Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to describe the steps involved in obtaining results in a scientific investigation.
• Students will be able to collect and analyze ocean salinity, temperature, water depth, and pH data.
• Students will be able to apply simple mathematical formulas and tools to determine rate of motion of tectonic plates, physical characteristics of ocean waves (e.g. velocity), bathymetry, and chemical characteristics of seawater.
• Students will be able to interpret information displayed in graphs, tables, charts, and maps.
• Students will be able to apply the scientific method in analyzing oceanographic data and interpreting ocean processes.
• (1) SLO: The student will be able to calculate the velocity of tectonic plates given appropriate geophysical data. (2) SLO: The student will be able to explain the origin of lithogenous and biogenous sediment. (3) SLO: The student will be able to calculate the velocity of a wave. (4) SLO: The student will be able to determine ocean floor physiography using a bathymetric map. (5) SLO: The student will be able to analyze ocean salinity data.Generally, which locations exhibit the highest surface salinities?
• Students will be able to analyze and interpret oceanographic data and interpreting ocean processes such as those responsible for differences in salinity, temperature, density, and changing climate.