{"id":1469,"date":"2019-02-25T00:52:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T00:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2020-01-17T06:53:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T06:53:47","slug":"oist-science-trip-miyako-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?p=1469","title":{"rendered":"OIST Science Trip to Miyako Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 15th and 16th, We went to Miyako Island to give science lectures and workshops as part of the OIST Science Trip.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1470\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4056.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4056\" width=\"500&quot;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The OIST Science Trip is a program in which OIST members visit areas around Okinawa in order to share with the public fascinating science. We went to Miyako-jima, a beautiful island in the southern part of the Ryukyu archipelago.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1471\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_20190217_092556.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20190217_092556\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On our first day (February 15th) we gave lectures for high school students at the Okinawa Prefectural Miyako High School. The lectures covered various topics including an introduction of OIST, what it\u2019s like to work as a scientist, the monitoring projects of OKEON, and the study of Okinawa\u2019s Soundscape. After our lectures, we had a wonderful discussion with students about the natural wildlife of Miyako Island.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1469 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1476'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4057-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1477'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4070-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1482'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_7548-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1483'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_7574-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On the second day (February 16th) we had a workshop for elementary and junior high school students at the hall of the Miyako Regional government offices. In spite of the rain, almost 50 students came to participate. They enjoyed some challenges such as mimicking natural sounds, quiz game about ants, and even identifying ant species using 3D-printed ant models.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1469 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1478'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4086-001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1479'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4095.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1480'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4109.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?attachment_id=1481'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Several participants gave us positive feedback. The students had fun learning about science and trying out science themselves. We were very happy with the reception of our workshop.<\/p>\n<p>Our trip was reported by a local newspaper, Miyako Mainichi Shinbun. Thanks to everyone to who came!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.miyakomainichi.com\/2019\/02\/116967\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.miyakomainichi.com\/2019\/02\/116967\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 15th and 16th, We went to Miyako Island to give science lectures and workshops as part of the OIST Science Trip. The OIST Science Trip is a program in which OIST members visit areas around Okinawa in order to share with the public fascinating science. 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