Introduction to Oceanography (Middle and High School)

Come explore the study of the marine environment and its interactions with the earth, biosphere, and atompshere.  Learn and understand how the oceans move, how life develops in a salty, cold environment and the need to use ocean resources wisely.  Week 1 - Discovering the Oceans, Ocean Basins and Seawater, Week 2 - Phytoplankton and Primary Production, The Flow of Energy, Carbon and Nutrients, Week 3 - Dilemma of the Two-Layered Ocean, The Coriolis Effect, Week 4 - Winds and Currents, Solutions to the Dilemma.