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High School Field Trip to URI Coastal Campus
Thursday, December 5 2024
RI SAMP: Siting, Stakeholders & the Environment
A one-day high school field trip to the URI Coastal Campus to introduce high school students and their teachers to a key component of Offshore Wind Energy – the conversations, considerations and science that goes into determining where an offshore wind energy turbine field will be located.
Agenda
| Time | Topic/Activity | Speaker/Coordinators | Misc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30AM | Check-in | Refreshments | |
| 8:45AM | Agenda & Introductions | Dr. Joy Hadley | |
| 8:50AM | Introduction to wind turbines and offshore wind farms. How it works – infrastructure, siting, cables, vessels, etc. | Orsted | Includes Q&A |
| 9:45AM | Ocean SAMP – The Science: birds, fish, Cetaceans /mammals, plankton, ecosystem, weather, The Stakeholders: Fisherman, Indians, Commercial Marine Transportation, Recreation and Tourism, Historic: shipwrecks, military, telecommunications Climate Change: |
Jen McCann: Director | Includes Q&A |
| 10:30AM | Activity: Stakeholders: Fishermen, Tourist Bureaus, Environmentalists, Siting: Best Site, Worst Site |
Dr. Joy Hadley Mentors assigned to each team: URI Energy Fellows & Coordinators |
Assignment of teams that cross different schools. Resources available |
| 11:00PM | Lunch | ||
| 11:30PM | Student Team Presentations | ||
| 12:30PM | Wrap-up. Boarding Buses to return to school |
