California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
CCE LTER Process Cruise- 2012
Science Blog- Student Guided Reading Worksheet
Name: Nathan Jones
Purpose: This blog guided reading worksheet is to help introduce students to how scientists may go about research collecting samples
and data while out on a cruise at sea. This particular cruise employed a high school science teacher to go along to help out, learn about the processes and blog about her experiences. go to: http://cce.lternet.edu/blogs/2012/2012/08/01/day-1/
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 1, I’m on a boat!
1: Click on the California Current Ecosystem link- read about about the research site. Why are scientists particularly interested in this specific site? Why is it special?
2: What is the name of the research vessel that they are on? R/V Melville
Which educational institution is the vessel a part of? Scripps Oceanography Fleet
3: How much does the ship weigh when it is fully loaded? 3,026,000 lbs or 2,516 tons
(Use the arrow located on the top right hand side of the page to go to the next day)
Day 3, Releasing the MOCNESS
4: On day #3, read about zooplankton are captured by the MOCNESS- summarize the process below:California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
5: Explain the “vertical migration” of many zooplankton species. Why do they do this? They do this to eat at night, when they eat they float to the top. During the day they sink to the bottom to escape predators.
6: What are phytoplankton? Phytoplankton are Small plants in the water that make their own food and eat the food.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 6, SeaSoaring Away....
7: What information is collected by the SeaSoar? What are they trying to find specifically? The SeaSore is a plane like instrument lowered of the the back of the ship and is towed through the water. The exact location of the california current.
8: What is CTD stand for? CTD stands for Conductivity tempreture and depth.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 10, Ahoy E- Front
9: What is the “E- Front”? Eddy Front
10: Why does the sampling need to be conducted at night? They need to because the plankton come to the surface at night to eat.
11: What is the epipelagic zone? The zone that is not well lighted.
California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
12: These samples were taken along the E-Front- Can you tell where the actual front is located? Draw an arrow where you see the sample changes. Down.
13: Explain how the chlorophyll samples are preserved.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 12, Team Oozkeki
14: Where is the mesopelagic zone? Why are the critters found here so special? This zone is a very deep part of the ocean. They are very special because there is no light.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 14, Shrunken Cups 15: Explain why styrofoam cups that were attached to the CTD shrunk when they were lowered to the depths.
California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 19, Trace Metal Group
16: Why is iron so important to phytoplankton? Because iron is use to make food and also to survive.
17: What kind of precautions are taken by the scientists on board to make sure that the water samples are not contaminated by metals on or around the ship? The precautions they take are making sure that every thing is protected.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 21,Twinkle little Scat
17: How can scientists use “poop” to determine the biomass of an ecosystem? Explain. They use "poop" to determine the mass the biomass
18: What is “marine snow”? Explain how it is collected. "poop" it is collected by tubes dipped in the ocean
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 24, Marine Birds 19: Explain how long-lining is dangerous to marine birds.
20: Describe Fin Whales- what do they look like, what do they eat, why are they not hunted as much as other whales? A Fin whale is a whale that has more blubber that any normal whale
California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 26, Copepods...
21: What are copepods? What are they related to? Copepods are
22: Explain the two ways that copepods are studied on this ship.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 29, Last Day... 23: What is the bow dome? Where is it located? Bow dome is
24: Would you be interested in spending a month at sea? Does a career in oceanography seem interesting? I sort of would like to spend a month at sea, but a career in oceanography doesn't really interest me because I feel that I really couldn't stay commited, to something that important and big.
25: Which part of this blog was most interesting to you? Why? The part of the blog the interested me the most was the fact that the technology that they use is just awesome.
CCE LTER Process Cruise- 2012
Science Blog- Student Guided Reading Worksheet
Name: Nathan Jones
Purpose: This blog guided reading worksheet is to help introduce students to how scientists may go about research collecting samples
and data while out on a cruise at sea. This particular cruise employed a high school science teacher to go along to help out, learn about the processes and blog about her experiences. go to: http://cce.lternet.edu/blogs/2012/2012/08/01/day-1/
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 1, I’m on a boat!
1: Click on the California Current Ecosystem link- read about about the research site. Why are scientists particularly interested in this specific site? Why is it special?
2: What is the name of the research vessel that they are on? R/V Melville
Which educational institution is the vessel a part of? Scripps Oceanography Fleet
3: How much does the ship weigh when it is fully loaded? 3,026,000 lbs or 2,516 tons
(Use the arrow located on the top right hand side of the page to go to the next day)
Day 3, Releasing the MOCNESS
4: On day #3, read about zooplankton are captured by the MOCNESS- summarize the process below:California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
5: Explain the “vertical migration” of many zooplankton species. Why do they do this? They do this to eat at night, when they eat they float to the top. During the day they sink to the bottom to escape predators.
6: What are phytoplankton? Phytoplankton are Small plants in the water that make their own food and eat the food.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 6, SeaSoaring Away....
7: What information is collected by the SeaSoar? What are they trying to find specifically? The SeaSore is a plane like instrument lowered of the the back of the ship and is towed through the water. The exact location of the california current.
8: What is CTD stand for? CTD stands for Conductivity tempreture and depth.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 10, Ahoy E- Front
9: What is the “E- Front”? Eddy Front
10: Why does the sampling need to be conducted at night? They need to because the plankton come to the surface at night to eat.
11: What is the epipelagic zone? The zone that is not well lighted.
California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
12: These samples were taken along the E-Front- Can you tell where the actual front is located? Draw an arrow where you see the sample changes. Down.
13: Explain how the chlorophyll samples are preserved.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 12, Team Oozkeki
14: Where is the mesopelagic zone? Why are the critters found here so special? This zone is a very deep part of the ocean. They are very special because there is no light.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 14, Shrunken Cups 15: Explain why styrofoam cups that were attached to the CTD shrunk when they were lowered to the depths.
California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 19, Trace Metal Group
16: Why is iron so important to phytoplankton? Because iron is use to make food and also to survive.
17: What kind of precautions are taken by the scientists on board to make sure that the water samples are not contaminated by metals on or around the ship? The precautions they take are making sure that every thing is protected.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 21,Twinkle little Scat
17: How can scientists use “poop” to determine the biomass of an ecosystem? Explain. They use "poop" to determine the mass the biomass
18: What is “marine snow”? Explain how it is collected. "poop" it is collected by tubes dipped in the ocean
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 24, Marine Birds 19: Explain how long-lining is dangerous to marine birds.
20: Describe Fin Whales- what do they look like, what do they eat, why are they not hunted as much as other whales? A Fin whale is a whale that has more blubber that any normal whale
California Current Ecosystem and Long-Term Educational Research- Research Cruise Blog Worksheet
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 26, Copepods...
21: What are copepods? What are they related to? Copepods are
22: Explain the two ways that copepods are studied on this ship.
CCE LTER Cruise: Day 29, Last Day... 23: What is the bow dome? Where is it located? Bow dome is
24: Would you be interested in spending a month at sea? Does a career in oceanography seem interesting? I sort of would like to spend a month at sea, but a career in oceanography doesn't really interest me because I feel that I really couldn't stay commited, to something that important and big.
25: Which part of this blog was most interesting to you? Why? The part of the blog the interested me the most was the fact that the technology that they use is just awesome.