If you had to guess, what careers do you think are available in the aquatic science field?

Label in Table of Contents of journal and brainstorm what you think

Given a lecture, you will investigate the different branches of oceanography and career opportunities available.

Also called marine science or oceanology Definition: A branch of Earth science that

revolves around the study of oceans

Oceanography covers a wide range of topics, including marine life and ecosystems, ocean circulation, plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor, and the chemical and physical properties of the ocean

An oceanographer is a scientist that studies different aspects of the seasPhysical and biologicalhttp://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/

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Different types of Oceanographers

Also called:Also called: Marine biologistsMarine biologists Fisheries scientistsFisheries scientists

Currently theCurrently the Most well knownMost well known Most popularMost popular Most competitiveMost competitive

Sustainable seafood harvestingSustainable seafood harvesting Plants and animals responses to Plants and animals responses to

pollutionpollution Use of natural ocean resources forUse of natural ocean resources for

IndustryIndustry Medical productsMedical products

DNA, molecular, and cellular processes DNA, molecular, and cellular processes of marine organismsof marine organisms

Ocean temperatureOcean temperature Effects on water densityEffects on water density Wave motions and interactions with sea floorWave motions and interactions with sea floor TidesTides Ocean currentsOcean currents Movement of light and sound through waterMovement of light and sound through water

Sea water chemicalsSea water chemicals Effects of pollutantsEffects of pollutants Chemical reactions in marine Chemical reactions in marine

ecosystemsecosystems Desalinization processesDesalinization processes Movement of trace chemicalsMovement of trace chemicals

Help in learning ocean currentsHelp in learning ocean currents

Properties of rocks of the ocean floorProperties of rocks of the ocean floor Plate tectonics of the ocean floorPlate tectonics of the ocean floor Marine topographyMarine topography

Underwater mountain ranges and valleysUnderwater mountain ranges and valleys Information to increase knowledge Information to increase knowledge

about our Earthabout our Earth’’s history.s history.

Draw a picture in your out section illustrating what each type of oceanographer we learned about today studies. Each picture must be labeled with the oceanographer name.

Assign project for Oceanographer types Hand out syllabus Due when?