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Southcoast Climate Reality Chapter & Community Boating Center of New Bedford Announce 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Pledge

by aherlihy | Feb 11, 2021 | Blog, Science

NEW BEDFORD, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 The Community Boating Center of New Bedford is the latest local organization to commit to switching over to 100-percent renewable electricity. Executive Director Andy Herlihy signed on to The Climate Reality Project’s 100% Committed...

A New Sea Lab

by Greg Pimentel | Dec 3, 2020 | Marine Science, Sailing into Knowledge, Science, STEM Education

A New Sea Lab Even in the midst of a global pandemic, Community Boating Center continues to provide interactive programs to local students. In collaboration with Sea Lab, CBC is able to deliver virtual programming to every 4th grade student in New Bedford Public...

Cohesion and Surface Tension

by Andy Chin | May 11, 2020 | eLearning, Marine Science, Science, STEM Education

Properties of Water Cohesion and Surface Tension Have you ever filled a glass of water to the very top and then slowly added a few more drops? Before it overflows, the water forms a dome-like shape above the rim of the glass. This dome-like shape forms due to the...

Virtual Scavenger Hunt

by Caroline Conzatti | May 4, 2020 | CBC Kids (Ages 2-7), eLearning, Fun, Grades 5-8, Grades Highschool, Grades K-4, Marine Biology, Marine Science, Math, Science, STEM Education

Virtual Scavenger Hunt The Boston Museum of Science is an awesome place to visit. Their exhibits are fun and educational all at the same time. They have a bunch of online resources available now so that you can experience some of the museum from home. To help you...

Every Day Can Be Earth Day!

by Caroline Conzatti | Apr 24, 2020 | CBC Kids (Ages 2-7), eLearning, Fun, Grades 5-8, Grades Highschool, Grades K-4, Marine Biology, Marine Science, Science, STEM Education

Every Day Can Be Earth Day! The 50th Earth Day took place on April 22, but that doesn't mean you can't still make a difference for the planet. National Geographic has a ton of cool online resources to teach about us about our world and what we can do to help sustain...

Cooper’s Ocean Beat

by Andy Chin | Apr 14, 2020 | eLearning, Grades 5-8, Grades K-4, Marine Biology, Marine Science, Science

Cooper's Ocean Beats - NB Whaling Museum A Beat Maker Project Visit the Ocean Beats Website My four year old son, Cooper, and I tried the Ocean Beats activity on the Whaling Museum’s website. This activity allows people to hear hundreds of different sounds from 32...