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Grades 9-12   Unit 2
Ocean Currents and the Open Ocean<\/a><\/h1>\n

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Introduction<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conceptual Scheme<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marine Aquaria<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bibliography<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Successful Fieldtripping<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Creating Currents<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Demonstrations model how waters of differing temperature and salinity move and layer and how wind and the earth’s rotation drive currents. <\/a><\/p>\n

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2. Mapping Ocean Currents<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students research and map ocean currents. <\/a><\/p>\n

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3. Ocean Currents<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
The Ocean Currents reading describes the causes and patterns of global currents and the importance of upwelling and El Nino. <\/a><\/p>\n

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4. The Circulation of the Oceans<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
A journal article and word puzzle summarize research on ocean currents. <\/a><\/p>\n

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5. Drifting with the R\/V Wecoma<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students plot real data from drift bottle recoveries to map currents off the Oregon coast. <\/a><\/p>\n

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6. Observations of Living Plankton<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students observe plankton, the usually microscopic organisms carried and nourished by ocean currents. <\/a><\/p>\n

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7. Out of Sight<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
This reading and puzzle explore the importance of plankton in marine food webs. <\/a><\/p>\n

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8. Satellite Images<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students predict where phytoplankton populations will be highest in the oceans and then interpret color images made from actual satellite data. <\/a><\/p>\n

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9. “The Nature of Oceanic Life” – Three Level Guide<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
This journal article describes the variety of marine habitats and how they are connected by currents and plankton. <\/a><\/p>\n

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10. Animals of the Open Ocean: Jellyfish and Nematocyst Firing<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students test materials to find which trigger the discharge of stinging cells. <\/a><\/p>\n

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11. Sharks!<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Choose from a menu of activities exploring sharks and their adaptations. <\/a><\/p>\n

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12. A Shark Reading<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
This reading summarizes external features of sharks, their feeding adaptations, their senses and issues surrounding shark fisheries. <\/a><\/p>\n

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13. A Shark Study<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
In A Shark Study students dissect a shark and examine its external and internal anatomy. <\/a><\/p>\n

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14. Fish<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students identify the functions of structures in a basic fish form and then identify how variations on that body. <\/a><\/p>\n

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15. How Old Are You?<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students age fish by counting growth rings on scales. The activity explores how this type of data is used to evaluate the health of a fish population. <\/a><\/p>\n

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16. Marine Mammals<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
This reading describes the major groups of marine mammals and their adaptations. <\/a><\/p>\n

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17. Marine Mammal Adaptations: Blubber Mitt Lab & Staying Warm<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students test the insulating properties of a model of blubber. <\/a><\/p>\n

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18. Marine Mammal Adaptations: Diving Buoyancy Lab<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students combine materials to create a neutrally buoyant model of a whale. <\/a><\/p>\n

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19. Marine Mammal Adaptations: Bradycardia – The Diving Response<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students experience and measure their own diving response as they immerse their faces in cold water. <\/a><\/p>\n

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20. Marine Mammal Adaptations: Echolocation<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Slinky wave puzzles are used to determine the distance between a student and an object. <\/a><\/p>\n

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21. Exploiting Marine Mammals<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students examine case histories of human use and management of marine mammal populations. <\/a><\/p>\n

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22. The Scrimshander<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students practice the folk art of bone carving used by early whalers on board ship to pass the time. <\/a><\/p>\n

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23. Whale Research: The Challenges of Counting and Monitoring a Population of Whales<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students play the role of orca whales surfacing from time to time while student whale researchers try to get an accurate count of the whale population. <\/a><\/p>\n

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24. Whale Research: Orca Photo I.D.<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students identify whales by matching photos of orcas with drawings from an orca identification catalogue. <\/a><\/p>\n

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25. Earth as a Greenhouse<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students take a last look at the oceans from a global perspective by studying global climate change. They measure temperature changes in model greenhouses and examine how the earth’s atmosphere creates a similar greenhouse effect. <\/a><\/p>\n

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26. What Comes In? What Goes Out? – An Investigation of Photosynthesis and Respiration in Water Plants<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
This discrepant event lab challenges students to explain how gas exchanges by water plants cause color changes in a pH indicator. <\/a><\/p>\n

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27. Looking For Carbon Dioxide<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students first measure the carbon dioxide various CO2<\/sub> sources produce and then graph real data tracking CO2<\/sub> concentrations in the atmosphere. <\/a><\/p>\n

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28. Looking For Another Greenhouse Gas: Methane<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students learn about and rank sources of methane. <\/a><\/p>\n

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29. Global Climate Change: What Do the Scientists Say?<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
This reading explores historical and prehistorical climate data and examines models of future climate change. <\/a><\/p>\n

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30. World Conference on Global Warming<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n
Students assume roles of various interest groups and make presentations at a simulated “World Conference on Global Warming”. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Below, you\u2019ll find helpful resources for use with the above activities.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Unit II: Resources<\/b><\/font><\/dt>\n

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Activity 3 Ocean Currents<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tEl Ni\u00f1o article<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tEl Ni\u00f1o images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tPacific time series images<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

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Activity 5 Drifting with the R\/V Wecoma<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tMake your own globe<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 7 Out of Sight<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tThe Sea From Space<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGlobal biosphere image<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 8 Satellite Images<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tKey to Satellite images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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\tAfrica plankton images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tAtlantic plankton image<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tCalifornia plankton images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGlobal plankton images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tBaja California ocean color images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGulf Stream temperature image<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tJapan plankton images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tNorth Atlantic plankton images1<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tNorth Atlantic plankton images2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tUnderstanding Color-Infrared Photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 11 Sharks!<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tSharks and Their Relatives part 1<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tSharks and Their Relatives part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tSharks and Their Relatives part 3<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tSharks and Their Relatives part 4<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tSharks and Their Relatives part 5<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 16 Marine Mammals<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tOrigami Whale<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 21 Exploiting Marine Mammals<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tYellowfin tuna fishing photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tExample of student response<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tHarbor seal photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 22 – The Scrimshander<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tScrimshaw photos<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 23 The Challenge of Counting and Monitoring a Population of Whales<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tWhale watching photo album<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale watch guidelines<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWatching whales<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale watch awareness zone<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 24 Whale Research: Orca Photo I.D<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tWhale photos key 1<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale photos key 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale photos key 3<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale photos key 4<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale catalog 1<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale photos master 1<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale photos master 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale photos master 3<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale photos master 4<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tWhale catalog 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGenealogical keys part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGenealogical keys part 3<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tOrca adoption program<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tStudent whale photos part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tStudent whale photos part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tStudent whale photos part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tStudent whale photos part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tStudent whale photos part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tStudent whale photos part 2<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tKiller whales article<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 25 The Earth as a Greenhouse<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tApollo 10 Earth images<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tBiosphere climate modeling<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tGreenhouse effect and the ocean article<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 27 Looking for Carbon Dioxide<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tOceanographic research tools<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tOcean views from space<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 29 Global Climate Change: What Do the Scientists Say?<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tInvestigator\u2019s Notebook<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tSoils and global warming<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n

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Activity 30 World Conference on Global Warming<\/b><\/dt>\n
\tViewing the oceans from space<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tInvestigator\u2019s Notebook<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tTotal Ozone from space<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n
\tFinding Marine Information<\/a><\/i><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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