Oceanography Project

This project is due June 1, 2012. You will have class time to complete the assignment. However, if you do not finish in the available class time, you will need to work on it out of class. It is a 100 point assignment. Please follow the guidelines below.

You must include the following in an informational brochure, newsletter, or video commercial. The project must be submitted to the dropbox located here by Friday, June 1st. You can use any software you like - Microsoft Word, Publisher, Windows media player, etc.

How to....Help:

Brochures: How to make a brochure using publisher

Newsletters: How to make a newsletter using publisher & How to make a newsletter using WORD

Video: Getting started with windows movie maker

Use the outline below as a guide:

Part I: The Ocean Floor (textbook pages 360-378) additional info can be used from online sources.

Geography of the Oceans	Compare all the oceans and there different characteristics
Mapping the Seafloor	Discuss the different techniques used
Continental Margins	Explain the differences between passive and active ocean boundaries
The Ocean Basin Floor	Discuss the different ocean floor characteristics such as trenches and abyssal plains
Oceanic Ridge	Discuss what they are and more specifically the mid-atlantic ridge
Resources from the Sea Floor	Discuss what resources we gather from the ocean...energy resources and other.

Part II: The Dynamic Ocean (textbook pages 404-429) additional info can be used from online sources.

Surface Circulation	Patterns, Coriolis effect, and the Gulf Stream
Deep Ocean Circulation	Differences in temperature and salinity and how they change with latitude
The Shoreline	How coastal zones effect currents
Waves	Types of waves and characteristics
Shoreline features	Erosional features, Depositional features, & Evolving Shorelines
Tides	Causes of tides, tidal cycles, tidal patterns, and tidal currents