2023 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Ontario
15 teachers and educators from across the Great Lakes spent a week aboard the US EPA R/V Lake Guardian on Lake Ontario from July 6-12, 2023
The Shipboard Science Immersion, a program facilitated by Great Lakes Sea Grant Network educators through a partnership with the US EPA Great Lakes National Program Office, brings educators and researchers together aboard the US EPA R/V Lake Guardian for a full week each year on one of the Great Lakes. This experience rotates to a different Great Lake every year and is designed to promote Great Lakes sciences while forging lasting relationships between Great Lakes researchers and educators. Past participants have described the experience as a “once-in-a-lifetime, professional learning opportunity.”
US EPA Research Vessel Lake Guardian docked at Fort Niagara in Youngstown, NY during the 2023 Shipboard Science Immersion.
What is a day is like for teachers and educators during the Shipboard Science Immersion?
Each day during the week is different, especially when the ship is at a port. But when the teachers are on the open lake, they rotate between collecting samples on the deck and working together in the lab with the research team. Below is an example of what a day on the lake can look like for Shipboard Science Immersion participants:
2023 Shipboard Science Immersion participants, research scientists, and Sea Grant staff smile from the bow of the Guardian on the last day of our trip.
