History of Oceanography
• Tools of Oceanography

Ocean Circulation
• Wave Dynamics and Wind Waves
Activities:
1. Wind-Driven Currents
2. Water Masses and Density Currents
3. Deep Water Waves
4. Shallow Water Waves

• Tsunami, Seiches and Tides
Activities:
1. Tides or How the Moon Moves Me

Geologic Features
• Coasts
• Plate Tectonics
• Continental Margins and Ocean Basins
• Sediments
Activities:
1. Sand Lab
2. Blood and Sand: Forensic Geology

Water and Ocean Structure
• Sound in the Ocean
Activities:
1. Thinking Inside the Box
2. How to Build a Hydrophone
3. Sound in the Slow Lane
4. Hearing the Same Thing

• Seawater Chemistry
Activities:
1. Salinity & Deep Ocean Currents
2. Water Properties
3. Mixed or Layered?

• Atmosphere Circulation

Life in the Ocean
• Marine Resources
Activities:
1. Ocean Color
2. Iron Exp. #3 - When Is Dinner Served?

Careers in Oceanography

Student Journals
• How to Create an Electronic Lab Journal