2. Oceanus has several areas
to explore depending on
what type of information
you are looking for:
● Research News
● Features
● Interviews & Quotes
● Around WHOI
● Students at Work
● Images & Multimedia
● Archives
3. Oceanus is divided into easily accessible topics within
the Earth Sciences:
Climate
Resources
Ocean
Policy
Ocean
Life
Exploration
Circulation
Chemistry Natural
HazardsGeophysics
Geology
Coastal
Science
Pollution
Technology
Vessels &
Vehicles
Sound
4. Image from the Physical Setting/Earth Science Core Curriculum of New York State
5. WoodsHole OceanographicInstitution
• Scientists
• Engineers
• Students
• Theories
• Test Ideas
• Build Seagoing Instruments
• Collection of Data in Diverse
Marine Environments • Geological Activity Deep within
the Earth
• Plant, Animal, and Microbial
Populations and their
Interactions in the Ocean
• Coastal Erosion
• Ocean Circulation
• Ocean Pollution
• Global Climate Change
6.
7. Research
• Causes for the receding of the Gualas Glacier in
Chile
• How humans have changed how chemicals move in
our planet
• New weather-shifting climate cycle reveled: Pacific
Centennial Oscillation
• Researching the effects of the underwater sound
of wind turbines
• Fungi flourishing below the seafloor
• Exploring deep sea life via live TV stream
• A hunt for unusual seafloor animals and vents
• Will more acidic oceans be noisier?
11. Affordances
• Current scientific materials
• Easy access
• Connection to everyday life
• Follow the scientific process from
beginning to end
12. Engagement andDevelopment
• Students will engage with the text, as well as return to
the text for better absorption and comprehension of
the material therein.
Reading
• Students will engage in a class discussion of articles
which will help in activating prior knowledge.Speaking
• Students will conceptualize thoughts and data within
the article with their peers during the class discussion
Listening &
Thinking
• When used in conjunction with the Exit Pass strategy,
knowledge learned during class will be assessed with a
short summary.
Writing
13. Conceptsand Ideas
Based off the Physical Setting Earth
Science Core Curriculum for New York
State
• Standard 6: Interconnectedness: Common Themes
• Standard 4, Key Idea #2: Many of the phenomena we observe on Earth
involve interactions among components of air, water, and land.