Category Archives: Expand Your Knowledge
Secchi Disk
Grades: 4+ Duration: 30-45 minutes Materials: Clear or white bottle cap, black Sharpie, liquid whiteout- [...]
Jan
Ephyra Scientific Illustration Challenge
Become a Scientific Illustrator! Submit your drawings to program@oneillseaodyssey.org so that we can share your [...]
Feb
Earth Hour Challenge
Connect with nature, your family, and the moon and stars by participating in the Earth [...]
Feb
Navigation: Date
The date indicates the season we’re in: spring (end of March to end of June), [...]
Jan
Navigation: GPS
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have been around for sailors since 1990. It is the sailor’s [...]
Jan
Navigation: Bearings
While on board the Team O’Neill Catamaran, each group took a set of three bearings [...]
Jan
Navigation: Depth
One of the first and most valuable inventions in navigation was the lead line. In [...]
Jan
Navigation: Wind Speed
The movement of air from higher to lower pressure is the main cause of winds. [...]
Jan
Navigation: Weather Observation
Sailors are surrounded by an environment full of powerful elements, the skies above, the water [...]
Jan
Marine Biology: Plankton
Plankton are a very important part of our environment. Many of them are so small [...]
Jan