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Unit
from
Smithsonian
multidisciplinary
ocean
curriculum.
Lesson
plan
focuses
on
ocean
bottom
features
including
continental
shelf,
deep
ocean
plain,
and
mid-ocean
ridges.
Students
study
the
discovery
and
mapping
of
seafloor
features,
learn
to
read
seafloor
maps,
then
create
a
map
of
Atlantic
seafloor
features.
Unit
includes:
background
essay;
teacher
instructions;
maps
and
forms
for
student
activity;
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Waves,
wind
and
currents
shape
the
beach,
redistributing
tons
of
sand
each
day.
Students
measure
the
beach
profile,
from
dunes
to
water
line,
using
simple
materials
and
a
field
method
that
simulates
the
way
marine
scientists
and
coastal
geologists
study
beaches.
Lesson
plan
includes
background,
vocabulary
and
definitions,
procedures,
data
sheet
with
diagrams,
detailed
instructions
and
formula
for
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Using
simple
materials
and
field
methods,
students
can
measure
the
speed
of
longshore
current.
Includes
background,
vocabulary
and
definitions,
procedures,
data
sheet
with
formula
for
calculating
results.
Extensions
investigate
the
effect
of
longshore
current
on
sand
movement,
and
the
impact
of
groins
and
seawalls
on
wave
action
and
sand
movement.
Designed
for
New
Jersey,
applicable
to
any
shoreline.
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These
overviews
of
selected
topics
are
like
mini-courses.
Ichthyology
includes
fish
form
and
anatomy,
taxonomy,
swimming,
senses,
reproduction,
with
good
illustrations.
Coral
reef
fish
ecology
covers
fish
identification,
roles
of
competition
and
predation.
Ecology
unit
offers
definitions,
describes
energy
transfer,
materials
cycling,
niches,
species
diversity.
Coral
reef
covers
coral
biology,
anatomy,
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In-depth
website
by
researchers
describes
the
Gulf
Stream,
its
place
in
the
North
Atlantic
Gyre,
influence
on
weather
and
climate,
and
role
of
eddies
and
rings
in
distributing
heat
and
salinity.
A
history,
16th
to
20th
centuries,
describes
scientists'
developing
understanding
of
the
Gulf
Stream
and
evolution
of
oceanographic
instruments
used
to
study
it,
with
special
details
on
satellite
observations.
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Teachers, students, and the general public are invited to pose questions to Ocean World's Dr. Bob, an oceanography professor.
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Describes
the
Southern
Ocean
Iron
Release
Experiment
(SOIREE)
conducted
in
1999.
Explains
the
iron
(Fe)
hypothesis:
dissolved
Fe
limits
phytoplankton
growth
and
biomass
in
a
large
proportion
of
nutrient-rich
ocean;
Fe
concentrations
may
be
linked
to
atmospheric
CO2
levels
and
global
warming/
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Module
covering
Earth's
three
fluid
spheres:
oceans,
atmosphere
and
cryosphere
(glaciers).
An
event
seen
in
each
sphere
illustrates
processes
and
concepts:
El
Nino
events
for
oceans;
thunderstorm
formation
for
atmosphere;
and
global
temperature
change
impacts
on
glaciers.
Concepts
covered
include:
properties
of
air,
water,
ice
as
fluids;
flow
of
energy
and
matter
between
spheres;
short
and
long-term
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This
in-depth
site
defines
sound
and
describes
its
measurement,
behavior
in
water,
and
importance
to
marine
life
and
humans.
Extensive
audio
gallery
includes
examples
of
sound
production
by
invertebrates,
fishes,
marine
mammals.
Human
uses
of
underwater
sound
and
the
technology
and
applications
of
acoustic
equipment
are
explained.
Profiles
of
researchers
in
physical
oceanography,
marine
biology,
engineering
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North
Carolina
facility
conducts
coastal
research
and
regional
monitoring
projects.
Take
a
virtual
tour
of
the
facility
or
access
recent
measurements
of
local
wave,
wind,
tide
and
current
conditions.
Learn
about
ACE
research
projects,
instrument
engineering
and
operations.
Access
archived
data
and
graphs
of
shoreline
conditions,
as
well
as
research
data
and
reports
from
studies
on
shoreline
erosion,
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