welcome, Academy of the Pacific!
Adobe & eMotion Create Project Niu Movie
Submitted by Evan on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 4:00pmPublished in
Have you seen the new Project Niu movie? Did you know that this movie was created for us by the amazing teams at Adobe Systems and eMotion Studios? Let me tell you how this all came together...
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The Coconut with a Mission
Submitted by Evan on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 4:01pmPublished in
On May 8, 2008, Project Niu launched an ocean-going sensor from Waimea Bay to teach students about the impact that each one of them can have on the environment. Perhaps the best way to understand Project Niu is through the eyes of a coconut… [read more]
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Covers Niu Launch
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 7:00pmPublished in
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) covered the Project Niu launch at Waimea Bay on May 8, 2008. Their story, published in "Ka Wai Ola" can be read at the link below.
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