JASON Learning
Inspiring and educating students everywhere through real science and exploration
JASON Learning
Investigate the health of our environment and discover how to protect our planet's most diverse ecosystems
Connect with scientists from the Great Lakes WATER Institute, National Geographic, Ocean Exploration Trust, and NOAA to:
- Investigate alien invaders in the Great Lakes
- Protect whales in the Atlantic Ocean
- Discover why there are so many sharks on the reefs of Hawaii
- Snorkel over a coral reef in the Gulf of Mexico
Mission 1: Invaders – A Constant Ecological Battle
Host Researcher:
Dr. Russell Cuhel
Ecologist and Senior Scientist
Great Lakes WATER Institute – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Investigate and analyze the critical abiotic and biotic factors that define an ecosystem.
Mission 2: Survivors – Securing a Niche
Host Researcher:
Dr. Robert Ballard
Founder, JASON Learning
Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society
Discover the competitive strategies within a resilient ecosystem.
Mission 3: Paradise Lost – A Fragile Environmental Recovery
Host Researcher:
Dr. Sylvia Earle
Oceanographer
Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society
Assess a degraded ecosystem by gathering historical and current evidence.
Mission 4: Paradise Found – Earth’s Natural Treasures
Host Researcher:
Dr. Enric Sala
Ecologist
National Geographic Society Fellow
Journey through the oceans and Earth’s outer layers to its core to better understand the dynamic nature of our planet.
Mission 5: The Rescue – Protect the Biosphere
Host Researcher:
Dr. Leila Hatch
Ocean Noise Specialist
NOAA
Defend Earth’s biodiversity through personal action and community involvement.