Darwin and the Adventure Science, Sailing and Outreach in South America Kevin Zelnio

The HMS Beagle Project “ The new Beagle will sail the world in Darwin's wake, and will inspire global audiences through unique public engagement and learning programmes, and original scientific research in evolutionary biology, biodiversity and climate change.” http://thebeagleproject.com

“ The new Beagle will sail the world in Darwin's wake, and will inspire global audiences through unique public engagement and learning programmes, and original scientific research in evolutionary biology, biodiversity and climate change.”

http://thebeagleproject.com

The HMS Beagle Project “ The new Beagle will sail the world in Darwin's wake, and will inspire global audiences through unique public engagement and learning programmes, and original scientific research in evolutionary biology, biodiversity and climate change.” http://thebeagleproject.com

“ The new Beagle will sail the world in Darwin's wake, and will inspire global audiences through unique public engagement and learning programmes, and original scientific research in evolutionary biology, biodiversity and climate change.”

http://thebeagleproject.com

Darwin and the Adventure Partners British Council (Darwin Now) NASA Tocorim é South American Universities National Oceanography Centre, Southampton Municipality of Paraty

Partners

British Council (Darwin Now)

NASA

Tocorim é

South American Universities

National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Municipality of Paraty

Paraty, Brazil

Darwin and the Adventure Goals: Celebrate Discuss Sail Connect Learn Promote

Goals:

Celebrate

Discuss

Sail

Connect

Learn

Promote

Celebrate: Darwin’s Legacy Presentations for local youth Teacher’s workshop

Presentations for local youth

Teacher’s workshop

Celebrate: Darwin’s Legacy Beagle Voyage Importance of South America to Darwin’s ideas Science at sea Climate change

Beagle Voyage

Importance of South America to Darwin’s ideas

Science at sea

Climate change

Discuss: Workshop Census of Marine Life & Consortium for the Barcoding of Life Representatives from Brazil, Chil é, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador

Census of Marine Life & Consortium for the Barcoding of Life

Representatives from Brazil, Chil é, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador

Discuss: Workshop Objective - Discuss the potential for modern science in a new age of sail Outcome: Commitment to form an overarching international research program centered around a “ Biodiversity Without Borders ” theme in coordination with national research objectives

Objective - Discuss the potential for modern science in a new age of sail

Outcome: Commitment to form an overarching international research program centered around a “ Biodiversity Without Borders ” theme in coordination with national research objectives

Sail: The Spirit of Adventure Goal: Establish the feasibility of modern scientific techniques aboard a traditionally rigged tall ship

Goal: Establish the feasibility of modern scientific techniques aboard a traditionally rigged tall ship

Sail: The Spirit of Adventure DNA Barcoding Plankton Tows

DNA Barcoding

Plankton Tows

Connect: From Space to the students... Brazilian students connect with Mike Barrett on the ISS

Brazilian students connect with Mike Barrett on the ISS

Connect: DNA and Evolution Historical connection between Darwin, his ideas, and Brazil Presentation and translation of NHM materials by Instituto Sangari Demonstrated DNA extraction with kitchen ingredients and local Cuchaca

Historical connection between Darwin, his ideas, and Brazil

Presentation and translation of NHM materials by Instituto Sangari

Demonstrated DNA extraction with kitchen ingredients and local Cuchaca

Learn: Forming an educational program from the experience ~60 local schoolchildren participated in educational activities around the program, including the opportunity to speak directly to astronauts aboard the ISS Children became ambassadors for Darwin in their own classrooms! Continuing support by the Instituto Sangari Teacher’s learned how to conduct scientific investigations in their “natural laboratory” and received resources for kitchen science experiments and educational funding

~60 local schoolchildren participated in educational activities around the program, including the opportunity to speak directly to astronauts aboard the ISS

Children became ambassadors for Darwin in their own classrooms!

Continuing support by the Instituto Sangari

Teacher’s learned how to conduct scientific investigations in their “natural laboratory” and received resources for kitchen science experiments and educational funding

Promote: Media Campaign South American news outlets 30 min. news special to be aired Social media outreach Twitter: #BeagleinBrazil Deep Sea News and Beagle Project blogs NASA press releases ARISS Astronaut Mike Barrett

South American news outlets

30 min. news special to be aired

Social media outreach

Twitter: #BeagleinBrazil

Deep Sea News and Beagle Project blogs

NASA press releases

ARISS

Astronaut Mike Barrett

Promote: Media Campaign

A New Age of Sail Sailing ships declined after mid 19th century Skysails report 20% fuel consumption savings Wine shipping

Sailing ships declined after mid 19th century

Skysails report 20% fuel consumption savings

Wine shipping

Modern Science in a New Age of Sail Sailing vessels as beacons of science Media magnets, Science in the public gaze Total media coverage value of €300 million during the Götheborg sail to China with 300,000 visitors Maneuverable in shallow water, close to coasts, fjords, channels Less polluting, lower noise, more “eco” Platform for small AUVs Lightweight trawls/winches only Depth limited

Sailing vessels as beacons of science

Media magnets, Science in the public gaze

Total media coverage value of €300 million during the Götheborg sail to China with 300,000 visitors

Maneuverable in shallow water, close to coasts, fjords, channels

Less polluting, lower noise, more “eco”

Platform for small AUVs

Lightweight trawls/winches only

Depth limited