Oceanography Through Time
For more than two centuries, scientists and explorers have
been throwing nets over the sides of ships trying to collect data “snapshots”
to help them make assumptions about the ocean. Until the advent of the
coastal and ocean observing system networks, studying the ocean was
severely limited by available ships, time, money and weather. Nonetheless,
the old ways of oceanography helped get us where we are today -- able
to monitor real-time ocean data from anywhere in the world via the Internet.
Use this timeline to explore where we have been and where we are going
in terms of ocean exploration.
Materials
Internet access
Student Worksheet
Procedure
Visit the Web site:
http://www.coolclassroom.org/cool_projects/lessons/miniunits/lesson2.html
and answer the questions on the
worksheet.