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The Niu Drifter Buoy ‹ Project Niu

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You are here: Home. Raquo; » The Niu Drifter Buoy. The Niu Drifter Buoy. This photo shows the latest generation Niu ocean drifter buoy floating off of Oahu. It has an Iridium satellite modem, a GPS, an array of sensors (temperature, pressure, upwelling light, etc.), solar panels that keep it fully charged every day, and even a digital camera. Niu Poni Lasts 795 Days at Sea. Two Years Adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Niu Poni Almost One Year at Sea. 700 Bishop Street, Ste. 2000. Honolulu, HI 96734.

Two Years Adrift in the Pacific Ocean ‹ Project Niu

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You are here: Home. Raquo; Niu Devices. Raquo; Two Years Adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Two Years Adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Posted on January 15, 2011. After almost two years at sea, Niu Poni is still going strong! Here are some statistics about the 700 day voyage:. Battery: almost 100% (thanks to solar panels… way to go, renewable energy! Average speed: 17.4 miles per day. Distance traveled: 12,442 miles (about half the circumference of the Earth! Distance from Honolulu: 1,889 miles. Honolulu, HI 96734.

Where’s Niu? ‹ Project Niu

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You are here: Home. Raquo; » Where’s Niu? This is a screenshot of where where all the Niu’s have traveled throughout the ocean. You can use our interactive tracker. To see all the data and zoom in on the map. Please note this requires the Adobe Flash player to view, so some phones won’t be able to see it. Project Niu is a K-12 science program developed by Archinoetics that provides students and teachers with hands-on, project-based experiences with the technologies used in remotely monitoring the ocean.

Lesson Plans ‹ Project Niu

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You are here: Home. Raquo; Lesson Plans. All the lesson plans are listed on the right side of this page. Full lesson plans and outlines are included below to assist teachers in implementing Project Niu in their classroom. We welcome your feedback on these lessons and hope you will share your thoughts on them by adding comments to the various pages. Sonar and the Ocean Floor. The Environment, My Community, & Me. The Earth is a System. Humans in the System. Native Hawaiians and the Environment.

About ‹ Project Niu

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You are here: Home. Project Niu: Nature Imparts Understanding. Project Niu is a K-12 science curriculum that provides students and teachers with hands-on, project-based experiences with the technologies used in remotely monitoring the ocean. Through deploying and tracking a high tech “message in a bottle” as it drifts out to sea, students develop an understanding of mankind’s impact on the watershed while forming personal connections to the environment. Project Niu is an outreach effort by Archinoetics.