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Oceanography Lesson Resources
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The Planet Oceanus, Chapter 2
- The Earth's Structure, Section 2-1
- The Physiography of the Ocean Floor, Section 2-2
Ocean Bathymetry, Figure 2-2 (jpg)
ACTIVITY INVESTIGATION: Building an Ocean Floor Profile
- Drain the Ocean, National Geographic
Part I (video, youtube, 14:45)
topic notes: technology, canyons
Part II (video, youtube, 14:34)
topic notes: start = bioluminescence, @ ~4 min = island formation
Part III (video, youtube, 14:47)
topic notes: start = deep water coral mounds, @ ~3 min = altimetry, ~8 to ~11 min = midocean ridge & plate tectonics
Part IV (video, youtube, 14:25 )
topic notes: midocean ridge & biota
Part V (video, youtube, 14:42)
topic notes: @ ~1:30 = abyssal plain
Part VI (video, youtube, 14:11)
topic notes: start to ~8 min = underwater landslides and resulting tsunamis, @ ~ 8 min = subduction zones and trenches
- Geologic Differences between Continents and Ocean Basins, Section 2-3
The Origin of Ocean Basins, Chapter 3
- Continental Drift, Section 3-1
- Sea-Floor Spreading, Section 3-2
- Global Plate Tectonics, Section 3-3
ACTIVITY INVESTIGATION: Plate Tectonics Modeling
ACTIVITY INVESTIGATION: Continental Margin Types
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Oceanography
Course
Description
Assignment
Board

LESSONS:
Ocean Floor
(O Ch 2 & 3)
Seawater
Chemistry
(O Ch 5)
Ocean Currents
and Waves
(O Ch 6 & 7)
Tides and Intertidal
Zones
(O Ch 8 &
MB Ch 11)
Marine
Invertebrates
(MB Ch 7)
Coral Reefs
(MB Ch 14)
Marine Fishes
and Other
Vertebrates
(MB Ch 8 & ?)
Deep Ocean
(MB Ch 16) |