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In this video adapted from Alaska Sea Grant, discover why multiple tsunamis ...

In this video adapted from Alaska Sea Grant, discover why multiple tsunamis resulted from the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964.

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Subject:: Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Oceanography
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection; Teachers' Domain
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 11/04/2008

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Biological Oceanography, Fall 2008

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This graduate course will introduce students to the processes controlling phytoplankton, zooplankton, ...

This graduate course will introduce students to the processes controlling phytoplankton, zooplankton, heterotrophic bacterial and benthic infaunal growth and abundance. We'll do a broad-scale survey of patterns of productivity and abundance in the coastal zones, upwelling centers, gyres, and the deep sea. We'll briefly survey ecosystem simulation models, especially those applicable to the Gulf of Maine. Readings will be from the primary literature and a few book chapters. The effects of anthropogenic effects on marine communities will be stressed throughout. Calculus will be used throughout the course, but there is no formal calculus requirement.

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: UMass Boston
Provider Set:: UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:: Eugene Gallagher
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

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This activity engages learners in exploring the impact of climate change on ...

This activity engages learners in exploring the impact of climate change on arctic sea ice in the Bering Sea. They graph and analyze sea ice extent data, conduct a lab on thermal expansion of water, and then observe how a scientist collects long-term data on a bird population.

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Subject:: Biology; Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 10/10/2017

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Clouds

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In this scenario-based, problem-based learning (PBL) activity, students investigate cloud formation, cloud ...

In this scenario-based, problem-based learning (PBL) activity, students investigate cloud formation, cloud classification, and the role of clouds in heating and cooling the Earth; how to interpret TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) images and data; and the role clouds play in the Earth’s radiant budget and climate. Students assume the role of weather interns in a state climatology office and assist a frustrated student in a homework assignment. Learning is supported by a cloud in a bottle and an ice-albedo demonstration, a three-day cloud monitoring outdoor activity, and student journal assignments. The hands-on activities require two 2-liter soda bottles, an infrared heat lamp, and two thermometers. The resource includes a teacher's guide, questions and answer key, assessment rubric, glossary, and an appendix with information supporting PBL in the classroom.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Data Set; Lesson Plan
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Comparison of the Effects of Increased CO2 in the Air to Seawater and Distilled Water

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This well designed experiment comparing CO2 impacts on salt water and fresh ...

This well designed experiment comparing CO2 impacts on salt water and fresh water. In a short demonstration students examine how distilled water (i.e., pure water without any dissolved ions or compounds) and seawater are affected differently by increasing carbon dioxide in the air.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Annika Sabrowski; Patrick Silva; S. Soria-Dengg
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Computational Ocean Acoustics (13.853), Spring 2003

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Wave equations for fluid and visco-elastic media. Wave-theory formulations of acoustic source ...

Wave equations for fluid and visco-elastic media. Wave-theory formulations of acoustic source radiation and seismo-acoustic propagation in stratified ocean waveguides. Wavenumber Integration and Normal Mode methods for propagation in plane-stratified media. Seismo-Acoustic modeling of seabeds and ice covers. Seismic interface and surface waves in a stratified seabed. Parabolic Equation and Coupled Mode approaches to propagation in range-dependent ocean waveguides. Numerical modeling of target scattering and reverberation clutter in ocean waveguides. Ocean ambient noise modeling. Students develop propagation models using all the numerical approaches relevant to state-of-the-art acoustic research.

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Schmidt, Henrik
Date Added:: 01/01/2003

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Cool Cores Capture Climate Change

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This Earth Exploration Toolbook chapter is a detailed computer-based exploration in which ...

This Earth Exploration Toolbook chapter is a detailed computer-based exploration in which students learn how various climatic conditions impact the formations of sediment layers on the ocean floor. They analyze sediment core data from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica for evidence of climate changes over time. In addition, they interact with various tools and animations throughout the activity, in particular the Paleontological Stratigraphic Interval Construction and Analysis Tool (PSICAT) that is used to construct a climate change model of a sediment core from core images.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Jean Pennycook
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Coral Bleaching

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When corals are stressed, they expel their colorful—and life-sustaining—algae. Dive into a ...

When corals are stressed, they expel their colorful—and life-sustaining—algae. Dive into a coral polyp to see both how and why.

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Subject:: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Life Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Author:: Visualization by Academy Visualization; Studio Story by Stephanie Stone
Date Added:: 11/08/2018

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Coral Reefs in Hot Water

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Coral Reefs in Hot Water is a short video displaying computerized data ...

Coral Reefs in Hot Water is a short video displaying computerized data collected on the number of reefs impacted by coral bleaching around the world.

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Subject:: Biology; Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Detecting El Nino in Sea Surface Temperature Data

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This multi-part activity introduces users to normal seasonal sea surface temperature (SST) ...

This multi-part activity introduces users to normal seasonal sea surface temperature (SST) variation as well as extreme variation, as in the case of El Nino and La Nina events, in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Via a THREDDS server, users learn how to download seasonal SST data for the years 1982 to 1998. Using a geographic information system (GIS), they visualize and analyze that data, looking for the tell-tale SST signature of El Nino and La Nina events that occurred during that time period. At the end, students analyze a season of their own choosing to determine if an El Nino or La Nina SST pattern emerged in that year's data.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Betsy Youngman; David Smith
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Determining What Controls the Temperature of the Land Surface

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In this problem-based learning (PBL) activity, students take on the role of ...

In this problem-based learning (PBL) activity, students take on the role of a student research scientist and explore the role of solar energy in determining climate, focusing on the urban heat island effect. Students conduct research and compare temperatures between two cities, and determine the factors that are responsible for the difference exhibited between them. The lesson is supported by teacher notes, answer key, glossary and an appendix with information about using PBL in the classroom. This is the third of three activities in Investigating the Climate System: Energy, a Balancing Act, and serves as an authentic assessment for all three modules.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Earth as a System

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This short video uses animated imagery from satellite remote sensing systems to ...

This short video uses animated imagery from satellite remote sensing systems to illustrate that Earth is a complex, evolving body characterized by ceaseless change. Adapted from NASA, this visualization helps explain why Earth is an integrated system of components and processes.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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The Earth's Heat Budget

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Hands-on laboratory activity that allows students to investigate the effects of distance ...

Hands-on laboratory activity that allows students to investigate the effects of distance and angle on the input of Solar Radiation at Earth's surface, the role played by albedo, the heat capacity of land and water, and how these cause the seasons. Students predict radiative heating based on simple geometry and experiment to test their hypotheses.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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El Nino

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This National Geographic video explains the origins of the El Nno Southern ...

This National Geographic video explains the origins of the El Nno Southern Oscillation using animations and shows the impacts on humans, wildlife and habitat, particularly in the United States.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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El Niño

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This textbook chapter describes the processes through which El Niño and La ...

This textbook chapter describes the processes through which El Niño and La Niña conditions emerge. The resource includes an animation of ocean currents, and links to current news articles, and a suite of pre- and post-unit assessments. A teacher's guide supports classroom use. This is the eighth chapter in the unit, Energy Flow, exploring the transfer of energy between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living things over short and long timescales. The resource is part of Global System Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography; Physics
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 10/13/2017

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Elementary GLOBE: Cloudscape

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A learning activity for the "Do You Know That Clouds Have Names?" ...

A learning activity for the "Do You Know That Clouds Have Names?" book in the Elementary GLOBE series. Using information from the book and their observations, students construct a sky scene with trees and buildings as reference points on the ground and cloud types ordered by altitude in the sky. Students will describe clouds using their own vocabulary and will then correlate their descriptions with the standard classifications of cloud types used by the GLOBE Program. The purpose of the activity is to help students identify some of the characteristics of clouds and to enable students to observe clouds, describe them in a common vocabulary, and compare their descriptions with the official cloud names. Students will be able to identify cloud types using standard cloud classification names. They will know that the names used for the clouds are based on three factors: their shapes, the altitude at which they occur, and whether they are producing precipitation.

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Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Mathematics; Astronomy; Atmospheric Science; Chemistry; Oceanography; Physics; Geography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive; Lesson Plan; Textbook
Provider:: NASA; The GLOBE Program; UCAR; UCAR Staff
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength; Globe Program; GLOBE Teacher's Guide
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Elementary GLOBE: Magnify That

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Students will learn about magnification and how a magnifying lens works. They ...

Students will learn about magnification and how a magnifying lens works. They will examine a variety of different objects, first without a magnifier and then with a magnifier, and compare what they observe. They will practice observing details of these objects with magnifying lens. The purpose of this activity is for students to learn about observation skills and how tools can help people make observations, what "magnification" means, and to learn that scientists use tools, such as magnifying lenses, to examine objects. Students will be able to identify a magnifying glass and its purposes. They will be able to describe how the same object looks different when using the unaided eye versus a magnifying lens.

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Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Mathematics; Astronomy; Chemistry; Hydrology; Oceanography; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive; Lesson Plan; Textbook
Provider:: NASA; The GLOBE Program; UCAR; UCAR Staff
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength; Globe Program; GLOBE Teacher's Guide
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Evolution of Physical Oceanography, Spring 2007

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Evolution of Physical Oceanography was created to mark the career of Henry ...

Evolution of Physical Oceanography was created to mark the career of Henry M. Stommel, the leading physical oceanographer of the 20th Century and a longtime MIT faculty member. The authors of the different chapters were asked to describe the evolution of their subject over the history of physical oceanography, and to provide a survey of the state-of-the-art of their subject as of 1980. Many of the chapters in this textbook are still up-to-date descriptions of active scientific fields, and all of them are important historical records. This textbook is made available courtesy of The MIT Press.

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Subject:: Oceanography; Physics
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Warren, Bruce A.; Wunsch, Carl
Date Added:: 01/01/2007

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Exploring the Link between Hurricanes and Climate using GCM Results

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In this activity, students examine global climate model output and consider the ...

In this activity, students examine global climate model output and consider the potential impact of global warming on tropical cyclone initiation and evolution. As a follow-up, students read two short articles on the connection between hurricanes and global warming and discuss these articles in context of what they have learned from model output.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Cindy Shellito
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Graphing the Extent of Sea Ice in the Arctic and Antarctic

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Graphing the Extent of Sea Ice in the Arctic and Antarctic

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In this activity, students learn about sea ice extent in both polar ...

In this activity, students learn about sea ice extent in both polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic). They start out by forming a hypothesis on the variability of sea ice, testing the hypothesis by graphing real data from a recent 3-year period to learn about seasonal variations and over a 25-year period to learn about longer-term trends, and finish with a discussion of their results and predictions.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Randy Russell
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Great Ocean Conveyor Belt: Part II

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This podcast features the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt and potential impact of ...

This podcast features the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt and potential impact of an increase in fresh water (from melting sea ice the Arctic) entering the North Atlantic. It includes interviews with two scientists and discusses the impact of changes in the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt on the climate in Northern Europe over the course of a century.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Simulation
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Gulf Stream Heat Budget and Europe's Mild Climate: A Problem-based Learning Activity

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In this role playing activity, learners are presented with a scenario in ...

In this role playing activity, learners are presented with a scenario in which they will determine whether the Gulf Stream is responsible for keeping Europe warm. They must also address the potential future of the Gulf Stream if polar ice were to continue melting. The students work in small groups to identify the issue, discuss the problem, and develop a problem statement. They are then asked what they need to know to solve the problem.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: From the On The Cutting Edge activity collection; Plymouth State University; Warren C. Tomkiewicz
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Gulf Stream Heat Budget and Europe's Mild Climate: A Problem-based Learning Activity

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In this role-playing activity, learners are presented with a scenario in which ...

In this role-playing activity, learners are presented with a scenario in which they will determine whether the Gulf Stream is responsible for keeping Europe warm. They must also address the potential future of the Gulf Stream if polar ice were to continue melting. The students work in small groups to identify the issue, discuss the problem, and develop a problem statement. They are then asked what they need to know to solve the problem.

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Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: From the On The Cutting Edge activity collection; Plymouth State University; Warren C. Tomkiewicz
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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How are Rainfall Rates Measured?

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In this problem-based learning activity, students learn about weather forecasting and the ...

In this problem-based learning activity, students learn about weather forecasting and the role of the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) satellite in data collection. Assuming the role of climatologists, students assist a reporter in determining the accuracy of weather predictions published in The Old Farmer's Almanac. The lesson requires a street map of the local community, acetate sheets to cover the map, materials needed to build a homemade rain gauge, and sample pages of the almanac. Teacher notes, student worksheet, glossary and an appendix introducing problem-based learning are included. This resource is the first of the 3-part learning module, Investigating the Climate System: Precipitation.

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Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Lesson Plan
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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How does Temperature Affect the Solubility of CO2 in Water?

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This short investigation from Carbo Europe explores how temperature relates to the ...

This short investigation from Carbo Europe explores how temperature relates to the solubility of carbon dioxide in water.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: S.ĘSoria_Dengg
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Introduction to Ocean Science and Engineering, Spring 2006

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This course is an introduction to the fundamental aspects of science and ...

This course is an introduction to the fundamental aspects of science and engineering necessary for exploring, observing, and utilizing the oceans. Hands-on projects focus on instrumentation in the marine environment and the design of ocean observatories for ocean monitoring and exploration. Topics include acoustics, sound speed and refraction, sounds generated by ships and marine animals, sonar systems and their principles of operation, hydrostatic behavior of floating and submerged bodies geared towards ocean vehicle design, stability of ocean vessels, and the application of instrumentation and electronics in the marine environment. Students work with sensor systems and deploy them in the field to gather and analyze real world data.

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Techet, Alexandra
Date Added:: 01/01/2006

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Introduction to Oceanography (OCEA 101)

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Planet Earth’s ocean covers over seventy percent of its surface, yet oceanographic ...

Planet Earth’s ocean covers over seventy percent of its surface, yet oceanographic research has only recently come to its full potential with the advent of new technologies. This course in Introductory Oceanography emphasizes the need to understand geologic, chemical, physical, and biologic processes or features that occur in ocean environments. It is designed to be thorough enough to prepare you for more advance work, while presenting the concepts to non-majors in a way that is meaningful and not overwhelming.Login: guest_oclPassword: ocl

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Full Course; Homework/Assignment; Lecture Notes; Lesson Plan; Reading; Syllabus
Provider:: Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Provider Set:: Open Course Library
Date Added:: 10/31/2011

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Introductory Oceanography E & G SCI

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Oceanography will present the ocean in an historical and geographical context.We will ...

Oceanography will present the ocean in an historical and geographical context.We will examine physical and exploration ocean science in a holistic manner. Origins and evolution of the oceans will be examined scientifically, philosophically and historically. We will integrate spatial and temporal aspects of marine environments.

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: UMass Boston
Provider Set:: UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:: John Looney
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Investigating the Effect of Warmer Temperatures on Hurricanes

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In this activity learners investigate the link between ocean temperatures and hurricane ...

In this activity learners investigate the link between ocean temperatures and hurricane intensity, analyze instrumental and historical data, and explore possible future changes.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Serena Poli
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Maneuvering and Control of Surface and Underwater Vehicles (13.49), Fall 2004

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Maneuvering motions of surface and underwater vehicles. Derivation of equations of motion, ...

Maneuvering motions of surface and underwater vehicles. Derivation of equations of motion, hydrodynamic coefficients. Memory effects. Linear and nonlinear forms of the equations of motion. Control surfaces modeling and design. Engine, propulsor, and transmission systems modeling and simulation during maneuvering. Stability of motion. Principles of multivariable automatic control. Optimal control, Kalman filtering, loop transfer recovery. Term project: applications chosen from autopilots for surface vehicles; towing in open seas; remotely operated vehicles.

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Michael Triantafyllou
Date Added:: 01/01/2004

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Marine Environmental Geology

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This course is an introduction to the aspects of marine geology and ...

This course is an introduction to the aspects of marine geology and oceanography that affect the environment and marine resources. Service-learning is an essential component of how students learn about the earth. We deliver part of the content of this course by arranging for students to solve a problem with a local community partner.

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Subject:: Life Science; Biology; Oceanography; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Full Course; Syllabus; Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience
Author:: Course taught by Prof. Ed Laine, Bowdoin College (edlaine@bowdoin.edu) and Cathryn Field, Lab Instructor (cfield@bowdoin.edu). Example compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center (ssavanic@carleton.edu).
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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Marine Mapping

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The marine environment is unique and because little light penetrates under water, ...

The marine environment is unique and because little light penetrates under water, technologies that use sound are required to gather information. The seafloor is characterized using underwater sound and acoustical systems. Current technological innovations enable scientists to further understand and apply information about animal locations and habitat. Remote sensing and exploration with underwater vehicles enables researchers to map and understand the sea floor. Similar technologies also aid in animal tracking, a method used within science and commercial industries. Through inquiry-based learning techniques, students learn the importance of habitat mapping and animal tracking.

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Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Engineering K-PhD Program,; Heather Kerkering, Nicholas School of the Environment; Jonelle Stovall, Pratt School of Engineering; Kimberly Goetz, Nicholas School of the Environment; Melissa Sanderson, Pratt School of Engineering
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

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Marine Organic Geochemistry, Spring 2005

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Provides an understanding of the distribution of organic carbon (OC) in marine ...

Provides an understanding of the distribution of organic carbon (OC) in marine sediments from a global and molecular-level perspective. Surveys the mineralization and preservation of OC in the water column and within anoxic and oxic marine sediments. Topics include: OC composition, reactivity and budgets within, and fluxes through, major reservoirs; microbial recycling pathways for OC; models for OC degradation and preservation; role of anoxia in OC burial; relationships between dissolved and particulate (sinking and suspended) OC; methods for characterization of sedimentary organic matter; application of biological markers as tools in oceanography. Both structural and isotopic aspects are covered.

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Subject:: Chemistry; Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Eglinton, Timothy
Date Added:: 01/01/2005

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Melting Sea Ice

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This activity uses a mix of multimedia resources and hands-on activities to ...

This activity uses a mix of multimedia resources and hands-on activities to support a storyline of investigation into melting sea ice. The lesson begins with a group viewing of a video designed to get students to consider both the local and global effects of climate change. The class then divides into small groups for inquiry activities on related topics followed by a presentation of the findings to the entire class. A final class discussion reveals a more complex understanding of both the local and global impacts of melting sea ice.

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Subject:: Biology; Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Modeling the Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation with STELLA

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In this activity for undergraduate students, learners build a highly simplified computer ...

In this activity for undergraduate students, learners build a highly simplified computer model of thermohaline circulation (THC) in the North Atlantic Ocean and conduct a set of simulation experiments to understand the complex dynamics inherent in this simple model.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Dave Bice
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Ocean Impacts on an El Ni̱o Event

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This lesson explores El Ni̱o by looking at sea surface temperature, sea ...

This lesson explores El Ni̱o by looking at sea surface temperature, sea surface height, and wind vectors in order to seek out any correlations there may be among these three variables, using the My NASA Data Live Access Server. The lesson guides the students through data representing the strong El Ni̱o from 1997 to 1998. In this way, students will model the methods of researchers who bring their expertise to study integrated science questions.

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Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Missy Holzer
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Ocean Tipping Point?

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This video highlights research conducted at Woods Hole on how heat absorbed ...

This video highlights research conducted at Woods Hole on how heat absorbed by the ocean and changes of ocean chemistry from human activities could lead to tipping point for marine life and ecosystems. Includes ice bath experiment that models tipping point of Arctic sea ice.

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Subject:: Biology; Atmospheric Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 01/22/2018

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Ocean Wave Interaction with Ships and Offshore Energy Systems (13.022), Spring 2002

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Introduces the physics and mathematical modeling of linear and nonlinear surface wave ...

Introduces the physics and mathematical modeling of linear and nonlinear surface wave interactions with floating bodies, e.g., ships and offshore platforms. Surface wave theory, including linear and nonlinear effects in a deterministic and random environment. Ship Kelvin wave pattern and wave resistance. Theory of linear surface wave interactions with floating bodies. Drift forces. Forward speed effects. Ship motions and wave-induced structural loads.

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Prof. Paul Sclavounos
Date Added:: 01/01/2002

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Oceanography Education

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This webpage from the University of California, Santa Barbara features resources for ...

This webpage from the University of California, Santa Barbara features resources for oceanography education. The site has links to teacher resources, presentations, course materials, and data.

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Subject:: Oceanography
Material Type:: Data Set; Diagram/Illustration; Full Course
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience
Author:: University of California, Santa Barbara; William A. Prothero
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

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One Global Ocean

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This textbook chapter presents ocean and wetland ecosystems, and describes how floating ...

This textbook chapter presents ocean and wetland ecosystems, and describes how floating plastic trash endangers aquatic species. Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau is profiled. The resource includes a student action plan to reduce waste in their community, a link to current news articles and a teacher's guide. This is the seventh chapter in the unit, Losing Biodiversity, examining the endangerment and extinction of entire species of plants and animals throughout the world due to human actions. The resource is part of Global System Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact.

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Subject:: Life Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 10/13/2017

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