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Warm Up/Starter. If you had to guess, what careers do you think are available in the aquatic science field? Label in Table of Contents of journal and brainstorm what you think. Objective.
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Warm Up/Starter • If you had to guess, what careers do you think are available in the aquatic science field? • Label in Table of Contents of journal and brainstorm what you think
Objective • Given a lecture, you will investigate the different branches of oceanography and career opportunities available.
Breakdown: What is oceanography?? • Also called marine science or oceanology • Definition: A branch of Earth science that revolves around the study of oceans • Oceanography covers a wide range of topics, including marine life and ecosystems, ocean circulation, plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor, and the chemical and physical properties of the ocean
What is an oceanographer? • An oceanographer is a scientist that studies different aspects of the seas • Physical and biological http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceanographer.html
Sub-divisions of Oceanography Different types of Oceanographers
Biological Oceanographers • Also called: • Marine biologists • Fisheries scientists • Currently the • Most well known • Most popular • Most competitive
Biological Oceanographers study: • Sustainable seafood harvesting • Plants and animals responses to pollution • Use of natural ocean resources for • Industry • Medical products • DNA, molecular, and cellular processes of marine organisms
Physical oceanographers study: • Ocean temperature • Effects on water density • Wave motions and interactions with sea floor • Tides • Ocean currents • Movement of light and sound through water
Chemical oceanographers /marine geochemists study: • Sea water chemicals • Effects of pollutants • Chemical reactions in marine ecosystems • Desalinization processes • Movement of trace chemicals • Help in learning ocean currents
Geological oceanographers /geophysicists study: • Properties of rocks of the ocean floor • Plate tectonics of the ocean floor • Marine topography • Underwater mountain ranges and valleys • Information to increase knowledge about our Earth’s history.
Out • Draw a picture in your out section illustrating what each type of oceanographer we learned about today studies. Each picture must be labeled with the oceanographer name.
Oceanographer project • Assign project for Oceanographer types • Hand out syllabus • Due when?